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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MAY 21, 2015 FBO #4926
SOURCES SOUGHT

20 -- Missle Retriever Re-power Request for Information (RFI) - RFI-ATRSMissileRetrieveRepower

Notice Date

5/19/2015
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

336611 — Ship Building and Repairing
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, 325 CONS, 501 Illinois Ave, Ste 5, Bldg 647, Tyndall AFB,, Florida, 32403-5526, United States
 

ZIP Code

32403-5526
 

Solicitation Number

MissleRetrieverRePower-RFI
 

Archive Date

6/17/2015
 

Point of Contact

Maekyla Jane S. Rosendo, Phone: 8502839147, Deborah F Williams, Phone: 8502838664
 

E-Mail Address

maekyla_jane.rosendo.1@us.af.mil, deborah.williams.3@us.af.mil
(maekyla_jane.rosendo.1@us.af.mil, deborah.williams.3@us.af.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Missile Retriever RFI This is a Request for Information (RFI) for market research purposes only. The 325th Contracting Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, is seeking to gather information on the capabilities of companies within the industrial base to provide heavy duty marine diesel propulsion engines, marine reverse gears, propeller shafts, and propellers sold as a package, to include installation, for repowering three (3) Swiftships, Inc.120 ft. 1988 Missile Retrievers (MR). The distance restriction for transporting vessels for repowering shall be limited to 250 nautical miles from the Panama City Sea buoy. The Government is seeking information on the most current and reliable propulsion systems that can be procured and installed as a complete package. A complete package includes engines, reverse gears, engine control systems, propeller shafts, props, installation, fabrication, marine survey and all engineering required. Additionally, the Government would require the package and all work performed to include extended warranties on the propulsion and reverse gear units for up to 5 years with a warranty repair response time IAW industry standards. Contractors would also be required to provide maintenance training for up to eight (8) maintainers for familiarization/upkeep and intermediate maintenance of the propulsion systems and associated components. Training is required to be in two separate groups and complete within two weeks of installation. Disclaimer: This RFI is issued solely to survey the maritime industrial base for informational and acquisition planning purposes. It does not obligate the Government in anyway nor does it constitute a solicitation (Request for Proposal) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. We are seeking, and are open to, information from all types of business categories. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers, shall not be used as a proposal, and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is a non-binding notice and does not commit the Government to contract for any product/service whatsoever. Furthermore, the Government is not seeking proposals at this time. Any potential procurement action resulting from the information obtained through this RFI will be the subject of an actual solicitation. Responders are advised that response to this RFI in strictly vouluntary and the Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party's expense. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Program Requirements: 1. Marine Diesel Engines: 12 2. Reverse Gears: 12 3. Propeller Shafts: 16 4. Propellers: 16 5. Fuel Polishers: 0 - Fuel Polishers are not permitted to be part of the solution 6. NAICS: 336611 MARINE DIESEL ENGINES: The vender/installer shall provide 12 heavy duty marine four stroke diesel propulsion engines. Four (4) propulsion engines per 120 foot Missile Retriever are required. The engines shall have a Tier rating of two (2) or higher. The vessels engine frames shall be properly inspected and modified to accept the new repowered engines and reverse gear packages and controls systems. The propulsion engine packages shall conform to all International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2 and be EU Stage 111 A compliant to meet current EPA standards. The engines shall not exceed the following estimated dimensions: H:74" x L:80" x W:53". The engine design shall have the capability to be installed at a 12 degree angle. The engine free end shall be supported by resilient mountings capable of supporting the chosen engine maximum weight. The engines shall: have a Vee design block contain 12 cylinders with a break horsepower rating not less than 1440 break horsepower(BHP),but not more than 1600 BHP (unable to support in-line blocks). The full load RPMs of the engine shall not be more than 2300 RPMs. The engines lubrication systems shall be a gear driven lube oil pump with duplex oil filters and lubricated by single or multi-grade lubricant. The recommended lubricate oil change for the engine shall not be less than 250 operating hrs. The engine cooling system shall be a fresh water closed system with a salt water plate core heat exchanger. The engine cooling heat exchanger shall have a fuel cooling system mounted in-line with the heat exchanger. The engine heat exchanger must have the capability to be disassembled, cleaned and reinstalled by the maintenance staff. The engine salt/fresh cooling water shall be circulated by a single self-priming mechanical pump. The engine starting systems shall have a 24 DC volt single starter system. The engine MUST have an emergency override shutdown system that can be connected and operates electrically as well a manual initiation option. The auto shutdown system must be connected to the existing HALON fire system which shuts down if the HALON system is energized (if engine exceeds 115% of rated engine RPM load). The engine/wheel house existing Alarm system (Walker Industries) MUST be modified to operate with engine. All RPM, lubricant, and temperature sensors must be integrated with the existing alarm panel. The engine combustion air system MUST be sequential turbo chargers and blowers with twin water cooled exhaust turbochargers