SOLICITATION NOTICE
36 -- Hydraulic Test Bench
- Notice Date
- 8/6/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Contracts Department (Code 891-2), PO Drawer 43019, MCLC Albany GA 31704-3019
- ZIP Code
- 31704-3019
- Solicitation Number
- M6700403Q0056
- Response Due
- 8/20/2003
- Archive Date
- 9/19/2003
- Point of Contact
- SSgt Jones (229) 639-6787 SSgt DJ Jones, Contract Specialist or GySgt KM Mohead, Contracting Officer at (229) 639-6787/6734 respectively or via email at jonesdj@logcom.usmc.mil or moheadkm@logcom.usmc.mil
- Description
- GySgt KM Mohead, Contracting Officer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This requirement is being issued as a Request for Quote. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-14 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. This action is restricted to small business concerns and has a NAICS code of 441310 with a size standard of 100 employees. This solicitation contains (2) CLINs with the purpose of issuing a firm fixed-price contract. The Marine Corps Logistics Command, Albany, Georgia, has a requirement for the f ollowing item: CLIN 0001: (1) Hydraulic Test Bench: Hydraulic Test bench shall contain all wiring, electrical switches, hydraulic lines, fittings, sheet metal, and any other items with the exception of electricity and oil to make the test bench fully operational for it's intended purpose once installed in the government facility. Test bench shall be designed for the testing of hydraulic pumps, valves both manual and electrically operated, hydraulic cylinders and motors. Test bench is to be constructed from off the shelf items of manufactures current design without the use of special built or one of a kind components as far as practical. Test bench shall be designed to operate using OHT, MIL-PRE-6083F, national stock number 9150-00-935-9810, QUAL-H-6032, SPO 450-00-0-0407-0016 hydraulic oil with a flash point between 180-200 degrees Fahrenheit. Test Bench shall be designed and configured to operate on 208 Volt, 3 phase, 60 Hz, A/C electrical power. Test Bench shall be supplied by the manufacturer with electrical motor control box, Electrical motor heater, electrical motor starter, fuse block, disconnect switch and any other item that makes up the electrical motor control system for this test bench. The Government will connect the manufacturers motor control center to base electric power. Contractor shall provide all wiring and conduit to mount motor control center with in 10 feet of test bench. Connection of motor control center to hydraulic test bench shall be the responsibility of the contractor. All components for the motor control center shall be supplied by nationally recognized and UL listed electrical components manufactures. Test bench is to be blue in color. Test bench shall be stationery with approximant dimensions of 72 inches wide b y 44 inches deep by 72 inches high. Test bench shall have a flat work area approximately 24 inched wide by 68 inches long by 2 inches deep, Work area shall contain sump with filtered oil drain. Drain shall return oil to bench oil reservoir. A removable top constructed of stainless steel expanded metal shall cover sump. Expanded metal shall fit 1/2 inch below top of sump wall and shall support a weight of 200 pounds at its center. Work area shall be approximately 39 inches high measured from the bottom of the test bench. Face of bench located above work area shall contain all gauges, meters, drive, power supply, pressure, return and suction ports. Front of bench at the 34 to 39 inch level shall contain all variable volume control, compensator control, valves handles, switches, control levers, control wheels and any other device for control of the test bench and component being t ested. The face of this section of the bench shall be removable to facilitate repair or replacement of any control device and shall be an inclined panel. All controls shall be manual with the exception of oil temperature regulation system that shall be automatic in operation. Test bench shall consist at a minimum of reservoir, liquid level indicators, drain valve, liquid temperature indicator, temperature switch, supply shutoff valve, strainer, boost pump, axial piston pump, line pressure relief valve, line pressure filter, pressure switch, pressure gauges, main pump, check valve, high pressure relief valve, high pressure filter, high pressure gauge, supply valve, bypass valve, heat exchanger, temperature control valve, accumulator, variable speed motor drive, tachometer and 12/24 volt DC, 110 volt AC power supply. All valves controls and switches to make the test bench operat ional for its intended purpose. All ports, valves, dials, gauges meters, tachometer, electrical outlets, and pumps, shall be clearly labeled in English at to function. Test bench hydraulic power supply system shall consist of a minimum of a coupled electric motor and axial piston pump with delivery capabilities of 5,000 psi for 1,000 hours minimum and boost pump to supply operating oil to axial piston pump. All electric motors shall be 208 Volt, 3 phase, 60 Hz, A/C and shall be UL listed and NFPA approved for operation in a hydraulic mist environment. Test bench shall contain two (2) pressure, two (2) return and one (1) suction port located on the bench face. Ports shall be 1/2-inch diameter and terminate with quick connections. Pressure, suction and return port connections shall be stainless steel male anti drip check valve type with pressure rating of 10,000 psi. Both pressu re ports shall have separate and independent valves. One return pore shall have manual valve, pressure gauge and flow meter for the purpose of building pressure on pump being tested using the motor drive. Suction port shall have 10-micron filter rated at two times flow capacity and hand operated prime pump. Prime pump shall require no more than 10 strokes to transfer oil from tank to suction outlet connection at face of test bench. Prime pump circuit will have to ability to be isolated from suction port once priming function is complete. Test bench reservoirs shall be stainless steel with baffles, access plates, site gauges, fill and vent caps. Reservoir shall have a minimum capacity of 40 US gallons. Reservoir shall contain magnet for collection of steel metal particles. Magnet shall be removable for inspection with out draining the reservoir. A stainless steel strainer shall be install between the boost pump and reservoir and shall be accessible from out side machine and be removed using standard hand tools. Strainer shall be sized for two time rated flow capacity. A filter shall be installed between the boost pump and main pump. Filter shall be 10 micron and sized for two times rate of flow capacity. Filter will be accessible from out side machine and shall be removed with standard hand tools. Motor drive shall be variable speed from 0 to 3000 rpm and of sufficient horsepower to drive a hydraulic motor or pump at 3,000 rpm with a flow rate of 10 gallons per-minute at 4,000 psig. Motor drive shall be located on right side of gauge panel. Center of motor drive out put shaft shall be located 8 inches above worktable. Motor drive shall be stable with out