SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Diesel Outboard Engine Market Research
- Notice Date
- 4/9/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333618
— Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Contracting Office, USCG Research and Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, Connecticut, 06320-5506, United States
- ZIP Code
- 06320-5506
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG32-14-I-R00014
- Archive Date
- 4/8/2016
- Point of Contact
- Helen R Nelson, Phone: 860-271-2843
- E-Mail Address
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helen.r.nelson@uscg.mil
(helen.r.nelson@uscg.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Request for Information (RFI) is part of a market research effort by the Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) to assess diesel outboard engine technologies. The RDC is conducting research to identify both operational and advanced prototype technologies. "Operational" in this context refers to existing technologies and equipment that are currently used in commercial and/or Government application, while "advanced prototype" in this context refers to proven and near-proven technologies that are expected to be available in the commercial and/or Government market in the next 30 to 36 months. The RDC intends to use the information collected from this RFI to conduct detailed systems analysis that quantifies and evaluates technology readiness and applicability, device or equipment capability, and acquisition (non-recurring) and life-cycle operating costs (recurring). You are invited to respond with information to assist the RDC with its market research to identify potential sources of diesel outboard engine technology. BACKGROUND Currently, the Coast Guard operates a two-fuel surface fleet: diesel and gasoline. Diesel fuel is the primary fuel used aboard cutters and is readily available to fuel Coast Guard cutter and station boats. However, the Coast Guard has hundreds of gasoline fueled outboard engine boats. The replacement of gasoline outboards with diesel equivalents on select boat types, has many benefits to the Coast Guard. Implementing diesel outboards onboard Coast Guard cutter boats would enhance commonality and interoperability with Department of Defense assets and would help bring the Coast Guard in alignment with the National Fleet Policy. Thus, the Coast Guard would like to identify diesel outboard engine technologies that are available through industry in the 90-300HP range as possible replacements to existing gasoline outboard engines. SPECIFIC TECHNICAL INFORMATION REQUESTED The Coast Guard RDC desires detailed information regarding diesel outboard engine technologies. Submissions can include new applications of proven technologies, but this request is not seeking any low Technical Readiness Level (TRL) concepts. The following information, or best available estimate, is requested for each proposed product/technology. If multiple products/technologies are presented by the same entity, the information should be specific to each product/technology. The information requested below will be used by the RDC to assess the diesel outboard engine market. The following questions/statements should be addressed for each product/technology described in your response to this RFI: A. Please provide a response to the information requested/measures of effectiveness in the following list. 1. Power (HP and kW). 2. Rated engine speed (rpm). 3. Weight (lbs and kg). 4. Cylinders, Displacement (L). 5. Fuel operability/recommended fuel (CN). 6. Shaft length (in). 7. Charging system. 8. Cooling system. 9. Emission, including: i. NOx + HC (g/kW-hr) ii. PM (g/kW-hr) iii. CO (g/kW-hr) 10. Maintenance information, including: i. Approximate maintenance level ii. Approximate time to replace power head/lower unit iii. Approximate useful life (years and hours) 11. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Cost. B. What agencies, governments, or other maritime service providers currently use the product/technology you described? C. If your technology is not currently available as a Commercial Off-the-Shelf product: 1. Are there any development efforts or test activities currently underway or planned to mature your product/technology and/or assess its maturity? 2. Describe the effort required to mature your advanced prototype product/technology to a fully tested, ready for production (i.e. DOD TRL 7 or higher) in terms of development time and expense. RESPONDING TO THIS MARKET RESEARCH It is desired that responses to this RFI address all of the topics discussed in the ‘SPECIFIC TECHNICAL INFORMATION REQUESTED.' Topics may be combined or treated individually. However, if information is not available for some of the topic areas, your submission is still of interest to the Coast Guard Research and Development Center. When responding to the RFI, please include the following information: • A one page cover letter that provides a brief summary of the response and indicating if supporting documentation is included. • Amplifying information that addresses all areas of information requested by this RFI in sections "SPECIFIC TECHNICAL INFORMATION REQUESTED." If pre-developed marketing or technical information and specification sheets are provided, please include additional information, as necessary to "fill the gaps" between pre-developed material and the information required. Digital photographs, line drawings, and illustrations that clarify descriptive text are encouraged. • A description of any information relative to what products/technologies are currently available and what additional products/technologies may become available over the next 30 to 36 months. • If multiple products/technologies are presented by the same entity, the responses to these questions should be specific to each product/technology. • Provide a list of U.S. (or international) Government contracts for products/technologies where applicable. • Provide any digital photos and/or digital videos of the products/technologies in operation if able. • In order to fully analyze the responses, please include justification/amplifying information (e.g. reports, videos, actual applications, etc.) which supports your responses. • Please limit electronic responses to no more than 25 pages per product/technology (supporting documentation in the form of a glossary or attachments to the RFI response will not be counted towards the 25-page limit). If your RFI response is greater than 10 MB, please provide it on DVD media and mail it to: ATTN: MS. HELEN NELSON, CONTRACTING DIVISION U.S. COAST GUARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER 1 CHELSEA STREET NEW LONDON, CT 06320-5506 • If your RFI response is less than 10MB, please email it to: RDC-SMB- DOEMR@uscg.mil. • Please identify if you are a Small or Large Business. • The NAICS code for this RFI is 333618. This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for information received in response to this RFI. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. Any questions/requests for clarifications must be in writing and may be addressed via an amendment to this RFI. Information submitted will be reviewed by Government personnel only at the USCG RDC. The deadline for final responses to the RFI is July 08, 2014.
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