U.S. Consumer Product Safety Comm, Division of Procurement Services, Rm 517, Washington, DC 20207-9932

B -- GAS RANGE BURNER CONTROL SYSTEM TESTS SOL CPSC-R-99-5197 DUE 082699 POC Rose Mary Heidenreich, Contract Specialist (301) 504-0444 ext 1145, Robert J. Frost, Contracting Officer, (301) 504-0444 ext. 1142 WEB: CPSC Homepage, http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/contract.html. E-MAIL: g: users adcb rdwrite cbd 99-5197.txt, W-338 SN008207. B -- GAS RANGE BURNER CONTROL SYSTEM TESTS The Consumer Product Safety Commission intends to issue a firm-fixed price simplified acquisition procurement to conduct tests to characterize the operation of a household gas range burner control system that is designed to reduce its heat output to prevent ignition of cooking materials. The Contractor must equip a household-type natural gas range with a closed loop burner control system (the Contractor must provide the gas range and the burner control system), which senses pan temperature and controls the burner heat output to reduce the likelihood of igniting cooking materials. Although experimental in nature, the gas range burner control system must represent a concept that could later be adapted for manufacturing. The control system also must have minimal impact on normal cooking. The Contractor must conduct tests on the experimental control system to demonstrate its effectiveness. As part of the evaluation, the Contractor must conduct a limited cost analysis of a gas range control system, indicating key elements in minimizing costs to improve affordability of the system for implementation in all gas household cooking ranges. Request for Quotation (RFQ) No. CPSC-R-99-5197 will be released on or about August 12, 1999 with quotations due on or about August 26, 1999. All responsible sources may request a copy of the RFQ by fax at (30l) 504-0628 and submit a written quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. No telephone requests for copies of the RFQ will be accepted. Competitive Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be utilized in accordance with FAR Part 13. The final award(s) decision may be based upon a combination of demonstrated ability to perform the work, demonstrated ability to provide high quality work products, quoted price, past performance in similar and related work, and other evaluation factors as specified in the RFQ. The offerors will need to demonstrate experience in household-type natural gas range testing.The offerors will also need to demonstrate that they have adequate staff to complete the testing within the specified time frame. The anticipated award date is on or about September 16, 1999. The contract period of performance will be approximately six months. Posted 07/28/99 (W-SN359891). (0209)

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