SOURCES SOUGHT
28 -- Non-Development Item (NDI) Lightweight JP Fuel Outboard Engine
- Notice Date
- 4/3/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N65540 NAVAL SHIP SYSTEM ENGINEERING STATION, CARDEROCK DIVISION, PA Naval Surface Warfare Center Naval Business Center, Naval Base Philadelphia, PA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6554008QABCD
- Response Due
- 5/1/2008 5:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 5/16/2008
- Point of Contact
- William E. Hulick, Code 232 (757) 462-3299
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT, FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division seeks information as to potential qualified commercial sources to provide a Non-Development Item (NDI) Lightweight JP Fuel Outboard Engine for small boats and craft in the 25 to 55 horsepower range. Candidate engines should have the potential to be integrated and operated with inflatable rubber boats, including but not limited to ZODIAC F-470 or F-530 boats. The threshold weight requirement shall be less than 200 pounds. The use of JP-5 and JP-8 as the primary fuel and gasoline as a secondary operating fuel is the threshold fuel requirement. The use of diesel fuel (DF-2) as the primary fuel and JP-5/8 as the secondary operating fuels is the objective fuel requirement. The engine shall be able to operate in a saltwater environment and designed to reduce corrosion whenever possible. The engine shall be capable of being submerged up to a depth of 1! 0 feet of sea water and easily restarted and be able to incorporate either a pump-jet or propeller type propulsor. At delivery, the Lightweight JP Engine will be a single integrated product with a complete support package. Responsible sources should demonstrate proven experience in integrating, fielding and supporting outboard engines for boats and craft. The Contractor shall provide availability, reliability and maintainability data for the NDI item, as well as the number of units currently in production and/or fielded. Interested sources are requested to provide unclassified company literature and/or provide a capability summary not to exceed 30 pages in length describing their relevant corporate experience in providing similar functions as described above. RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Company name; Address; Point of Contact; Phone Number; and E-mail address. All information submitted in response to this synopsis shall be received on or before May 1, 2008.Submit information by mail and/or e-mail to William Edward Hulick at NAVSEA NSWCCD Combatant Craft Division, 2600 Tarawa Ct Ste 303, Norfolk, VA 23521, or e-mail to william.hulick@navy.mil. Telephonic responses are not acceptable. The Government may not respond to any specific questions or comments submitted in response to this sources sought synopsis or information provided as a result of this sources sought synopsis. Any information submitted by respondents as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. This sources sought synopsis is for information planning purposes and the Government will not pay or otherwise reimburse respondents for information submitted. All documentation shall become the property of the Government. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept proposals as a result of this sources sought synopsis. This sources sought synopsis is a market research tool being used to determine the existence of qualified experienced so! urces. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced later via NECO/FedBizopps and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the response to this sources sought synopsis. Response to this notice is not a request to be added to a bidders list or to receive a copy of a solicitation. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS.
- Record
- SN01547331-W 20080405/080404001137-ca60726e8b86620d942d6c4d8310d229 (fbodaily.com)
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