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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 25,1996 PSA#1687U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Contracts Management Division
Cincinnati OH 45268-7001 A -- CONTINUATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF ALCOHOL FUELED ENGINES SOL
68-C4-0014 DUE 092396 POC Contracting Officer, Linda J. Ketchum,
(513)366-2001 FEV Engine Technology has provided developmental
expertise under contract 68-C4-0014 to design, fabricate and calibrate
alcohol-fueled direct injection engines and components and has
developed unique, one-of-a kind prototype alcohol-fueled engines and
engine components. . The US EPA intends to negotiate an expansion of
contract 68-C4-0014 to achieve continuity in the data generation and
collection in the design and development of several state of the art
engines including the Dual Expander, the Burst Power Engine I, the Low
BMEP Engines, and Controlled Preignition II. The US EPA intends to
negotiate on a sole source basis an increase to the Level of Effort for
this contract of 42,000 hours and $4.2 million. The contract may also
be extended from its current completion date of 31 May 1997 for an
additional seven months for performance ending on 31 December 1997. EPA
intends to build upon the expertise developed by FEV on under this
contract and predecessor contracts to continue with the development of
several different type alcohol-fueled engines and to summarize the
data in a way that will allow the use of the data in decisions EPA will
make regarding the direction of future development programs.
Negotiations shall be conducted pursuant to the authority of 42 U.S.C.
253 (c) (1), which allows for negotiations without full and open
competition if there is only one responsible source. The basis for this
determination is that only FEV Engine Technology could build upon the
research which as already been completed under the current contract. To
date, FEV has expended over 7 years hours in developing data developing
these prototype engines. It is critical that the research be a
continuation of that previously conducted in order to ensure the
reliability of the data and without duplication of costs or previous
effort. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Sources wishing to be
considered must submit documentation to the office identified above
which establishes that: (1) the company has expertise in alcohol fueled
engines such as the Burst Power Engine and the Controlled Preignition
II as indicated above and can demonstrate that they can successfully
continue the development from the current point forward; (2) they have
the facilities and personnel available to continue the research; and
(3) that the can provide continuity in the development and data
collection process to maintain reliability of the data and without
duplication of costs. Personnel must have direct experience in testing
direct injection combustion systems and collecting and complying data
concerning the tests. Documentation should be submitted within 30 days
of publication of this notice. See Note(s): 22. (0267) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0004 19960924\A-0004.SOL)
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