U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division, Cincinnati, OH 45268-7001

66 -- PROCUREMENT OF ENGINE DYNAMOMETER TEST SYSTEM. SOL C600637T1 POC Contact Point, Cynthia Johnson, (513)366-2040, Contracting Officer, Lisa Bentley, (513)366-2041 Solicitation C600637T1. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA's) National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) seeks to obtain modern, adaptable, well integrated, engine test cell and dynamometer equipment that will be used to support engineering work to develop and demonstrate low NOx and particulate emission technology for diesel engines and to provide increased support to the PNGV 4-Stroke, Direct Injection Technical Team. The Partnership for a New Generation Vehicle (PNGV) is an alliance among several federal agencies and technical representatives from General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler to research and develop vehicles and power systems that are clean, safe, and highly fuel efficient for future transportation needs. Specifications have been prepared for the test equipment and subsystems which comprise the total integrated Engine Dynamometer Test System (EDTS). EPA plans to award a FFP contract to procure the two systems with an accelerated schedule to provide testing capabilities within 5 months of contract award. This procurement is focused on obtaining several component subsystems - an engine dynamometer and control system, a data acquisition and test process control system, a combustion cycle analysis system, and other auxiliary test equipment that will be necessary for EPA to expand its support. Because of the urgent need to establish the test site and test capability as quickly as possible, this procurement will emphasize the contractor's ability to deliver installed working systems that will perform reliably, meet the specifications, and provide the needed PNGV testing capabilities. The Scope of Work describes the configuration of the test systems and the associated sampling, analytical, and control equipment that must work together to support this testing and it provides the technical and functional specifications for the procurement process. The contractor shall be responsible for the proposal, design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning of the total system. The contractor shall be responsbile for integrating the engine/dyno signals with the test process control and data acquisition system and test process control algorithms. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which, if timely, will be evaluated by the Agency. All requests for a copy of the solicitation must be in writing. No telephone requests will be honored. (0155)

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