Purchase Services Branch, Attn: Code 535.3, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH 03801-2590

W -- RENTAL OF AC AND AIR CIRCULATING EQUIPMENT SOL N00102-98-Q-0900 DUE 050798 POC C. Dugas (207)438-4538 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This announcement/solicitation is issued as N00102-98-Q-0900 and incorporates provisions and clauses effective through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03. This acquisition is NOT reserved for Small Business. However, the quoter's size status may affect entitlement to award in the case of a tie. The standard industrial classification (SIC) code is 7359 and the small business size standard is $5 million in annual receipts. Rental of dehumidifier and chiller during the spring and summer season at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH. This must be a complete system with one chiller unit connected to two dehumidification /AC units. Item 0001, Two month rental of dehumidifier and chiller equipment to provide proper conditioned air continuously without being manned while the daily and seasonal ambient conditions vary greatly. Equipment to include the following: two (2) desiccant type modular dehumidifier units with air-conditioning; dehumidifier sized to remove at least 43 pounds of moisture at 800 SCFM. Processed air to be at 52 degrees dew point or lower; supply fan capable of providing at least 800 SCFM at 3.66 T.S.P. in WC with a 1.79 System Loss in WC; Intake air shall be pre-filtered; Air-conditioning to be a cooling coil module after dehumidification (i.e. postcool accessory); Cooling coil sized to provide a minimum of 9 tons of cooling with an airflow of 800 SCFM and a temperature leaving the cooling coil of 60 degrees Fahrenheit dry bulb or lower; Dehumidifier units to be separated by as much as 350 feet from each other; Required utility shall be electric, 460 volt AC/ 3 phase/ 60 hertz and/or pressurized steam. The chiller unit will be one twenty (20) ton air-condensing type chiller unit to be shared by each of the dehumidifier units including the following: shared chiller unit to be as much as 200 feet from each dehumidifier unit; Besides initially charging the chiller with fresh water, the only required utility shall be electric (460 volt AC /3 phase / 60 hertz). Also included is a total of 300 feet of eight (8) inch flexible duct for processed air (150 feet for each desiccant unit); controls shall be an automatic humidstat and manual operation for temperature adjustment; equipment to include interconnecting flex duct between the dehumidifier and air-conditioning modules, hoses between the chiller and the dehumidifiers, electrical cable/ steam hose to be nearest available utility source; all equipment shall be sufficiently portable and liftable so as to be hoisted into a drydock; each desiccant unit (includes cooling coil, filters, fan, and damper) and the chiller unit shall have an overall footprint smaller than 8 feet X 14 feet. Item 0002: Initial delivery, training session for the operation and control of the equipment, set-up and start up; 1 Each. Item 0003: dismantling, removal and return of the equipment; 1 Each. Item 0004: option to extend the rental up to an additional two months in one month increments (Note: options will be evaluated in award). Delivery shall be within 7 days after receipt of order. Place of delivery is Porsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH. The following clauses/provisions from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) apply: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (paragraph [a] includes evaluation under the Navy's Red/Yellow/Green Program); 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items; 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals (207/438-4501). In addition, anyone responding to this notice must provide a completed copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their response (Note: FAR text is available through the world wide web at: http://www.arnet.gov/far/). The closing date for receipt of quotations is 07 May 1998 at 3:00PM local time. Point of contact for additional information is: C. Dugas (207)438-4538. (0110)

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