Naval Oceanographic Office, Contracts Section, Code N4212, Stennis Space Center, MS 39522-5001

39 -- CURRENT METER WINCH Sol N62306-95-R-0016. Contact BG Spence (601) 689-8368; Contracting Officer DE Hutchinson (601) 689-8368. The Naval Oceanographic Office will issue a requirements contract for an estimated two each current meter array winches including quantities for spare parts, training, system enhancements (power packs, extra demountable shafts, remote controls), and documentation. The winch will be used to deploy and recover buoy arrays in the global seas. The basic system design will incorporate several unique features. The winch will employ two separate components based on a common foundation dsign; one will contain the electro-hydraulic power supply and the other will contain the driven components. The driven component will inclde the use of an overhung catievere removable shaft. This cantilevered shaft allows for the rapid exchanges of full/empty cable reel drums (NAVOCEANO property) during deployment/recovery operations. A system to assist in the exchange of drums and a manual levelwind is also required. The winch system shall provide 3000 pounds of force at a 26 inch drum diameter. Fully variable and reversible speeds of up to 40 meters per minute at full load and up to 100 meters per minute at half load are required. The two winch components could be separated by up to 30 feet. The winch will be required to operate in conditions of sea state 3 (Beaufort 4). The solicitation will be released on or about 30 June 1995. This procurement is 100% set aside for small business concerns. Facsimile requests for the solicitation package should be forwarded to (601) 689-8392. See Numbered Note 1. (156)

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