SOURCES SOUGHT
20 -- PROVIDE LUBE OIL POLISHING UNIT FOR THE FAIRBANKS MORSE OPPOSED PISTON (38ND 8 1/8) DIESEL ENGINE.
- Notice Date
- 5/30/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N65540 Naval Surface Warfare Center Naval Business Center, Naval Base Philadelphia, PA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6554006SCAM1
- Response Due
- 6/30/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2006
- Description
- NAVSEA Philadelphia, PA is seeking expressions of interest, general information and data from potential sources to demonstrate the capability to provide a Lube Oil Polishing Unit for the Fairbanks Morse Opposed Piston (38ND 8 1/8) diesel engine. After an evaluation of the submittals is complete, the Navy may select one or more systems for further development and potential procurement of 48 systems. The Fairbanks Morse Opposed Piston (38ND 8 1/8) diesel engine is used as the prime mover for the Ship Service Diesel Generators (SSDG) on LSD-41/49 Class ships. The lube oil system has been a constant source of concern for these engines and has been very labor intensive to maintain due to the lack of a lube oil polishing system. The oil filters currently in use on LSD-41/49 Class SSDGs only capture contaminant particles 25 microns and larger. The Navy is seeking a lube oil polishing unit that is capable of removing carbon soot, combustion byproducts and water from the engine lube oil. The primary goal of the lube oil polishing unit is to eliminate solid particle contaminants in the 5-25 micron range and remove water from the engine lube oil down to a level of 0.05 percent by volume or less. The Navy estimates that a SSDG kidney loop sump to sump lube oil polishing unit will eliminate up to 2-3 lube oil changes per year therefore potentially doing away with four overhauls a year fleet wide. Specific requirements for the SSDG Lube Oil Polishing Unit are as follows: 1.Must be a permanently installed, skid mounted, kidney loop sump to sump system consisting of a pump, motor, controller, contaminant removal media, liquid removal media, power supply, valves and piping. 2.Capable of being installed on U.S. Navy Vessels (LSD-41/49 Class). 3.Capable of processing commercial SAB 40 lube oil with a temperature range of 50-225 degrees Fahrenheit. 4.Must be capable of operating independently of the diesel engine. 5.Capable of purifying the diesel engine sump, approximately 1000 gallons, a minimum four times a day (A 70 GPH capacity). 6.Must meet Grade B shock qualification. 7.Must fit within an approximate 4ft X 4fi X 5ft space with size and weight kept to a minimum and center of gravity placed as low as possible. 8.Solid contaminant removal media shall be capable of removing soot and other solid contaminants from the lube oil down to a level of 5 microns or smaller. 9.Liquid contaminant removal media shall be capable of removing water and other liquid contaminants from the engine lube oil down to a level of 0.05 percent by volume or less. 10.Capable of withstanding environmental conditions found in a U.S. Navy marine application, heat limitations and susceptibility to corrosion. The Navy is seeking to identify promising commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies that would yield a significant reduction of lube oil solid and liquid contamination with the aforementioned diesel engine. Those lube oil polishing system manufacturers possessing such technologies can inform the Navy by providing the following information no later than 30 June 2006. Submissions for this announcement shall include the following information: 1.Past experience with similar type of lube oil polishing system including details of the system, the customer, how many systems were built, the cost of the systems, warranties and customer POC?s including phone numbers. 2.An estimate of the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) of the lube oil polishing unit including procurement, installation, maintenance, parts support, training, upgrades and improvements expected over a 25 year life expectancy. 3.Demonstrated reliability, projected Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) of similar applications. 4.Estimates for lube oil polishing system cost, weight (lb.), dimensions (ft.) and manufacturing lead-time. 5.Technical capabilities to design, manufacture, test, maintain and overhaul lube oil polishing system components. 6.Logistic capability for the development of technical manuals, maintenance procedures, drawings and parts/material support. 7.Name of manufacturer and source of origin for major components. 8.Applicable laboratory test data (performance, reliability, maintenance, and durability) of similar applications. 9.Materials list. 10.Maintenance requirements. 11.Disposal and handling of hazardous material requirements. 12.An analysis of the projected obsolescence of component parts and their impact on operation and maintenance. This is not a request for proposal and does not commit the Government to the award of a contract. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government.
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