61 -- GENERATING SYSTEM FOR THE FORWARD REPAIR SYSTEM

Notice Date

October 12, 2000

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Operations Support Command, Attn: AMSOS-ACA-R, Bldg. 350, 5th Floor, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000

ZIP Code

61299-6000

Solicitation Number

DAAA09-00-R-5099

Point of Contact

Alberta Simmons, Contract Specialist, (309) 782-8562

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contract specialist via (simmonsa@osc.army.mil)

Description

RIA SN: 611500X995156, HQ, Operations Support Command intends to award an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Cummins Great Plains for the purchase of Cummins/Onan DGBB generating systems for the Forward Repair System. The solicitation will include a base year and four one-year options. Minimum quantities: base year 16 each, 1st option year 29 each, 2nd option year 62 each, 3rd option year 35 each, 4th option year 31 each. Maximum quantities: base year 40 each, 1st option year 53 each, 2nd option year 86 each, 3rd option year 60 each, 4th option year 55 each. Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source for a Firm Fixed Price contract. Only generating systems in accordance with Rock Island Arsenal drawing number RIA149333 with the following minimum characteristics are acceptable: Diesel powered standby generating system, 35 KW @ 60 HZ or 25 KW @ 50 HZ prime rating, 120/208 VAC, 3 Phase (Broad range), Dual output 50/60 HZ. Engin 4 cylinder in-line, 4 cycle, fuel consumption U.S. 3.0 GAL/HR. Primary and secondary fuel filters. Fuel transfer pump (5 foot lift), Engine fuel transfer pump to be capable of lifting fuel a minimum of 5' without addition of an auxiliary pump. Diesel fuel tank, in accordance with RIA148962, sufficient to carry fuel for eight hours of continuous operation, located in a manner which will not allow spills or overflows. Tank shall be mounted in a protected location and be accessible for refueling without obstruction. Construction and mounting shall be such that neither vibration nor tightening of mounting devices will cause leaks to develop. Factory mounted radiator. 1500 watt immersion type engine coolant heater. Fan guard. Automatic fuel shutoff. Isochronous governor. 125 AMP main line circuit breaker. Brushless, 4 pole, drip proof alternator. Field circuit breaker, (manual reset). Torque Match II voltage regulator. Temp rise @ rated load less than100 Deg C. Provide and install in housing battery tray in accordance with RIA149135 for 2 each 12 V GSA batteries, NSN 6140-00-X97-5115. Battery cables with MS75004 1/MS75004-2 terminal ends. Battery tie downs in accordance with RIA149157. Rubber vibration isolators (between frame and generator) with integral deflection limiters designed and tested so when installed on the FRS and the FRS is secured to a flatcar the unit will withstand railroad humping without permanent deformation or damage in accordance with the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Steel frame also capable of withstanding railroad humping without permanent deformation or damage in accordance with AAR. Oil drain extension. Critical exhaust silencer and flexible exhaust connector. Flexible fuel lines. Quiet Site II, first stage, weather protective housing with maximum sound pressure level of 70 dB(a) at 7 meters, with additional reinforcement as necessary for proven required rail impact considerations and other stresses in mobile use. Engine controller, unit mounted "Detector 12". Run-stop switch. Oil pressure gauge. Coolant temp gauge. Battery charge rate ammeter. Running time meter. Exciter circuit breaker. Engine monitor with lamp test switch, cycle cranking (allows three 15 second cranking cycles and two 15 second reset periods). Common alarm contact, and twelve fault lights and individual alarm terminals for: run (green), low oil pressure (red), overspeed (red), overcrank (red), high coolant temp (red), low coolant temp (red), pre-alarm low oil pressure (yellow), pre-alarm high coolant temp (yellow), low fuel (yellow), switch off (flashing yellow), two customer selected faults (red). AC voltmeter (dual range). AC ammeter (dual range). Voltmeter/ammeter phase selector switch with an off position. Frequency meter. AC voltage adjusting rheostat. 24V starting and charging system. Automatic voltage regulation system which is matched and prototype tested with the governing system provided, immune from misoperation due to load-induced voltage waveform distortion and provide a pulse width modulated output to the alternator exciter. The system shall include a torque-matching characteristic, which shall reduce output voltage in proportion to frequency below a threshold of (58-59) Hz for 60 Hz operation, and 48-49 Hz for 50 Hz operation. Battery disconnect switch to permit disconnect of batteries during idle periods, mounted so the switch can be readily seen when viewing the generator set control panel. Paint exterior of housing only IAW MIL-C-53072 using finish 20.24 of MIL-STD-171, CARC paint colors tan or OD green, and option for camouflage pattern. Provide and mount hydraulic pump, Parker Hannifin, PN PVP3336BRA, to PTO Port located at the left front of engine. Provide and install a 24 VDC NATO slave receptacle assembly, PN 