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41 -- MARINE AIR CONDITIONING PLANT SOL DTCG40-98-B-40028 DUE 032498 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Janice Sprouse, Contract Specialist, 410/762-6453, or David H. Monk, Contracting Officer, 410/762-6456 Carrier Model no. 90HC06004 (R-134A) marine air conditioning plant with a minimum cooling capacity of 30 tons. System shall use HFC-134A (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro ethane) refrigerant. The major components of the plant are as follows: Compressor -- reciprocating type, to be equipped with capacity control system, pressure relief valve and remote oil pressure switch; Compressor through a flexible coupling; Receiver -- cylindrical shell with dished heads at both ends, refrigerant connections and a liquid level indicator; Condensor -- multipass shell and finned tube type with cooling water flowing through the tubes; Water chiller -- shell and tube direct expansion type; Thermal expansion valve -- external equalizer type; Water regulating valve -- automatically control the flow of sea water through the condensor; Strainer; Dehydrator; and Heat exchanger. The plant shall supply a chilled water system. All equipment shall be 440 volt, 3 phase, 60 Hertz. Quantity 2 each. Contractor's engineering drawing and technical manuals. Quantity 2 each. Delivery is due within 112 calendar days from date of contract award -- FOB Destination to U. S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center, Curtis Bay, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000. The above-referenced marine air conditioning plant model was custom-built to meet U. S. Coast Guard requirements for the 225' WLB Buoy Tenders. It is the only system that is compliant with current environmental law and regulation which is supportable within the Coast Guard's supply system. It is the government's belief that only Carrier or its authorized distributors can provide the said marine air conditioning plant. No specifications or drawings are available. Concerns that bid on this soliciation must fully demonstrate their capabilities to meet the requirements. Detailed data by which to evaluate the potential bidder's capabilities shall be submitted with the bid. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT),Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. See numbered Notes 22 and 26. (AC0204005-02) (0035)

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