SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- GNAS Battery Equipment and Installation
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Mike Monroney Aeronautical CTR, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AMQ-210 AMC - Aeronautical Center (Oklahoma City, OK)
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 6942
- Response Due
- 8/15/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2008
- Point of Contact
- Connie Houpt, (405) 954-7820
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement for the acquisition and installation of Valve Regulated Lead Acid and Flooded Cell Batteries at FAA General National Air Space (GNAS) facilities with critical power and backup power requirements. The Statement of Work (SOW) documents FAA's battery equipment and installation service needs. SOW and specifications are attached. Firms expressing an interest must be able to provide the batteries and services to the FAA anywhere within the 48 contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and Guam. The intent of the requirement is to acquire Commercial Off-The-Shelf/Non Developmental Items (COTS/NDI) battery equipment. Battery strings provide backup power to Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) and Direct Current Back-UP Systems (DC BUSs) during commercial power service interruptions. The vendors will furnish and deliver the batteries, remove and dispose existing batteries, install new batteries, and reinstall existing battery monitoring system, test new battery string and record baseline readings. GNAS Battery String components include: a.Battery String. Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) battery or Flooded Cell Battery (FCB) having thirteen or more batteries. The batteries are connected in series and referred to as a "Battery String". Typical numbers of batteries per string are: 18, 24, 30, and 40 supplying 36, 48, 360 and 480 volts DC, respectively. b.Battery-to-battery connecting hardware.c.Battery tier-to-tier connecting hardware. It is estimated that 192 battery strings will be replaced per year. It is the FAA's intent to award two contracts to meet this requirement. It is anticipated that Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity type contracts will be written to fulfill this requirement. The results of the market survey will assist the FAA to determine the extent of contracts that may be set-aside for small businesses, Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Small Businesses [8(a)] and Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses. The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 335911-Storage Battery Manufacturing. The business size standard for this NAICS is 500 employees. Firms submitting a response are requested to provide the following information: (1) Name and address of company; (2) Point of contact (name, position within the company, and telephone number); and (3) Completed Business Declaration Form, attached. Responses to this market survey should be via e:mail to the Contracting Officer using the following e:mail address: connie.m.houpt@faa.gov. Responses must be received no later than close of business, August 15, 2008. This market survey is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the FAA to acquire these services. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the FAA will arise as a result of submission of responses to this market survey and the FAA's use of such information. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, has a program to assist small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by a socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and women-owned concerns to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $750,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169.
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