DOT/Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142

J -- INSTALLATION & START-UP TO CONVERT R12 REFRIGERANT TO R134A REFRIGERANT FOR COOLERS ON ARMY LSV 4 WATERCRAFT SOL DTRS57-97-Q-80055 DUE 123196 POC Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, (617)494-2437. The Volpe Center plans to procure through Simplified Acquisition procedures the installation and start-up of prototype replacements to convert from the R-12 refrigerant to R-134A refrigerant for coolers and R-404A refrigerant for freezers. Four units of equipment in the Army watercraft LSV 4 will be retrofitted under this contract, this involves the removal and replacement of the existing R-12 condensing units with new R-134A or R-404A condensing units. The work will be performed in the watercraft dockside at Ft. Eustis, VA. Removal, modification, and start-up shall begin on or about February 3, 1997 and shall be completed within two weeks. Small Business firms under SIC Code 1711 that are interested in proposing on this requirement must request a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in writing. Quotation issuance date will be on or about December 31, 1996. A single award will result from this quotation. NO telephone requests will be accepted -- only written requests for this quotation will be accepted -- however, we will accept requests for this quotation via facsimile, at (617)494-3649, ATTN: Karen Marino, DTS-852. (0345)

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