with the exhaust outlet housing facing toward the rear of engine and AIRSEP combustion air filter systems. If modifications are required, installer is responsible. The vender/installer Must provide the necessary engineering, parts, fabrication and installation necessary to meet any additional air supply intake requirements (cubic feet per min (CFM). Engine governor and fuel pump systems must have electronic governor packages and electronic or mechanical fuel pumps. If electronic fuel pumps are utilized, provide a plan to mitigate fuel starvation. All electronic fuel pumps glitches which cause fuel starvation during vessel operation will be corrected under warranty and completed within the manufacturers specified warranty response time. The flywheel housings shall be a SAE No.1 design. The engine right or left rotation engines shall be identical for both port and starboard engines. The instrumentation packages shall be graphical unit (marine power display or marine analog power display) located in the forward wheelhouse station and on each engine. The aft wheelhouse must not require instrumentation engine reading Systems, only engine controls. The engine exhaust manifold system must exit rear of engines and be capable of connecting to existing 12 inch/12 bolt pattern flat face exhaust piping which connects to the engines. The engines must be capable of: operating on very low sulfur diesel fuel. A known fuel curve must have been established to consume no more than 80 to 100 gal of diesel fuel per hour at rated full engine load RPM/HP ratings. The vender/installer shall be responsible for providing all application engineering to ensure the quad engine packages for each 120 foot V-hull vessel can attain a sustained vessel speed of 28 to 30 knots at full load rated RPMS for a minimum of six hours. The vender/installer MUST provide full assistance during the engine design/installation to include: engine blue print/drawing and follow-up instructions and if required on scene support during all phases of engine installation. The vender/installer is to provide full support from initial installation through sea trials completion. Note: The existing Detroit Diesel (DD) 16-V-92TA marine propulsion engines and controls systems shall be removed, prepared and secured on deck for return back to Tyndall AFB once the repowering process is complete. The vender/installer will provide an on board set of spare parts consisting of four (4) sets engine drive belts (if required), four (4)sets engine hoses/fittings (air, water, fuel and oil), four (4) sets filters (air, water and fuel), one(1) set engine/reverse gear control cable (if required), One (1) prop shaft stuffing box packing, four(4) sets water strainer baskets, four (4)complete sets fuses (engine related), one (1) set electronic breakers, one set engine valve cover gaskets, one (1) set of engine injectors and four engine fuel pumps. REVERSE GEARS: The vender/installer MUST provide/install 12 marine reverse gear and control systems. The reverse gears will be compatible with the proposed engines.. The reverse gear shall have a forward and reverse direction and have detent capability controls which limit switching gear from forward to reverse in emergency situations that could cause damage to the reverse gear. The reverse gears MUST be designed and have the capability to operate in either the forward or reverse mode when the vessel is underway and traveling in the forward direction. The port propeller shaft rotation when in the forward direction must be controlled by reverse gear direction, example, the port left hand rotation shall utilize the aft direction of the reverse gear to go forward. The starboard right hand rotation shall use the forward direction of the gear to go forward. The reverse gear must have a gear ratio which is comparable to the engine RPM demand which allows the engine to operate up to the maximum engine RPM rating.(2:50 to 1 but not more than 3:00 to 1). The reverse gear shall have an oil cooling devise which is cooled by water from the diesel engines cooling water pumps and capable of being cleaned by onboard maintenance personnel. The gear MUST have an output shaft and flange which accepts a four (4)inch shaft boss coupling. The gear must have controls which operate in conjunction with a quad diesel engine single throttle control for each engine and reverse gear. The gear must be resilient mounted and capable of supporting the rear of the propulsion engine and reverse gear. The gear shall be capable of performing free wheel rotation of the trailing shaft if the cooling water becomes non-functional. The gear must have an alarm system which sounds if the oil temperature exceeds the safe operating temperature of the gear. The gear must have the capability to identify the internal and trailing shaft oil pressure reading along with oil temperature readings. The reverse gear vender/installer will be responsible for providing all necessary blueprints, engineering drawings, technical manuals and electronic program packages for the installation and upkeep of the reverse gears. Once the gears are ready for installation, the vender/installer shall be available to provide installation instructions and operating guidance during sea trials. The preferred reverse gear oil lubricant is the same lubricant that is used in the propulsion engine. The vender/installer must provide reverse gear spare parts consisting of four (4) complete sets of oil filters, gaskets, external hoses or hard-lines for water and oil. Once the repower process has been completed, the old ZF reverse gears shall be prepared and loaded on the vessel decks for transport back to Tyndall AFB. SHAFTS: Procure sixteen (16) new four (4)"diameter propeller shafts (Aqua Met 17), 16 four (4)" diameter boss couplings (reverse gear to propeller shaft), 12 shaft-log/strut cutlass bearings (which shall have brass housings) and 16 (drip type) shaft stuffing boxes. Twelve shafts will be installed and the remaining four will be placed on the deck for USAF shipment back to Tyndall AFB. Once the repower process has been completed the old propeller shafts and hardware