Regional Contracting Department, Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Box 300, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-5300

59 -- PILOT WIRE RELAYS SOL N00604-97-R-0014 DUE 061397 POC Susan Afuso, (808) 474-2397 Ext. 220, Contract Specialist, Mary McFeely, Contracting Officer This solicitation is unrestricted. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only ABB Power T&D Co Inc. in order to standardize all relays in the Navy Electrical System to increase reliability. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. N00604-97-R-0014 applies and is issued as a Request for Proposal. This solicitation document & incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45 & Defense Acquisition Circular 91-10. The standard industrial code is 3625 and the business size standard is 750 employees. This requirement is for a firm fixed priced contract for six (6) line items. This spec covers the procurement of pilot wire relays and accessory equipment, conforming to ANSI/IEEE C37.90, which will be installed in the Navy Electrical System. Item 0001 = (44 each) Relays, pilot wire, ABB Power T&D Co Inc HCB-1with flexitest case type FT-42 case, Style Number 292B930A30, Device Number 85. Relays shall: 1) Provide high speed instantaneous relays for phase and ground fault protection of two or three terminal underground transmission lines; 2) Be sensitive to positive, negative and zero sequence currents; 3) Be able to trip vacuum power circuit breakers upon occurrence of a fault within the protected line terminals; 4) Have a maximum operating time of 20 milliseconds; 5) Be complete with phase sequence filters, saturating transformers, full wave rectifying units, polar units, clipper circuits, indicating contractor switches with target, draw-out cases, and test blocks; 6) Have restraint taps with settings for two and three terminal systems; 7) Operate with the existing communication consisting of copper wire pairs; 8) Be compatible with fiber optic equipment; 9) Have interface equipment for the relays that will allow the government to convert the communication channels to fiber optic cables; 10) Be enclosed in rectangular, semiflush, switchboard-type draw-out cases with indicating targets and provisions for testing in place with the manufacturer's standard test plug; Item 0002 = (44 each) Transformers, insulating, ABB Power T&D Co Inc Style Number 7882A26G07. Transformers shall have a 4:1 ratio. Item 0003 = (44 each) Switch, W-2, ABB Power T&D Co Inc Style Number 508A46G01. Switch shall: 1) Allow measurement of current in the pilot wire at the local and remote terminals while the relays are in operation; 2) Be flush mounting type for 1/8 inch thick panels. Item 0004 = (44 each) Meter, milli-amp, RC-351, 60 HZ, 0-25 MS, ABB Power T&D Co Inc Style Number 291B318A09. Milliammeter shall: 1) Be self contained with 25 mA scale for measuring AC current in the pilot wire system; 2) Be flush mounting type for 1/8 inch thick panels. Item 0005 = (44 each) Transformer, Ammeter, Aux, ABB Power T&D Co Inc Style Number 291B606G09. Item 0006 = (3 sets) Submittals to include the following: 1) Manufacturer's catalog data and instruction bulletins for all equipment; 2) Drawings showing dimensions of relay, case, insulating transformer, switch, and milliammeter. Elementary and wiring diagrams with terminals identified and labeled to correspond to the designations on the equipment. Diagrams shall indicate wired interconnections between items of equipment and the interconnections between the items.; 3) Manufacturer's published time-current curves (on full size logarithmic paper) of relay to ensure that protection and coordination can be achieved.; 4) Installation and maintenance manuals for relays. Delivery is required within 42 days after award of contract to be delivered FOB Destination to Commanding Officer, Navy Public Works Center, Bldg 44, Receiving Section, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-5470. Inspection & Acceptance shall be at destination. Standard practice for Commercial Packaging. The following clauses apply: FAR 52.209-7 Organizational Conflicts of Interest Certificate-Marketing Consultants; FAR 52.211-5 New Material; FAR 52.211-7 Other Than New Material, Residual Inventory & Former Government Surplus Property; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms & Conditions-Commercial Item with addendum to paragraph (o) Warranty-Add: "Additionally, the Government will accept the contractor's commercial warranty."; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms & Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies with the following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government-Alternate I; FAR 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels; DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms & Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition Commercial Items applies with the following clauses applicable to paragraph (b): DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act & Balance of Payment Program, DFARS 252.225-7007 Trade Agreements; DFARS 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; DFARS 252.227-7105 Technical Data -- Commercial Items; DFARS 252.233-7000 Certification of Claims and Requests for Adjustment or Relief; DFARS 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. The following provisions apply: FAR 52.211-6 Listing of Other Than New Material, Residual Inventory and Former Government Surplus Property; FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items with addendum to paragraph(h) Multiple Awards- Delete entire paragraph and substitute with "Award. The Government plans to award a single contract resulting from this solicitation."; FAR 52.215-18 Facsimile Proposal; DFARS 252.233-7000 Certification of Claims & Requests for Adjustment or Relief. Offerors are required to complete & include a copy of the following provisions with their proposal: FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representation & Certifications-Commercial Items; DFARS 252.212-7000 Offerors Representations & Certifications-Commercial Items; DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Act Balance of Payments Program Certificate. The Government intends to make a single award to the responsible contractor whose proposal is technically acceptable, in full compliance to all other requirements set forth in the solicitation and the lowest cost. In case of discrepancy between a unit price and an extended price, the unit price will be presumed to be correct, subject to correction in the same manner as any other mistake. The Government reserves the right to judge which proposals show the required capability and the right to eliminate from further consideration those proposals which are considered unacceptable and not capable of being made acceptable without major rewrite or revision. Proposal must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. (HST), 13 June 1997. Proposals should be mailed to: Regional Contracting Department, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Bldg 475, 2nd deck, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-5300. A facsimile proposal will be accepted at (808) 471-5750 or (808) 474-8885. See Note(s): 22. (0143)

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