SOURCES SOUGHT
49 -- P-8A Hose and Line Test Stand (HALTS)
- Notice Date
- 11/24/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332912
— Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Contracts Department, Hwy. 547 Attn:B562-3C, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733-5083
- ZIP Code
- 08733-5083
- Solicitation Number
- N68335-16-RFI-0065
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2015
- Point of Contact
- Danielle DiLorenzo, Phone: 732-323-7067, Rayann M Surel, Phone: 732-323-4045
- E-Mail Address
-
danielle.dilorenzo@navy.mil, rayann.surel@navy.mil
(danielle.dilorenzo@navy.mil, rayann.surel@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION PURSUANT TO Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e) - THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Navy is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated request for proposal that may be issued. BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst P-8A Support Equipment team, under the PMA-290, P-8 Industrial Capability Program, is soliciting information and comments from industry on its ability to provide P-8A Hose and Line Test Stands (HALTS). The P-8A HALTS provides a means for hydraulic and pneumatic pressure testing of aircraft hose and tube assemblies of various lengths and sizes. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS • The HALTS must be a hydraulic/pneumatic test stand • The HALTS must operate on SAE-AS1241 (Skydrol or equivalent) hydraulic fluid • Hydraulic pressures up to 15,000 Pounds per Square Inch (PSI) and pneumatic pressures up to 12,000 PSI are required for testing of the hoses and tubes • The HALTS must have a main system pressure control and display that allows the operator a means to limit the pressure delivery of the HALTS • The HALTS must operate on 115 VAC, 60 Hz. electrical power per ANSI C84.1-2006 • Low pressure circuit: o The HALTS must have the ability to test at pressure between 0-250 PSI, controllable in increments of no more than 5 PSI increments, and flows between 0-5 gallons per minute (gpm), controllable in 0.5 gpm increments or better o Low Pressure Hydraulic System Port must be #12 (3/4") AN fitting o The low pressure circuit must be independently controlled • Hydraulic static pressure circuit: o The HALTS must have an adjustable proof pressure circuit with a hydrostatic pressure of zero to 15,000 PSI gauge o Hydraulic Static Port must be #4 (1/4") AN fitting ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In response to this RFI, respondents shall submit written responses, not-to-exceed ten (10) pages in length via electronic mail. Respondents shall include product specifications with submission. Product specification, sketches, or listings of authorized distributors will not count as part of the page limitation. At a minimum, respondents must address the following: (1) Company name and address; (2) Company point of contact including email address and phone number; (3) company's business size (specifically identify if 8A, WOSB, etc., if applicable) and list of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes under which goods and services are provided; (4) substantiating support addressing the company's capability and experience with similar efforts. The Government is interested in receiving vendors' commercial published price lists for items they believe meet the requirement of this RFI, as well as, identification of long lead item(s), sub-system(s), or system(s). Supplying price data does not imply a contractual obligation and must be provided as a separate document, marked as PRICE DATA, and sent only to the contracts point of contact identified below. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. While the Government intends to use this information for future acquisition planning purposes, it will not release any information about your approach that might in any way compromise your competitive posture or proprietary information. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated RFP that may be issued. Information provided in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities website: www.fbo.gov. It is the potential vendor's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. HOW TO RESPOND Please submit your response to this RFI (not to exceed 10 pages) via email no later than 5:00PM E.S.T Tuesday 15 December 2015 to the following individuals: Ms. Danielle DiLorenzo at danielle.dilorenzo@navy.mil Mr. John Laird, Technical Point of Contact, at John.Laird@navy.mil.
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