shall be loaded on deck and made ready for transport back to Tyndall AFB. PROPELLERS: Procure sixteen (16) propellers which meet all engine, reverse gear and propeller shaft requirements. Propellers must have a minimum 65 to 75% blue shaft fit. The propeller to shaft final blue fit shall be performed before the shaft is installed in the vessel. Twelve props will be installed and the remaining four will be procured and placed on the deck for USAF shipment back to Tyndall AFB. The vender/installer shall use good marine standard practices when mating props to shafts. Prop to shaft fit along with shaft alignment reports shall be provided to the USAF once the process has been completed. Once the repower process has been completed the old props shall be load on MR deck and made ready for transport back to Tyndall AFB. FUEL FILTERING SYSTEM: The diesel fuel filtering system MUST be an inline system capable of keeping the inlet fuel for each engine from becoming contaminated. A fuel polisher MUST NOT BE ADDED nor incorporated into the design. USAF MRs are not authorized to have fuel polishers installed or used as additional equipment requiring any modifications due to the specific design of vessel. The fuel filtering system must include all accessories to be operational, to include, at a minimum: hoses, fittings, mounting securements, gages and associated parts and pieces necessary to install and make the unit fully operational. An engineering review of the fuel filtering system shall be performed by the vender and installer. The system vender/installer must provide the necessary installation data and technical support to the USAF once the installation has been completed. Once complete, all USAF property removed from the existing fuel filtering system and associated hardware shall be loaded on deck of MR and made ready for transport back to Tyndall AFB. WARRANTY: The vender/installer MUST provide a 20-Year Binding Hull Warranty to include all vessel dynamics which have occurred since the date it was manufactured. The 20 yr hull warranty shall cover engine/reverse gear foundations, shaft stern tubes, stuffing boxes, strut, cutlass bearing areas, keel areas, hull plating and hull welded seams which can withstand the loads while vessel is operating at full-speed under all conditions. The above areas shall undergo ultrasonic testing when the vender/installer suspects and area of metal fatigue. The vender/installer will be responsible for providing all engineering and drawings to ensure the new quad engine packages for each MR can attain a sustained vessel speed of 28 - 30 knots. Sea trails will be conducted with AF representatives present. The design data required is protected under proprietary manufacturer's rights and the responsibility of the individual company. The vender/installer shall provide: an initial engine warranty period and an extended warranty period for a total of 5 years at a minimum. Reverse gear warranty shall be provided for two years on all major external and internal components. If not provided under the warranty periods, the vender/installer shall provide a one (1) year diagnostic package through the engine manufacturer for each installed engine. The vender/installer will be required to provide maintenance training for up to eight (8) maintainers for familiarization/ and intermediate maintenance practices recommended by the manufacturer, to include reverse gear training. The information provided may be used by the U.S. Air Force in developing its acquisition strategy. Requested Information: Vendor responses are limited to seven (7) written pages and should include: 1. Technical Specifications. Describe logistical capabilities to commercially package engine, engine components, installation, warranty and provide shipping transportation for these items. 2. Current past performance within the last 3 years. Describe your company's past experience on previous requirements similar in complexity to this requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager). 3. Warranty Information. Describe your standard and extended warranty to meet warranty requirement IAW this RFI to include the return process for goods and services furnished to the government for items similar in nature to this requirement. Responses: Only interested firms who believe they are capable of providing the above mentioned supplies and services and can meet these requirements are invited to indicate their interest by providing: a) Company name, company address, DUNS Number, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), Cage Code, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone number, and fax number. b) Business size. c) Affirmation of qualified personnel. All responses shall be unclassified. All interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) government website at www.sam.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Submission of Information: All submissions should be in Microsoft Word for Office 2007 or a compatible format. Responses to this RFI shall be unclassified and should not exceed 15 pages in length. Telephone or verbal inquiries regarding this notice will not be honored. All restricted information MUST be clearly marked. Responses to the RFI will not be returned and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their response to this RFI. All interested parties are invited to submit a response to this RFI on or before 3:00 PM CST on 02 June 2015. All responses and questions under this RFI must be transmitted electronically via e-mail to: SrA Rosendo at maekyla_jane.rosendo.1@us.af.mil Questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. Contracting Office: 325 CONS, Tyndall AFB, FL Place of Performance: Tyndall AFB Florida
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
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Place of Performance

Address: Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Tyndall AFB, Florida, 32403, United States

Zip Code: 32403
 

Record

SN03736010-W 20150521/150519235342-83bdfbe888e44e9ab7488eb9849190e3 (fbodaily.com)
 

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