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

W -- LEASE OF DESICCANT TYPE, MODULAR DEHUMIDIFIER UNITS. SOL N00102-98-Q-0916 DUE 081898 POC Cathy 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-0916 and incorporates provisions and clauses effective through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-05. 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 500 employees. The requirements listed below are for equipment that will provide tightly controlled processed air (dehumidified, heated, and cooled air) during the fall of 1998 and continue into the winter and spring of 1999 for an approximate period of eight (8) months, commencing approximately 14 September 1998. The equipment must be capable of providing the proper conditioned air continuously without being manned while the diurnal and seasonal ambient conditions vary greatly. Two (2) desiccant type modular dehumidifier units. Each dehumidifier sized to remove a nominal 115 pounds of moisture based on ambient conditions of 76 degrees F and 50% RH with an air delivery of 4500 scfm. Processed air to be at 52 degrees F dew point or lower dependent on setting for the outlet air temperature..Each combined desiccant unit and cooling coil module shall have a supply fan capable of providing at least 9000 scfm at 3 inches of T.S.P. in WC. Supply fan adjustable to supply as low as 3,000 scfm. The reactivation heater on each desiccant unit and/or separate heating module shall in combination be able to provide 240,000 Btu/hour of heat. Intake air shall be pre-filtered. Required utility shall be electric: nominal 460 volt AC / 3 phase / 60 hertz. Two (2) cooling coil units: Air-conditioning to be a cooling coil module after dehumidification (i.e. postcool accessory). Each cooling coil sized to provide a minimum of 20 tons of cooling with an airflow of 4500 scfm and a temperature leaving the cooling coil of 50 degrees F dry bulb or lower. Each cooling coil shall be thermostatically adjustable and capable of delivering processed air from a set temperature of 42 degrees F to 102 degrees F. Required utility shall be electric: nominal 120 volt AC / single phase / 60 hertz. Controls shall be manual humidity adjustment for the desiccant units and manual thermostatic adjustment for the leaving air temperature from the cooling coils. Equipment shall not include any ductwork. Even the interconnecting flexible duct between the dehumidifier and cooling coil modules to be provided by the Shipyard. The Contractor shall not deliver yellow ductwork. All equipment shall be sufficiently portable and liftable so as to be hoisted onto a Shipyard drydock floor. The desiccant units and cooling coil units shall each have a footprint smaller than6 feet X 10 feet. The weight of each unit shall be prominently displayed. Set-up, start-up, and dismantling of the equipment. Training session for the operation and control of the equipment. Within 24 hours of being notified, the Contractor shall begin repair of rental unit(s). The rental unit(s) shall be replaced within five (5) work days of initial notification of need for repair if the original defective unit(s) cannot be made operational. 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 14 Sept 1998. 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 (207/438-1251). 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 18 August 1998 at 3:00PM local time. Point of contact for additional information is: C. Dugas, 207/438-4538. Posted 07/27/98 (W-SN228777). (0208)

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