66 -- HELICOPTER ELECTRO-STATIC (HESD)

Notice Date

December 17, 2001

Contracting Office

US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, White Sands Contracting Division, ATTN: AMSSB-ACW, Building 126 West, Crozier Street, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002-5201

ZIP Code

88002-5201

Solicitation Number

DATM05 W81C39 1339-0134A

Response Due

December 26, 2001

Point of Contact

Margaret Carrillo, 505-678-5455, FAX 505-678-5107

E-Mail Address

US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, White Sands (carrillomt@wsmr.army.mil)

Description

The Robert Morris Acquisition Center, White Sands Contracting Division intends to issue a sole source purchase order to Hipotronics Corporation, Route 22 N, P.O. Box 414, Brewster, NY 10509. The equipment will provide a Helicopter Electro-Static Discharg e (HESD) of up to 300 kV/M in the positive and negative polarization. The equipment used to generate HESD is better known as a hipot tester. The basic requirements are to have a portable system that will vary the output voltage of the hipot tester from 0 to 300kV. This will charge a set of capacitors up to 300 kV with positive or negative orientation. This is what simulates the effects of HESD. The current HESD system in not portable and has only poisitive orientation. The new system will provide por table as well as dual orientations. This will be a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Hiptronics equipment must provide portable as well as dual orientations. No solicitation is available. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency. Point of contact for this action is Margaret Carrillo via e-mail at carrillomt@wsmr.army.mil or by voice ma il at (505) 678-5455.

Web Link

Army Single Face to Industry (http://acquisition.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011219/66SOL005.HTM (D-351 SN5153L7)