Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport, Attn: Code 1142, Building 12T, 610 Dowell Street, Keyport, WA 98345-7610

N -- VOEST ALPINE STEINAL 7-AXIS MILL TURNING MACHINE DISASSEMBLY/REINSTALLATION SERVICES SOL N00253-96-R-0024 POC Contact Point: Victor Angkico 360-396-5671 The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Keyport is soliciting for the services to facilitate the relocation (disassembly and reinstallation) of two (2), Government owned, Voest Alpine Steinel 7-Axis Mill-Turn Machining Centers, currently located at NUWC Div. Keyport, WA. The Government intends to negotiate this requirement with Bohle Machine Tools Inc., 38800 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI 48018, on a sole source basis, as Bohle, under a representation agreement with Voest Alpine Steinal, Austria, is the only authorized service and parts source for the Voest Alpine Steinal within the United States. Under the contract, one machining center will be disassembled/reinstalled on site, from building 73 to building 233, at NUWC Division Keyport, WA. The second machining center will be disassembled/reinstalled from NUWC Division Keyport to the Naval Air Warfare Center, Lakehurst (NAWC Lakehurst), NJ and will include 200 hours of on site training at NAWC Lakehurst. Riggers support at NUWC Division Keyport and NAWC Lakehurst will be provided by the government. Transportation for one machining center between NUWC Division Keyport and NAWC Lakehurst also will be government provided. For relocation of the two Voest Alpine Steinel 7-Axis Mill-Turn machining Centers, the contractor is to provide all labor, tooling, and material required to disassemble the two machines at NUWC Division Keyport. The contractor shall then be responsible for re-installing and re-commissioning one machine at NUWC Div. Keyport and to package and prepare the other machine for shipment from NUWC Div. Keyport to NAWC Lakehurst, NJ. After Government shipment, the contractor shall then re-install and re-commission the machine at NAWC Lakehurst, and provide five consecutive weeks (200 hours) of detailed training on the newly installed Voest Alpine Steinel 7-Axis Mill-Turn Machining Center at NAWC Lakehurst to Government personnel. Training will include hands-on demonstrations and instruction on the machineUs operation (80 hours), NC programming (40 hours), electrical/electronic maintenance (40 hours), and mechanical/hydraulic maintenance (40 hours). For both machines, re-commissioning will include laser alignment of each axis and demonstration of compliance to original equipment manufacturers performance specifications. Bohle Machine Tools Inc. is the sole service and parts source within the United States for Voest Alpine Steinel, Austria. As such, Bohle Machine Tools Inc. is the sole source of technicians within the United States who have undergone specialized factory training at Voest Alpine Steinel on installing, commissioning, operating, and maintaining the 7-axis mill-turn machining centers. Bohle Machine Tools Inc. is also the only source within the United States equipped with proprietary Voest Alpine Steinel electrical schematics, test fixtures, and calibration software required to re-commission the two machining centers to original manufacturer performance specifications. The Government does not have access to and thus cannot provide this information for competitive procurement. The RFP will be issued on or about 31 July 1996 with a 30 day closing. No telephone requests for the solicitation package will be accepted. Fax requests can be sent to (360) 396-2333. Numbered Note 22 applies. (0176)

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