A -- 7,500 LARGE CAPACITY DIESEL-FIRED FIELD HEATERS

Notice Date

April 13, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command Acquisition Center -- Washington Operations Office, 2461 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22331-0700

ZIP Code

22331-0700

Solicitation Number

DAAB15-01-R-1012 LCFH

Point of Contact

Cntracting Officer, Peggy W. Butler, 703-325-4994/Contract Specialist, Jeanine L. Lattin, 703-325-4998

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contract specialist via (Jeanine.Lattin@cacw.army.mil)

Description

The USA CECOM Acquisition Center Washington intends to issue RFP DAAB15-01-R-1012 to procure the design, fabrication, and testing of ten prototype Large Capacity Field Heaters (LCFH). The solicitation will be issued on a Small Business Set-Aside basis. A SINGLE CONTRACT AWARD WILL BE MADE. THIS SOLICITATION WILL INCLUDE OPTIONS FOR PRE-PRODUCTION TEST QUANTITIES AND PRODUCTION UNITS (7,500) OVER A PERIOD OF UP TO TEN YEARS AND ACQUISITION OF SPARE/REPAIR PARTS DURING THE PRODUCTION PHASE. The LCFH will be developed in the following configuration: Self-Powered, operate on JP8 and Diesel fuels, produce 350,000 British Thermal Units per Hour (BTUH) and provide clean heated air. The LCFH are intended to replace form, fit, and function of the current Army inventory of outdated Large Capacity Field Heaters (400,000 BTUH gasoline powered and operated) with improved capabilities in the areas of efficiency, weight, noise, diagnostics, reliability, mobility and safety. Units shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Purchase Description (PD) and the Statement of Work (SOW) which will be included in the solicitation package; and approved commercial, Federal and MIL standards listed in the solicitation package. The RFP will include information concerning minimum and maximum quantities to be ordered. Secret facility clearances are a requirement in order to receive the High Altitude Electro Magnetic Pulse (HAEMP) technical data. It is anticipated that the RFP will be available mid July 2001 for downloading from the Army's Interactive Business Opportunity Page (IBOP), located at https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. No hard copies will be provided. Release of the RFP is anticipated in July 2001. The due date for proposals will be September 2001. Contract award is anticipated in October 2001. Questions should be directed to the USA CECOM Acquisition Center-Washington, AMSEL-AC-WB-B (J. Lattin at 703-325-4998). See Note 1.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010417/ASOL006.HTM (W-103 SN50J0O8)