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39 -- ONE 60-TON PORTAL CRANE (SPECIAL PURPOSE SERVICE) FOR PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD, PEARL HARBOR, HI SOL N62472-97-R-1640 DUE 071597 POC Veronica C. Dotson, Contract Specialist, 610-595-0505 Margaret Gettings, Contracting Officer, 610-595-0505. The Government intends to issue a competitive Request For Proposal (RFP) to design, manufacture, assemble, deliver, make ready for use, and test one 60-Ton Portal Crane for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. The crane shall meet specific dimensional, design, and functional requirements. The crane shall be used for Special Purpose Service and to hoist people. The contractor shall provide qualified training at the site in the operation and maintenance of the crane. The crane shall be a diesel powered portal type with welded, bolted construction, hinged boom, rotate structure revolving on a rotate bearing, welded portal base, luffing, main and whip hoists, and travel truck system. All motions shall operate safely and smoothly at rated hook loads and rated speeds at all operating reaches and heights, both on straight and curved track. The crane shall be capable of traveling on a 20 foot gauge track or 28 foot 2 3/4 inch gauge track. The main and whip hoists shall be at their maximum operating radii coincidentally. Main hoist shall be straight line rated at 60-Tons in its' operating range of 48 (min. radius) to 90 feet and shall be variable rated between 60-Tons @ 90 feet to 45-Tons @ 110 feet (max. radius) and shall be rated at 50-Tons @ 100 feet. Other ratings between 90 to 100 feet shall be determined by stability criteria. Whip hoist shall be straight line rated at 15-Tons. All travel trucks shall have one powered and idler wheel and shall be either identical or opposite hand copies of their counterparts on the other rail. The travel truck system shall be fully equalized, articulated, and designed to float laterally to negotiate curves and transitions in the existing tracks. Two rotate drive mechanisms shall be provided. Drive gears which are not direct-connected with shafts in line shall be driven through gears. Friction drives will not be permitted. Diesel engine and generator shall be located on the rotate structure. All motions shall be controlled from the operator's cab. The crane shall be capable of starting the travel drive with simultaneous operation of the rotate drive and main hoist at rated load and speed. The crane shall be provided with all the necessary access platforms, stairs, and ladders. The crane shall conform to all applicable requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and as otherwise specified. Functional mercury shall not be permitted. A pre-proposal conference will be held at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor, HI, which will include a site visit. This solicitation will be distributed on 3.5 disks in MICROSOFT WORD for Windows and MICROSOFT EXCEL. This solicitation is Set-Aside for Small Business. All firms responding will be required to print and return Section K and various attachments (EXCEL) along with their proposals. The basis for any award resulting from the Request For Proposals shall be based on the best value to the Government; price, technical and other factors considered, which will be evaluated on an equal basis. The Technical and Other Factorsto be evaluated consist of: 1) Technical Approach, 2) Management Plan and 3) Corporate Experience. All applicable Buy American and Trade Agreement Act Clauses in FAR and DFAR will be utilized for this procurement and shall have a direct effect on the evaluation outcome of all offers received. (0121)

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