12342917, mounted so that the receptacle can be readily seen when viewing control panel. Provide ether start kit for cold weather starting. Provide 4 each lift-off side doors with easy open latch design, door on end to be hinged for easy access to control panel removable within a 3.00" wide space designed with three of the doors to be top-latching and bottom pivot and one door to be bottom latching and top pivot lift-off design. Relocate low oil pressure and pre-low oil pressure switches to left side of engine. Relocate oil fill to top of engine in valve cover. Relocate oil dipstick to the right side of engine. Exhaust pipe to extend 9" above top of housing. High ambient 122 degree F cooling system. Space claim restriction 96" long x 40" wide x 72" high, inclusive of fuel tank and exhaust silencer. Full rated load up to 45 degree C ambient with full sound attenuation. Cold start down to -25 degree F with only ether starting aid, 24 VDC starting/control system. Configured for automatic starting and permit remote starting and stopping from three remote locations. Capable of operation on a wide variety of commercial and military grade fuel, including military standard JP-8 fuel, commercial No. l or No. 2 diesel, and military Grade W-F-800 grade DF-1 and DF-2. Maximum motor starting KVA of 155 KVA @ 60 HZ and 111 KVA @ 50 HZ 3 phase, ambient temperature 125 degree C rating and frequency dip of 3% when 30 KW at 0.8 PF is applied to the genset in a single step. Capable to survive a lightning strike test (conductive surge) IAW specification ANSI/IEEE C62.41-1991 Recommended Practice on Surge Voltages in AC Power Circuits. Total component weight not to exceed 2650 LBS (1185Kg). Interested parties shall identify their interest in writing and must include prices and descriptions containing sufficient technical documentation to establish a bonafide capability to meet the requirements. No award will be made on the basis of offers or proposals received in response to this notice. To be considered interested parties must provide Manufacturer's product literature and performance data, sufficient to verify compliance with the above specification requirements. Item by item specification compliance statement describing the differences between the above specified and the proposed equipment. Manufacturer's certification of prototype testing performed on a complete and functional unit (Component level type tests will not substitute for this requirement). Prototype testing shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 110 for level 1 system, and must be on the exact product required by the specification. Prototype testing to include but not limited to: High ambient cooling performance, low ambient cooling performance, maximum surge KW, maximum motor starting KVA, generator temperature rise, torsional analysis and testing, 500-hour factory durability test, steady state performance, transient performance, harmonic analysis, and electrical and mechanical strength when subjected to multiple single and three-phase bolted faults. Results of all prototype tests are to be submitted with certifications. Submissions shall include Manufacturer's published warranty documents, Shop drawings showing plan and elevation views with certified overall dimensions, as well as wiring interconnection details, Interconnection wiring diagrams showing all external connections required; with field wiring terminals marked in a consistent point-to-point manner. The generating system, including the sound attenuated housing with the dimensional limitations as stated, must be a proven design which has been prototype tested to prove compliance with all specification requirements as stated above, and in regular production by the manufacturer for a minimum of 3 years in order to demonstrate acceptable field performance. Submissions shall also include quality data on the specific model and configuration proposed, including sound attenuated housing which meets the dimensional constraints of the above specification to demonstrate acceptable field performance. Interested parties must provide documentation in their submittal that their product, including the sound attenuated housing with the dimensional limitation as stated, has been designed, tested, and proven to meet all of the performance requirements stated above. Data to be provided must include specification and data sheets on the specific generating system proposed (not component spec/data sheets), detailed outline drawings of the finished housed package, and a complete set Operation, Service and Parts Manuals on the specific product required. The manufacturer must have in place a world-wide distribution system which offers 24-hour parts availability for the parts required for the generating system to include the housing parts. All parts must be fully documented and available to this parts distribution system. A listing of parts/service distributors shall be included with submission. If no responses are received which demonstrate an equivalent source is available by the 30th day after publication of this notice in the CBD, a contract will be awarded to Cummins Great Plains. FOB Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-5000. See Note 12.

Record

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