SOURCES SOUGHT
91 -- Request for Information: Development of a single common powertrain lubricant
- Notice Date
- 7/30/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA), ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV-15-X-XXXX
- Response Due
- 8/31/2015
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2015
- Point of Contact
- Rory Thelen, 5862825471
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA)
(rory.g.thelen.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support Single Common Power-Train Lubricant (SCPL) Request for Information (RFI) This Request for Information (RFI) solicits industry input regarding a proposed lubricant specification change, with particular focus on potential concerns and issues associated with the proposed change, as related specifically to the manufacture and support of Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicles and other Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS) systems/equipment. The proposed lubricant specification change is as follows: Release of a revised performance specification for lubricating oil, internal combustion engine, combat/tactical applications (replaces MIL-PRF-2104J with MIL-PRF-2104K) Respondents are asked to review and provide feedback regarding the impact(s) of this change. ADDRESS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR SUBMISSION: Release of MIL-PRF-2104K PEO CS&CSS requests information on the impact of replacing the existing lubricating oil, internal combustion engine combat/tactical service performance specification MIL-PRF-2014J (dated 12 July 2004) with a revised lubricating oil, internal combustion engine combat/tactical service performance specification MIL-PRF-2104K (dated 11 February 2014) for (i) legacy Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicles and systems/equipment, as well as such systems; (ii) currently in production and; (iii) yet to be produced within the portfolio of PEO CS&CSS. The PEO CS&CSS portfolio can be reviewed at the link, http://www.peocscss.army.mil/ The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) is actively working to coordinate the revised performance specification MIL-PRF-2104K for implementation in FY15. However prior to a decision being taken, this RFI is being issued in order to obtain industry feedback regarding the implication of such a proposed specification change. The current version of performance specification, MIL-PRF-2104J reads in part as follows: 1.1 Scope. This performance specification covers lubricating oils suitable for lubrication of all reciprocating compression-ignition internal combustion engines (with the exception that the 10W grade should not be used in high output 2-cycle engines) and for power transmission fluid applications in combat/tactical service equipment (see 6.1). 1.2 Classification. The lubricating oils are of the following viscosity grades: SAE Viscosity Grade Military SymbolNATO Code 10W 30 40 15W-40OE/HDO-10 OE/HDO-30 OE/HDO-40 OE/HDO-15/40O-237 O-238 ---- O-1236 The revised performance specification, MIL-PRF-2104K reads in part as follows: 1.1 Scope. This performance specification covers lubricating oils suitable for lubrication of reciprocating compression-ignition internal combustion engines and for power transmission fluid applications in combat/tactical service equipment. 1.2 Classification. The lubricating oils are of the following viscosity grades: SAE Viscosity Grade Military SymbolNATO Code 15W-40OE/HDO-15/40O-1236 40OE/HDO-40---- SCPLOE/HDO-SCPL--- Please provide us your responses to the following questions: Warranty 1.If you are a manufacturer, from whom the Army has purchased Tactical Wheeled Vehicles or systems/equipment which are currently fielded and using military standard lubricants MIL-PRF-2104 grades 15W-40, 40, 30, and 10W and MIL-PRF-46167 grade OEA-30, are any of your systems still under warranty? Will your warranty continue to be honored if the Army converts to the use of the updated viscosity grade SCPL? (Note the SCPL is NOT intended to be used in high output two-cycle diesel engines when the ambient temperature exceeds 90 degrees Fahrenheit.) 2.For future Army fielding, will your standard manufacturer's warranty continue to apply for systems sold to the Army that utilize SCPL as proposed? Testing/Durability 1.Do you project any changes (+/-) in durability/reliability as a result of this proposed specification change? If so, please identify the approximate extent of projected change. 2.What data did you use to determine this projected change in durability/reliability? 3.What are your current test methods and standards for verification of power train lubricants? Do your standards include non-ASTM or non-SAE test methods? 4.Given the testing and results outlined in the attached Interim Report, quote mark U.S. Army Development of a Single Common Powertrain Lubricant quote mark, are there specific tests that you feel should be conducted prior to implementation of the proposed specification change? Please explain your recommendation(s). Production 1.Is your organization able and willing to make a production/factory-fill change to the SCPL upon release of the updated specification? 2.Is there a cost impact for migration to SCPL? If yes, please identify and quantify the estimated % change. 3.Is there a cost impact to the manufacturing process? If yes, please identify and quantify the estimated % change. 4.Will there be any impact(s) on future commercial systems due to the incorporation of the SCPL? 5.If you are a manufacturer of Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicles or systems/equipment, how much lead time is required by your organization once the specification change is made in order to implement SCPL on the production line without incurring any undue disposal cost? Performance 1.What equipment and/or performance risk(s) are associated with changing lubricants as proposed herein? Please describe what information was used to make this assessment. 2.Will your organization's existing prognostic and diagnostics software remain applicable with the use of SCPL? What is the basis for your assessment? 3.If you utilize a pressurized engine oil for injection on any of the PEO CS&CSS Tactical Wheeled Vehicles or systems/equipment what are the impacts of the SCPL? 4.Will your system-level electronic control modules (ECMs) need to be recalibrated as a result of the incorporation of SCPL? 5.If your organization manufactures or supports any Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicles or system/equipment that incorporates a winch or other platform hydraulic system, what are the impacts from the incorporation of the SCPL? Please identify what information was used to make this assessment. 6.If your systems or equipment includes a transfer case, how will incorporation of the SCPL impact transfer case performance or reliability? 7.Please identify the impact, if any, of the recommended fluid change intervals with SCPL for each system and subsystem/component. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, YOU ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT RESPONSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS NOTICE, TO THE PERSON IDENTIFIED BELOW, NO LATER THAN 3:00PM EST ON 31 AUGUST 2015. RESPONSES DEVIATING FROM ANY OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION. THE CONTRACTING POINT OF CONTACT (POC) FOR THIS RFI IS: MR. RORY THELEN, E-MAIL: RORY.G.THELEN.CIV@MAIL.MIL THE TECHNICAL TARDEC POINT OF CONTACT (POC) IS ALLEN COMFORT, E-MAIL: ALLEN.S.COMFORT.CIV@MAIL.MIL THE TECHNICAL TARDEC ALTERNATE POC IS: LUIS VILLAHERMOSA, E-MAIL: LUIS.A.VILLAHERMOSA.CIV@MAIL.MIL ALL RFI RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM EST ON 31 AUGUST 2015 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
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- Address: ACC - Warren (ACC-WRN)(DTA) ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
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