Antarctic Support Associates, Contracts Administration Office, 61 Inverness Drive East, Suite 300, Englewood, Colorado 80112

C -- SOUTH POLE STATION -- NEW POWER PLANT ENGINE GENERATORS, SWITCHGEAR AND ACCESSORIES DUE 072597 POC Michael Jackson, Subcontracts Administrator Antarctic Support Associates (ASA), under a prime contact with the National Science Foundation, has a requirement to provide the following in support of the United States Antarctic Program: (1) three each Base Load Engine Generator with a capacity of 1,025 kW at sea level and 797 kW at the Station. The engine generator units shall be 277/480 volt prime-power rated, operate at 1200 rpm and be configured to burn AN-8 fuel at an altitude of 12,000 feet, complete with the following accessories: individual skid mounting, jacket water cooling, battery starter, fuel filters, engine driven fuel pump, integral jacket water cooled turbocharger aftercooler, engine driven coolant pump and external jacket water cooling connection, dry exhaust manifold and engine exhaust connection, high volume oil pan, dual engine oil filter assembly for on-line filter changes, crankcase ventilation filter and recirculation assembly, (2) Provisions for one each Peak Load Engine Generator with a capacity of 300 kW at an altitude of 12,000 feet, (3) Generator Switchgear including Control Units for the base load and peak load engine generators which includes controls and instrumentation for monitoring electrical performance, alarm monitoring light and annunciators, Master Generator Control Panel which includes the controls, sensors, instrumentation, motorized circuit breakers, synchronizing bus, output breakers and other components to provide inter-operation and control of the individual generator switchgear, 2,000 Amp Preferred Main Distribution Equipment Panel and Redundant Main Distribution Equipment Panel, (4) Residential Type Silencers for the Engines, (5) Exhaust Heat Recovery Silencers for the Engines, (6) remote Radiator with Radiator Fan for each of the Engines. Letters of Interest are requested for manufactured design, prefabrication and testing of the Engine-Generator/Switchgear Packages. Include with the letter the company qualification(s) for providing the above. ASA is contemplating the acquisition of the Engine Generator Packages in FY 97. This notice is NOT a formal solicitation and is NOT a request for proposal. This notice is for information and planning purposes ONLY, and is not to be construed as a commitment by ASA. Responses will be used to develop a source of potential Vendors for a solicitation release around 1-Aug-97. Forward your letters to the attention of Michael Jackson, Contracts Administration Office. No letters will be accepted after 25-Jul-97. NO PHONE CALLS.***** (0202)

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