Arnold Engineering Development Center, Attn: AEDC PKP, 100 Kindel Drive, Suite A332, Arnold AFB TN 37389-1332

30 -- PROVIDE FOUR GEARBOXES SOL F40650-98-R-0008 POC Mr. Lynn A. Jefferies, Contracting Officer (telephone: 931-454-7841) This procurement purchases four new double reduction gear drives and gearboxes for the ASTF cooling tower system at Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold AFB, Tennessee. The new drives will replace four existing drives that are rated at 150 HP and 1775 RPM with a 16.7 to 1 reduction ratio. The contractor shall furnish new drives complete with externally-mounted, electrically-driven oil pumps designed for 460V 3PH/60HZ electric service. The new gear drives must meet the following requirements: rated for 150 HP with a service factor rating of 2; a gear reduction ratio of 16.7 to 1, with an input shaft speed of 1775 RPM and an output shaft speed of 107 RPM 3%. Furnish hard cut Klinglenberg or Gleason spiral cut bevel gearing for all gears and drives. The gearboxes shall be designed for minimum external loading of 8,500 pound down thrust on the output shaft. The complete gearbox shall be furnished with single component replacement capability for all components. The gearbox manufacturer shall be ISO9001 certified, and the gearbox and all components shall conform to an AGMA quality level of not less than 9. The contractor shall warrant the complete gearbox units for a period of one year following the date of installation or eighteen months following the date of delivery, whichever occurs first. The Government desires a delivery period no greater than 180 calendar days following date of receipt of a written notice of contract award, but preference will be given to any offerors willing to commit to a shorter delivery period. This solicitation is a best value procurement. This procurement is a re-solicitation of IFB F40650-97-B-0035, and prospective offerors who responded in writing to the synopsis for that solicitation will be automatically included on the source list. Any responsible firm may submit a proposal that shall be considered. Foreign participation is authorized. Any firm responding to this announcement should do so in writing and should indicate whether or not it is a small business and whetheror not it is a small disadvantaged business. Prospective offerors may telefax requests for the solicitation package to the attention of Mr. Lynn Jefferies at 931-454-7330. The estimated release date for the solicitation package is 12 February 1998. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call the Ombudsman, Mr. John Rampy, at 931-454-5613. (Please do not contact the Ombudsman for routine requests for procurement packages.) (0027)

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