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41 -- REFRIGERATION, AIR CONDITIONING, AND AIR CIRCULATING EQUIPMENT WITH COMMERCIAL BLOWER SYSTEM SOL N00421-99-Q-1587 DUE 060799 POC Contact, Angela Franco, Phone (301) 342-1825 x107 E-MAIL: francoa@navair.navy.mil, francoa@navair.navy.mil. This is a notice of intent to Request a Proposal and negotiate with Joos Equipment Compay, PO Box 368, Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301 on an other than full and open competitive basis. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Propulsion System Evaluation Facility, Patuxent River, MD has a requirement for a Blower System with integral discharge heat exchanger and controls, to provide conditioned air to an altitude test chamber. The system must utilize Hoffman model 17903 centrifugal blower machinery to maintain compatibility with existing test cell exhauster machinery and must meet the requirements listed in the rating table below. As such, Joos Equipment Company has been identified as the only responsible source capable of meeting the Government's requirements. The government requires the system to be tested by the manufacturer prior to delivery and the test to be witnessed by the government. The required delivery schedule is 120 days after award of order. This acquisition is being procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, as such a SF 1449 shall be issued. Further, this procurement is being processed in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Part 13 of the FAR. This action is set-aside for small businesses. The applicable SIC code is 3564 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. The government intends to procure this system on a firm-fixed price basis. The only manufacturer capable of providing the required parts/system is Joos Equipment Company, Address: Station Square 2, North Valley Road, Paoli PA 19301; Mailing Address: PO Box 368, Paoli PA 19301. Any quotes submitted within 15 days will be considered. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTORS: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Registration" applies. Registration in the DODs Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database will be a prerequisite for receiving an award resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation. For more information on the CCR, contact the CCR Assistance Center at 1-888-227-2423 or http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. All matters regarding this requirement should be addressed to Ms. Angela Franco at: Contracts, AIR-2.5.4.3.1.4 Bldg 588 Suite 2, NAWCAD, 47253 Whalen Road Unit 588, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1463 or by phone at (301) 342-1825 ext. 107, fax (301) 342-1864/1847, or via the internet at FrancoA@NAVAIR.NAVY.MIL. RATING TABLE FOR BLOWER SYSTEM RATING AIRFLOW INLET TEMP INLET PRESS DISCH TEMP DISCH PRESS Lb/sec F total inHgA total F total inHgA total A 10 120 29 100 30 B 22 120 29 100 30 C 22 120 29 100 40 D 22 10 31 100 40 E 20 100 * 100 60 *Inlet pressure determined by outlet pressure of first blower when two blowers are staged Rating Table Notes All notes are binding for all rating table conditions. 1. The system shall be capable of achieving airflow rates and discharge conditions stated in The Rating Table with the relative humidity of the air that enters the system ranging from 0% RH to 100% RH, except that capabilities will not be required at specific humidity greater than .02 pounds of water per pound of dry air. 2. The system shall have stable operation for the operating points listed in The Rating Table. In steady state mode at any given flow rate through the system, the discharge pressure shall not fluctuate more than a total variation of 2.0 in Hg. 3. The system shall be capable of changing from any one Rating condition to any other Rating condition within 30 seconds of total elapsed time. 4. All ratings are based upon the assumption of customer furnished cooling water supplied to the system at a temperature of 80F. Posted 05/19/99 (W-SN333504). (0139)

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