SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Medium Duty Four Wheel Drive Dynamometer for EPA-NVFEL
- Notice Date
- 5/21/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Cincinnati Procurement Operations Division 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive Cincinnati, OH 45268
- ZIP Code
- 45268
- Solicitation Number
- PR-CI-10-10732
- Archive Date
- 7/21/2010
- Point of Contact
- SAMANTHA FUCHS, Contract Specialist, Phone: 513-487-2347, E-Mail: fuchs.samantha@epa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
SAMANTHA FUCHS
(fuchs.samantha@epa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL), Ann Arbor, Michigan, intends to procure up to four 4-Wheel Drive Medium Duty Dynamometers. This acquisition will be subject to full and open competition and will be processed in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334519. EPA is undertaking a comprehensive program to enhance its capability to conduct low level emissions testing of the highest precision and accuracy at its NVFEL facility in Ann Arbor. As a result of the Renewable Fuel Standards program, increased emphasis will be placed on testing vehicles operated on renewable fuels. Other enhancements will enable performance of both cold-temperature and air conditioning testing. The full Statement of Work (SOW), which will be included in the solicitation, describes the engineering and operational requirements for chassis dynamometers that will be required for implementing these enhanced capabilities. The equipment implementation described in the full SOW is comprised of a four-wheel dynamometer for a new Cold Test Facility being built at NVFEL, an option for purchase of a second system for use in a test site planned for high-temperature (SCO3) testing, and an option to procure up to two additional dynamometers to replace existing equipment. The agency intends to issue an award for first 4WD dynamometer and exercise options for up to three additional dynamometers within 18 months after the date of contract award. Federal regulations for exhaust emissions and fuel economy of motor vehicles specify tests using chassis dynamometers. The purpose of the chassis dynamometer is to duplicate the forces encountered by a vehicle moving on a road by modeling those characteristics with a stationary vehicle on a rotating surface. The dynamometer specified in the full SOW will provide EPA with additional testing capabilities to support both current and future regulations as well as a range of evaluation and development activities. This dynamometer will be used to test a wide range of vehicles including front wheel drive, rear wheel drive, four wheel drive and all wheel drive with the full range of powertrain technology including those providing energy conservation through regenerative braking. These vehicles will include those powered by some combination of internal combustion engines, electric motors and storage devices, hydraulics and hydraulic storage systems, and fuel cells. The dynamometers shall incorporate the following general features for testing these vehicles: Accurate and precise road load determination and simulation, utilizing the latest technology, through a digitally-controlled, electrically-activated, motor-absorber that recreates the mechanical inertia and frictional forces that would be present on the road with electrically generated load forces based on specific equations, coefficients and response characteristics. Vehicle loading applied to the tires by 48" diameter rolls connected to intermediate motor/absorbers on a per axle configuration that contacts each vehicle tire. Capability of testing all light duty vehicles, medium-duty passenger vehicles and complete heavy duty vehicles up to 14,000 GVW on a Federal Test Register US06 Driving Trace which has a maximum acceleration rate of 8.0 MPH/second, in two wheel drive and four wheel drive configurations. Vehicle testing shall be accomplished by simulating all load conditions that the vehicle can experience on a dry smooth road. Hence, the roll sets shall operate with synchronous speeds in order to simulate conditions that would reasonably occur on the road. The chassis dynamometer shall conform to the requirements specified in the full SOW. For the equipment specified, the Contractor shall have total system responsibility, which shall include all phases of the project, configuration, design, fabrication, assembly, integration, quality assurance, delivery to EPA-NVFEL, installation, calibration, commissioning, acceptance testing, documentation, and training of EPA staff. The Contractor shall be responsible for documenting measurement traceability and system acceptance in a manner suitable for audit to ISO standards. Award will be made on a ?Best Value? basis. All non-price evaluation criteria, when combined, are significantly more important that price. Anticipated non-price evaluation criteria include demonstrated ability of the proposed dynamometer to meet or exceed the SOW requirements; past performance record under comparable contracts; and relevant corporate experience. The solicitation will be posted on the FedBizOpps website on or about June 16, 2010. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Point of Contact for this requirement is Samantha Fuchs, Contract Specialist, at (513) 487 2347, or e mail at fuchs.samantha@epa.gov. Questions must be submitted in writing to Samantha via fax or e-mail. Telephone queries will not be honored.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/EPA/OAM/OH/PR-CI-10-10732/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2565 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, MI
- Zip Code: 48105
- Zip Code: 48105
- Record
- SN02156908-W 20100523/100521235415-d538ac35aa41e8821175ad5f4c977170 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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