vibration. Drive out put shaft shall be round, and a maximum of 1 inch in diameter, extend 4 in ches from gauge face section of machine and have 2 inch long 1/4 inch square key way. Directly in front of and centered on motor drive shall be a T slotted plate approximately 12 inches by 24 inches with 1/2-inch slots for mounting fixtures to test hydraulic components. Top of T slotted plate shall be mounted 1/2 inch below top of sump wall. T slotted plate shall be configured to drain oil into sump under expanded metal for return to oil reservoir. Either push button or rotating electrical devise to increase and decrease speed shall control motor drive. Control devise shall be located on front control panel. Motor drive shall be equipped with electrical or mechanical tachometer mounted on gauge section of machine. All pressure gauges, flow meters, temperature gauges, tachometers, amp meters volt meters and any other item requiring calibration shall be furnished with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Certificate of tractability. Test bench to include all gauges, meters, and any other device requiring calibration shall be calibrated by the manufacture once installed in the Government facility. Test bench shall possess electrical power supply with tri voltage of 110 volt 20 amp A/C, 12 volt 10 amp DC and 24 volt 10 amp DC. Alternating Current electrical outlet shall be NEMA straight blade 5-15 duplex receptacle. Direct current electrical out lets shall be NEMA twist lock receptacles with matching plug. Plugs are to be wired with 4 feet of oil resistant electrical cable and shall terminate with insolated alligator clips. All electrical components shall be circuit breaker protected. All circuit breakers and meters for electrical power supply shall be mounted on face of power supply. Electrical power supply controls shall be designed and configured for selection between the three voltages and each voltage shall have it's independent on and off switch. D/C power out lets shall be connected to amp meters with a rating of 20 amps D/C. Power supply shall be rated and approved for operation in oil mist environment. Test bench shall have electrical oil heater in oil reservoir contained in a liquid tight well; heater shall not make direct contact with oil. Heater shall have capacity of heating oil in reservoir to 110 degrees Fahrenheit within 20 minuets when ambient air temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Heater shall be activated by switch with red light to indicate heater is on located on control panel. Heater shall be de-activated and red indicator light shall extinguish automatically once oil temperature reaches 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Test bench shall be equipped with oil heat exchanger designed to maint ain oil at an operating temperature 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat exchanger shall operate automatically to maintain oil at specified temperature. Test bench will have controllable oil flow of 0 to 10 gallons per-minuet, operating pressure of 0 to 4,000 pounds per-square. Gauges are to be flush mounted 6 inches in diameter, liquid fill, 5,000 to 6,000-psig maximum pressure and 4,000 psig normal operating pressure, flow meters are to be rated at 20 gallons per-minuet at 5,000 psi. Each pressure port and one return port shall have their independent gauges. Each port shall have independent flow meters. Test Bench normal maximum operating pressure shall be 4,000 pounds per-square inch. Test bench shall be supplies with three copies of all electrical and hydraulic schematics, technical manuals, operating instruction, preventive maintenance, maintenance, repair parts list for all co mponents of the test bench and trouble shooting instructions for test bench pumps, hydraulic systems, power supply, motor drive and heat exchanger control systems. One copy shall be hard paper and the other two shall be on CD disk in Adobe Acrobat format. Test bench shall be supplied with two sets each of male and female hydraulic quick disconnect fittings. Female fittings shall be female national pipe thread configuration. CLIN 0002: Contractor shall provide 16 hours training. Training shall be divided as follows: 4 hours theory of operation/trouble shooting of test bench, 4 hours preventive maintenance, maintenance and calibration of test bench, and 8 hours operator training. Training shall be conducted at building 2200 MCLB Albany Georgia. Contractor shall provide shipping of bench from his facility to building 2200 MCLB Albany Ga. Contractor shall provide all equipment and personal to unload test bench from shipping vehicle, shipping container, and install test bench in government facility. Installation to include but not be limited to locating bench inside building 2200 at a location designated by the Government, installation of motor control center and connection of same to test bench. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is considered to be the best value to the Government. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers and determine best value to the Government: Price, Technical Acceptance, and Delivery. The following FAR Clauses/Provisions apply: 52.252-1, Solicitation Clauses Incorporated by Reference; 52.212-2, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Registrations ? Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items (incorporating: 52.203-6 Alt I, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-19, Child Labor ? Cooperation with authorities and remedies; 52.225-1, Buy American Act ? Balance of payments program - supplies; 52.225-13, Restrictions on certain foreign purchases and; 52.232-33, Payment by electronic funds transfer - CCR); 52.243-1, Changes; 252 .212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items; 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (incorporating: 252.205-7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders); 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications; 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment. The contractor shall extend to the Government the full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial product, provided such warranty is available at no additional cost to the Government. Offerors responding to this announcement must provide the information contained in 52.212-3, Evaluation ? Commercial Items with their offer. The offeror shall also provide its Commercial and Government Entity (Cage) code, Contractor Establishment code (DUNS number) and Tax Identification Number. Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Register to be eligible for award. If a change occurs in this requirement, only those offerors that respond to this announcement within the required time frame will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award. Written, facsimile, or emailed quotes and the above required information must be received at this office on or before 20 August 2003, at 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. All responsible sources may submit a quote that will be considered by the Marine Corps Logistics Command, Albany, GA, Contracting Dept.
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