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22 -- RAIL-TO-SHIP SPREADER BAR SYSTEM SOL DTRS57-99-R-00016 DUE 050399 POC Point of Contact -- Teresa Lee-Fierstein, Contract Specialist, (617) 494-3024 (Fax) WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, leefierste@volpe.dot.gov. This is not an invitation for bid, a request for proposal, or a request for quotes. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center is conducting market research, with the intention of issuing a solicitation in the near future, for companies that have the capability to design, fabricate, deliver, install, test and provide necessary training to operate under normal conditions a spreader bar system as specified and defined by the following requirements. The rail-to-ship/ship-to-rail spreader bar system shall provide for quick and accurate positioning of the containers under the crane on the rail cars; it shall also be able to compensate for any remaining container misalignment. In addition, the system must be able to pick up two twenty-foot containers from rail cars and then bring the con In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.603 (c) (2) (i), Streamlined solicitation for commercial items, this is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. DTRS57-99-R-00016 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. This solicitation is not a small business set-aside; the standard industrial classification code is 3531, and the small business size standard tainers together for placement into a typical ship s cargo cell. Also, it shall work this process in reverse. The spreader bar system shall have a capacity of up to 50 Long Tons and telescoping grips to lift 20/40/45/T20 standard cargo containers. The spreader bar shall also permit the center housing vertical mobility of 5-3/8 inches and independently floating housings to enable a twin lift spreader to handle unevenly stacked or deformed 20-ft containers. The spreader bar system shall provide a side shift motion, (along the path of the rail) of +/- 18-inches to compensate for any gross misalignment of the containers under the crane. Also, the spreader bar system shall include an independent control system to pick up two twenty-foot containers that are separated by any distance from 0- is 500. Requirements: The contractor for this acquisition shall provide a spreader bar system for the U. S. Army Transportation Terminal Group, Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point, Southport, NC (MOTSU). The new spreader bar system shall increase the speed and efficiency of the container transfer to load (rail and truck to ship) and unload (ship to rail or truck) cargo at this port facility allowing the crane to lift two 20 ft. ISO containers at once, or one 40 ft. container. The contractor shall design, fabricate, deliver, paint, install, test and provide the necessary training to operate and maintain under normal conditions a spreader bar system as specified and defined by the following requirements. A) System Requirements: The rail-to-ship/ship-to-rail spreader bar system shall inches to 36-inches. The spreader bar system shall include a vision system to provide live video views of the containers below the crane to the train operator. The vision system shall be rugged and withstand marine environment and meet applicable explosives handling signal transmission and safety requirements. The spreader bar system shall be configured for installation on the existing Paceco gantry cranes, dockside at the Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Port, Southport, NC. The Government desires delivery of the spreader bar system by September 1999. If interested and have the capability to construct and deliver the spreader bar system within the requested timeframe, please send the company s name and qualifications. Responses are due by Close of Business April 19, 1999, and may be s provide for quick and accurate positioning of the containers under the crane on rail cars; it shall also be able to compensate for any remaining container misalignment. In addition, the system shall be able to pick up two 20 ft. containers which are typically spaced apart on a rail car, and then bring the containers together for placement into a typical ship's cargo cell. The spreader bar system shall be configured for installation on the existing Paceco gantry cranes, dockside at MOTSU. B) Vision System: For positioning the containers under the crane on rail cars, the system shall include a vision system, which will provide live video views of the containers below the crane to the train engineer. The vision system shall be mounted and used in such a way as to be unobtrusive to cargo ubmitted by mail or e-mail. Send mail to Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Ms. Teresa Lee-Fierstein, Contract Specialist, DTS-853, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142-1093. Send e-mail to leefierste@volpe.dot.gov. handling operations. The vision system shall be able to withstand the marine environment and shall comply with all applicable explosives handling signal transmission and safety requirements, including Federal Communications Commission requirements. C) Spreader System: The rail-to-ship/ship-to-rail spreader bar system shall have a capacity of up to 50 Long Ton and telescoping grips to lift 20/40/45/T20 standard cargo containers. The spreader bar shall include center housing of a design which provides up to 5 3/8 in. of vertical movement and independently floating housings to enable a twin lift spreader to handle unevenly stacked or deformed 20 ft. containers. In addition, the spreader bar shall include an effective lifting system to accomplish twin 20 ft. container lifts directly from or to railcars. The spreader bar system shall include the following features and controls: 1) Side Shift. The spreader bar shall provide side shift motion of +/- 18 inches to compensate for any gross misalignment of the containers under the crane. The system shall be painted to provide for marine envoirnment protection to minimize corrosion and color match existing spreader bar. Side shift is a feature which enables the spreader bar to move as a unit in the longitudinal direction (along the path of the rail), to pick up the misaligned containers and then return to a previously defined position under the crane for subsequent transfer of the containers to the ship or vice versa; and 2) Center Spacing with Variable Separation Control. The rail-to-ship spreader bar shall be able to pick up two 20 ft. containers which are separated longitudinally on a rail car under the crane, then bring the containers together to be placed into a ship's 40 ft. cargo cell. An independent control system for the center spacing feature shall allow the spreader bar to pick up two 20 ft. containers which are separated by any distance from 0 to 36 inches. The reverse moves from ship to rail will also require this flexibility. Training:: Training shall provide for two operators, two locomotive engineers, two ground service persons, two maintenance persons, and one supervisor. Training will be provided for both operation and maintenance for all trainees. The training sessions shall be one to two eight-hours days in length. The contractor shall furnish all training materials and visuals. De livery Requirements: The spreader bar system shall be shipped to MOTSU, Southport, NC, FOB Destination, where the contractor shall install, on a non interference basis with MOTSU schedules, the system on the crane and locomotive at MOTSU. The installation task shall include, but not be limited to: a) Installation of the spreader bar system on the existing gantry crane #2; b) Integration of the spreader bar system controls with the crane controls and any parts necessary for the successful completion of the task; c) Installation of the vision system on the crane, and the video display system for the train engineer on the locomotive; and d) Documentation -- The contractor shall provide both hard copies and computer files for the following documentation relating to spreader and vision system: project schedule, engineering drawings and parts list, site test plan, operations and maintenance requirements, training manuals and spare parts. All items, including the spreader bar system, the vision system, documentation, and manuals shall be shipped, installed, tested, and all training completed and delivered for Volpe Center inspection and acceptance by September 30, 1999. Warranty shall be standard commercial for one year starting as of the acceptance date of the entire system by Volpe. Solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Aug 1998) is hereby incorporated by reference. Solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999) Evaluation factors are : (1) technical capability, and (2) price. Note that a n offer must be determined to be technically acceptable to be considered eligible for contract award. Offerors are reminded to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (May 1999) with the offer. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (May 1999), is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (May 1999), is hereby incorporated by reference. The following paragraphs apply to this solicitation and any resultant contract: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government. (Jul 1995) (ALT I) (Oct 1995); 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 1999); 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Feb 1999); 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (Apr 1998); 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998); 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (Jan 1999); 52.225-9, Buy American Act-Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Programs (Jan 1996); 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Jun 1997). The following addendum is applicable to this solicitation and any resultant contract: YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE (DEC 1998) The Contractor shall ensure that each hardware, software, and firmware product ( Posted 04/22/99 (D-SN323416). (0112)

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