SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Sources sought Notice for info only. Requests masnufacturers of Diesel fired, electrical power generators that meet EPA Tier II requirements.
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 335312
— Motor and Generator Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21203
- ZIP Code
- 21203
- Solicitation Number
- W912DR-08-S-0022
- Response Due
- 8/29/2008
- Archive Date
- 10/28/2008
- Point of Contact
- edward hall, 410-436-0186
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Notice / Draft Request for Proposals is for informational purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, requests manufacturers of diesel fired, electrical power generators to provide notice of capacity to manufacture and sell commercially, 2500KW generators that are certified by the generator manufacturer to meet EPA Tier II (or better) emission requirements. Further details below. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate design and acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government will utilize this information to direct its future design efforts. No separate solicitation will be produced for the sole purpose of acquiring said generators; however future construction contracts may require generators to be purchased that meet the said requirements. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. All interested manufacturers who respond with a commitment to meet requirements, and provided the Government chooses to mandate use of this particular design feature, will have their contact information passed to future construction contractors (hired under U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District) for construction projects that utilize these particular requirements. This notice is to assist the Baltimore District, Corps of Engineers in determining potential sources and to obtain industry comment on a possible acquisition decision. This sources sought announcement is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. This sources sought is intended solely to obtain information, and at no time is the Government required to award, solicit, procure or show any preference toward any manufacturers or product. Point of Contact Comments are to be sent either via email to edward.w.hall@usace.army.mil or by hard copy to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 10 S. Howard Street, Suite 7000, Baltimore MD 21201-1715 no later than 03:00 p.m. eastern standard time August 29th, 2008. The technical POC (where questions related to clarifying technical issues about this document can be directed) is Ms. Justina Nesbitt, reachable via email at Justina.t.Nesbitt@usace.army.mil NO APPOINTMENTS OR TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Product Description The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District has plans to construct a project, beginning in 2009, utilizing approximately three (3) 2500KW generators that meet EPA Tier II certification. The Government is interested in finding out what manufacturers will have available generators that meet these requirements. Note that the government is only looking for manufacturers (not vendors or retailers) to respond who currently, or can assure that they will by 2011, produce generators that meet these requirements and below specifications. Manufacturers must be willing to certify that they meet these standards with a product that will be sold commercially with regular availability; in other words, special order equipment that will have a premium price markup (above 20% over manufacturers comparable non-Tier II equipment) for the Tier II certification is not acceptable. In order to claim certification, the manufacturer must meet any and all requirements (if any) by EPA or other appropriate agency for affixing the Tier II certification label. For example, if the EPA requires that manufacturers send test data to them for validation prior to advertising Tier II compliant, than this must be done prior to our purchase. Due to the size and weight of the equipment, the manufacturer must vend, through their own sales staff or other authorized sales persons, their generators to the Greater Washington DC/ Baltimore MD area. Since the Tier II certification is relatively new, the Government will accept the manufacturers good faith statement that they will meet the Tier II requirements and have on the market the generators by mid 2011. Manufacturers please refrain from making any such claims if you are not absolutely sure you will meet the requirements by the said date. This product is exempt from the Buy American Act, thus international manufacturers are welcome to respond. Note that they must be able to vend as noted above. Any manufacturers who respond must have been manufacturing generators of similar size and performance (though not necessarily Tier II) for at least three (3) years and have a good track record of performance, and be able to show that their products have been used successfully in the commercial/industrial environment for at least three (3) years. Each component manufacturer for the diesel generator shall have a minimum of 3 years experience in the manufacture, assembly and sale of components used with stationary diesel engine-generator sets for commercial and industrial use. The engine-generator set manufacturer/assembler shall have a minimum of 3 years experience in the manufacture, assembly and sale of stationary diesel engine-generator sets for commercial and industrial use. All manufacturers who respond please provide the government with the following: "Statement of compliance with Tier II, or statement assuring future compliance by said date "Documentation, if any, showing compliance with Tier II regulations and standards "Statement of compliance with additional specs located below, and identify any areas of non-compliance with specs (other than Tier II) by clearly explaining non-compliance areas. "Current price or target price "Product cut sheet or specs, if available, or any available tentative information on the product if being developed "Date available if currently being sold or tentative date of availability "Estimated lead time on ordering "Contact information Below represents specifications for generator. Indicate any areas of non-compliance, or if not provided by manufacturer. Specifications Provide a Tier II certified diesel driven standby generator set rated 2500KW @ 0.8 PF, and 13.2 kV, three phase, four wire supply suitable for indoor installation. Emissions: Nox (NO2) emission shall be guaranteed to not exceed 49 lbs per hour at 100% load. The generators must meet Tier II standards without the use of a separate air pollution control device such as a scrubber or oxidation catalyst. The diesel fuel utilized to meet Tier II standards must meet the requirements of 40 CFR 80.510(b) for nonroad diesel fuel, which requires that diesel fuel have a maximum sulfur content of 15 ppm and either a minimum cetane index of 40 or a maximum aromatic content of 35 volume percent. Engine shall be 2- or 4- stroke-cycle compression-ignition diesel, and shall meet specifications when operating on fuel as indicated above. Engine shall be equipped with fuel filter, lube oil filter, intake air filter, lube oil cooler, fuel transfer pump, fuel priming pump, and water pump. Engine shall be equipped with electric speed sensing governor capable of isochronous frequency regulation from no load to full rated load. The engine shall be naturally aspirated, supercharged, or turbocharged. The engine shall be vertical in-line, V- or opposed-piston type, with a solid cast block or individually cast cylinders. The engine shall have a minimum of two cylinders. Opposed-piston type engines shall have not less than four cylinders. Each block shall have a coolant drain port. Engine shall be equipped with precombustion chamber fuel system or have suitable emission control equipment. Engine shall be equipped with safety-shut-offs (includes providing necessary sensors) for high water temperature, low oil pressure, overspeed and overcranking. Engine shall be equipped with engine mounted radiator with blower type fan, sized to maintain safe operation at 110 F ambient temperature. Ductwork with flexible connection between radiator and exhaust dampers shall be provided by others. Provide flexible insulation blankets on exhaust manifolds and turbo chargers. Provide intake and exhaust dampers for cooling air complete with temperature actuated controller. Controller and dampers shall operate from engine-generator set. Provide DC electric starting system with positive engagement. Provide lead-calcium storage battery set of heavy duty diesel starting type. Battery voltage shall be compatible with starting system voltage. Batteries shall be of sufficient capacity to provide for one and one-half minutes total cranking time without recharging. Provide vinyl coated steel battery rack and necessary cables and clamps. Provide current limiting battery charger to automatically recharge batteries. Charger shall include overload protection, silicon diode full wave rectifiers, voltage surge suppressors, DC ammeter, and fused AC input. Provide engine with thermal circulation type water heater incorporating thermostatic switch to maintain engine jacket water to 90F in ambient temperature of 30F. Heaters shall be single phase 120 volt. Generator shall be 3 phase, 60 Hz, one or two bearing, rotating field, synchronous type built to NEMA Standards. Generator shall incorporate resettable thermal protector and fuse for exciter/regulator protection against extended low power factor loads and short circuits. Generator shall be single or two-bearing, drip-proof construction, synchronous type, revolving field, with direct drive centrifugal blower for cooling and minimum noise. Starter shall be skewed design and twice impregnated with high-temperature polyester varnish. Insulation shall be Class H per NEMA MG1.65 and BS 2757. Generator shall be directly connected to engine flywheel housing. Rotor shall be driven through flexible coupling to insure permanent alignment. Maximum temperature rise at rated load shall not exceed 135C at 40C ambient for Class H insulation. Generator design shall prevent potentially damaging shaft currents. Voltage regulator shall be 3 phase sensing, solid-state temperature compensated design and shall function by controlling exciter magnetic field between stator and rotor. Voltage regulation system shall be insensitive to severe, load induced waveshape distortion from SCR or thyrister circuits such as those used in battery charging (UPS) and motor speed control equipment loads. Voltage regulator shall be mounted in genset control panel. Voltage regulation system shall include overvoltage protection to protect system against voltage regulator failure or loss of reference, and to protect system loads from damaging overvoltage conditions. Voltage regulation system shall also be provided with loss of field monitor. Alternator, exciter, and voltage regulator shall matched to torque curve of prime mover. System shall provide automatic voltage reduction if load demand exceeds engine capacity to prevent
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- Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore MD
- Zip Code: 21203
- Zip Code: 21203
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