SOURCES SOUGHT
91 -- SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE - Arctic Engine Oil, MIL-PRF-46167D
- Notice Date
- 5/9/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- NOTICE-2007-235
- Response Due
- 7/1/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DESCRIPTION OF INTENT: THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY REQUESTING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is it a r equest seeking contractors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this survey is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-on informat ion requests. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered. POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT: Background: The purpose of this market survey is to identify potential suppliers of arctic engine oil under Military Specification MIL-PRF-46167D, which covers one grade of internal combustion compression-ignition engine lubricating oil with Military Symb ol OEA-30 and NATO Code O-183. This specification requires an oil formulation that is both versatile (used as engine oil, transmission fluid, and hydraulic fluid) and meets extreme operating conditions for use in combat/tactical ground equipment. The lub ricating oil covered by this specification is intended for the crankcase lubrication of reciprocating compression-ignition engines used in all types of military combat/tactical ground equipment. The oils are also intended for the same application in power transmissions, hydraulic systems, and non-hypoid gear units of engineer/construction equipment, materials handling equipment and combat/tactical ground equipment. The specification product is intended for crankcase lubrication under all conditions of servi ce, as defined by appropriate lubrication orders, when ambient temperatures are in the range of less than -46 degrees Celsius to +32 degrees Celsius. There is an immediate need to procure arctic engine oil for military supply system; however, the most recent solicitation resulted in insufficient number of qualified bids. This market survey attempts to identify alternate suppliers who would be willing t o bid on current solicitations and/or purchase requests for arctic engine oil in military supply system with the stipulation that the products first become qualified under MIL-PRF-46167D, Lubricating Oil, Internal Combustion Engine, Arctic, . Copies of p erformance requirements may be found in MIL-PRF-46167D, which may be obtained on-line via the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) at http://assist.daps.dla.mil/online/start/. Responding to this survey does not guarante e any government business or contract. Electronic responses to this survey are preferred. Provide responses to allen.s.comfort@us.army.mil or maria.goetz@us.army.mil. RATIONALE: The results of this Market Survey will be used to identify alternate sources of supply for potential future solicitations and procurement of arctic engine oil. Responding to this survey does not guarantee any government business or contract. RESPONSES DUE: Responses to this Market Survey are requested no later than 01 June 2007. RESPONSE FORMAT(S): ELECTRONIC. Electronic responses are preferred and strongly encouraged. It is requested that electronic responses be provided in any of the following format: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. The maximum size of each email message should be no more than three and one-half (3.5) megabytes. You may use multiple email messages. The subject line must include message 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3, etc., as well as Title of the Survey and Organization Name. Please submit electronic responses to Allen S . Comfort at allen.s.comfort@us.army.mil or to Maria E. Goetz at maria.goetz@us.army.mil . All interested entities, regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this request for information. Partnering with other entities to collaborate and provide the maximum amount of capability for this endeavor is encouraged. Questions prior to full response should be posed to Allen S. Comfort at allen.s.comfort@us.army.mil or Maria E. Goetz at maria.goetz@us.army.mil. A questionnaire for the survey will be posted to PROC-NET (contracting.tacom.army.mil/ssn/sources.htm). GENERAL INFORMATION: The Government appreciates the time and effort taken to respond to this survey. The Government acknowledges its obligations under 18 U.S.C. ?1905 to protect information qualifying as CONFIDENTIAL under this statute. Pursuant to th is statute, the Government is willing to accept any trade secret or confidential restrictions placed on qualifying data forwarded in response to the survey questions and to protect it from unauthorized disclosure subject to the following: 1.Clearly and conspicuously mark qualifying data as trade secret or confidential with the restrictive legend (all caps) CONFIDENTIAL with any explanatory text, so that the Government is clearly notified of what data needs to be appropriately protected. 2.In marking such data, please take care to mark only those portions of the data or materials that are truly trade secret or confidential (over breadth in marking inappropriate data as CONFIDENTIAL may diminish or eliminate the usefulness of your respons e - see item 6 below). Use circling, underscoring, highlighting or any other appropriate means to indicate those portions of a single page which are to be protected 3.The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data. Additionally, marked data that is already in the public domain or in the possession of the Government or third parties, or is afterward placed into the public domain by the owner or another party through no fault of the Government will not be protected once in the public domain. Data already in the possession of the Government will be protected in accordance with the Government's rights in the data. 4.Confidential data transmitted electronically, whether by physical media or not, whether by the respondent or by the government, shall contain any restrictive legend, with any explanatory text, on both the cover of the transmittal e-mail and at the beginn ing of the file itself. Where appropriate for portions only of an electronic file, use the restrictive legends CONFIDENTIAL DATA BEGINS: and CONFIDENTIAL PORTION ENDS. 5.In any reproductions of technical data or any portions thereof subject to asserted restrictions, the government shall also reproduce the asserted restriction legend and any explanatory text. 6.The Government sometimes uses support contractors in evaluating responses. Consequently, responses that contain confidential information may receive only limited or no consideration since the Respondents marking of data as Confidential will preclude d isclosure of same outside the Government and therefore will preclude disclosure to these support contractors assisting the evaluation effort. 1.Please provide your name, title, and your companys name, including mailing address, phone, and valid email address. We may need to contact you if further information is desired. Name: Title: Email: Phone: Company: 2.Describe your companys capability of supplying diesel engine oil suitable for use in arctic conditions. Which service categories do your diesel engine oils currently meet or exceed? 3.Would your arctic engine oil candidates also be suitable for use in power transmissions, hydraulic systems, and non-hypoid gear units? 4.Does your company supply any lubricants which possess finished oil properties similar to those listed in Table 1 on page 7 of MIL-PRF-46167D? If possible, include typical values for the finished oil properties of your candidate oil. 5.Which performance test requirements of MIL-PRF-46167D (sections 3.3.1 through 3.3.9.2) would your product currently meet or exceed? 6.Would your company be interested in qualifying a product under current version of MIL-PRF-46167D, Lubricating Oil, Internal Combustion Engine, Arctic ? 7.Has your company ever been on a qualified product list (QPL) in the past? Has your company previously supplied any lubrication products to the U.S. military? If so, please supply details including product description, quantity supplied, date of procure ment, etc. 8.What is your current production capability/capacity? Is your facility operating at maximum production? Do you have capability to meet surge demands? How would your facility sustain production in times of increasing demands? 9.Does your company have test data to support physical properties and performance claims? Is laboratory data from an in-house laboratory? Are independent lab results available for review? 10.Do you have customers currently using your arctic oil? In what applications? Have any customers reported feedback on your oils performance? If possible, please supply list of customers with contact information and any relevant feedback. 11.If you have questions regarding the content of this survey, please contact Fuels and Lubricants Technology Team US Army RDECOM-TARDEC ATTN: AMSRD-TAR-D/MS110 6501 E. 11 Mile Road Warren MI 48397-5000 Point of Contact(s), Phone: Allen S. Comfort, (586) 574-4225 Maria E. Goetz, (586)574-4227 Email: Allen.S.Comfort@us.army.mil Maria.Goetz@us.army.mil 12.Thank you for your time and effort in responding to this Market Survey.
- Place of Performance
- Address: TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center ATTN: AMSTA-LC-IO, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Record
- SN01290870-W 20070511/070509221731 (fbodaily.com)
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