SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Lower Monumnetal and Ice Harbor Dams Thrust Bearing Shoe Refurbishment
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 332710
— Machine Shops
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Walla Walla, 201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876
- ZIP Code
- 99362-1876
- Solicitation Number
- W912EF-14-R-0022
- Response Due
- 6/30/2014
- Archive Date
- 8/11/2014
- Point of Contact
- Valerie Reller, 509-527-7215
- E-Mail Address
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USACE District, Walla Walla
(valerie.k.reller@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Description of Requirement: This synopsis is not a request for quotes or proposals. This is a pre-solicitation notice that a solicitation is scheduled to be released via FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in the near future detailing requirements for a service requirement entitled: Inspection and Refurbish of General Electric Thrust Bearing Shoes Lower Monumental and Ice Harbor Dams. The contractor will be required to inspect and refurbish one set (12 shoes/set) of General Electric thrust bearing shoes from Lower Monumental Dam and one set of General Electric thrust bearing shoes from Ice Harbor Dam. The babbitt material shall be new, conforming to ASTM B23 Alloy 2, and the tin used for tinning shall be 99% pure. Reclaimed tin or Babbitt is not acceptable. The stationary portion of the bearing consists of 12 steel-backed babbitt segments or shoes which are each supported on pre-compressed springs. One quote mark set quote mark consists of 12 shoes. The OD of the shoes is approximately 111 inches and the ID of the shoes is approximately 44 inches. The overall shoe thickness is approximately 3 inches including a Babbitt layer of approximately 3/8 inch over a dovetailed base surface. The existing babbitt is of a lead base. The thrust bearing stationary portion (shoes) can be seen in GE drawing 167C7704. The Contractor shall refurbish the thrust bearing shoes by removing the existing babbitt, pouring new babbitt, babbitt machining including the provision of oil supply grooves and other detail, and machining the shoe backside. The babbitt shall be poured at a high temperature, the form and shoe shall be pre-heated, and the pouring shall be continuous. The contractor will be responsible for shipping between both of the dams and the their facility. The contractor performing the refurbishment shall be ISO 9000 certified. The shoes will require non-destructive testing of the Babbitt bond by an approved independent testing inspector that is a member in good standing with the American Council of Independent Laboratories. The Pulse-Echo Method of UT inspection shall be employed. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS (1) Your intent to submit a quote for this project when it is formally advertised (2) Name of firm with address, phone and point of contact. (3) CAGE Code and DUNS number or a copy of your System For Award Management (SAM) information (4) Statement of Capability (SOC) stating your skills, experience, knowledge, and equipment required to perform the specified type of work. This should include documentation of past specialized experience and technical competence in refurbishing similar products. Three (3) examples of the refurbishment of thrust bearing shoes with an ID of at least 30 quote mark including rebabbitting within the past six (6) years shall be included in the response. The SOC should be no more than four pages in length. This should also include a list of equipment that shows machines with a table capable of holding a thrust shoe measuring 40 inches by 28 inches while machining a thrust bearing pad to a flatness of 0.0005 quote mark or less. A copy of machine specs that will be used to perform above mentioned tasks with capable tolerances is acceptable, or photographs and a description demonstrating its capabilities. (5) Copy of Current ISO 9000 certification for the proposed refurbishment facility. (6) Submit a plan showing time lines. First shoe set must be complete and delivered by 120 calendar days after award. Completion and delivery of the second shoe set is 150 days after award. Other information: The solicitation will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities web site (www.fbo.gov) when released. Quotes/Proposals will be due approximately 3 weeks after the actual solicitation issuance date. This is scheduled to be issued as a Firm-Fixed Price Service contract. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only. Set-aside status: The solicitation is scheduled to be issued as a 100% Small Business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System code for this requirement is 332710 size standard: 500 Employees. Place of Contract Performance Lower Monumental Lock and Dam, 5520 Devils Canyon Road, Kahlotus, WA 99335-0010 and Ice Harbor Dam, 2763 Monument Drive, Burbank, WA 99323-3201 Conducting Business with the Government In order for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must provide registration information to the System for Award Management Registration (SAM). All Offerors must be SAM registered prior to receiving an award. Registration instructions may be obtained and online registration may be accomplished, at www.sam.gov. By submission of a quote, a vendor acknowledges the requirement to be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation. When available, the solicitation documents for this project will be accessible via FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov. No CD's or hard copies will be available. Offerors are responsible for checking the referenced page for any update(s) to the Notice. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the document posted at the referenced website.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA68/W912EF-14-R-0022/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE District, Walla Walla 201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla WA
- Zip Code: 99362-1876
- Zip Code: 99362-1876
- Record
- SN03392952-W 20140614/140612234422-0b6b326bf314f2bf5249a4d6bf6f2df0 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
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