44 -- AIR DEHYDRATORS

Notice Date

April 5, 2001

Contracting Office

Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

ZIP Code

22448-5100

Solicitation Number

N00178-01-Q-1028

Response Due

April 20, 2001

Point of Contact

SD11 Branch at (540)653-7478

E-Mail Address

SD11 Branch is POC for N00178-01-Q-1028 (sd11@nswc.navy.mil)

Description

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division intends to purchase eight Ambient Air Dehydrators The North American Industry Classification System code is 334220. The contract shall be a firm fixed priced contract. FOB Destination, Dahlgren, VA shall apply. The following is a combined synopsis/solicitation in accordance with Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is N00178-01-Q-1028 and is a Request for Quote. All interested parties shall indicate their interest and capability with their fax quote at (540) 653-7088, which shall be considered by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100. DESCRIPTION: A) Unit shall be less than $8,000.00 in its final delivered package. B) Unit shall provide 0.3 to 5 PSI dry air at a minimum flow of 127 liters per minute. C) Unit shall provide dry air with a dew point not greater than 45 Degrees Celsius in an ambient condition of 95 percent relative humidity and 49 Degrees Celsius. D) Duty cycle needed to provide minimum flow of 5 liters per minute shall not exceed 10 percent. E) Unit shall use less than 2700W during normal operation. F) Unit shall provide additional 20 dB acoustic damping, relative to an undampened unit, as an option for installation inside an occupied building. G) Unit shall not require any additional pressurized air sources. H) Unit shall have an operationally demonstrated overall MTBF of 60,000 hours. (provide some evidence of proposed unit's operational history) I) Weighted consideration will be given to proposals that require less routine maintenance to achieve MTBF. J) Unit shall use "membrane" air drying technology. K) Unit shall allow programmable pressure differential settings in 0.1 PSI increments. L) Unit shall allow programming of alarm values and pressure set points from a front panel interface. M) Unit shall have a non-volatile means of storing and displaying the accumulated runtime. N) Unit shall provide automatic humidity detection and shutdown, with associated contact closures for remote monitoring. O) Unit shall operate on 110/220 VAC standard 60 Hz commercial power. P) Unit shall be contained within a free-standing cabinet not to exceed 17"Wx18"Dx48"H. Q) Unit shall not exceed 145lbs total weight. R) Unit shall come complete with cutoff valve and necessary hardware to support 3/8 inch polyethylene tube installation. Quote is due 20 April 2001 no later than 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard time) to: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Building 183, First Floor, Room 102, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100 and anticipated award by 27 April 2001. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren Laboratory Procurement Division has implemented Electronic Commerce (EC) in the acquisition arena; therefore, this synopsis/solicitation with any applicable amendments will be available on the World Wide Web at http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. Vendors should regularly access the NSWCDD web site to ensure that they have downloaded all amendments. In order to be eligible for award firms must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Quoters may obtain information on registration in the CCR by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr2000.com. Please note that defense payment offices may not make payment unless the contractor is established to receive electronic funds transfer (EFT). EFT payments are based on the contractor's EFT information contained in the CCR database.

Web Link

NSWCDD Dahlgren Laboratory Procurement Division Web (http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010409/44SOL001.HTM (W-095 SN50I3Q8)