US Bureau of Reclamation, Code 7810, PO Box 620, Grand Coulee, WA 99133

48 -- PNEUMATIC OPERATOR & POSITIONER SOL 00SQ170374 DUE 111299 POC ERROR -- gwyn anderson 509 633 9532 E-MAIL: operator & positioner, gwanderson@pn.usbr.gov. This is a combined solicitation/synopsis for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation No. 00SQ170374 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and incorporates provisions in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14. This acquisition is a Small Business set-aside. The size standard is 500 employees and the standard industrial classification code is 3494. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Grand Coulee, Washington has a fixed price requirement for the following item: CLIN 001 -- Pneumatic operator and positioner to be used on 24" Grinnell butterfly valves model 8000 which control drumgate level via the chamber discharge. The operator shall be pneumatic double piston and rack or scotch-yoke type. It shall provide 90 rotary motion to the valve. Motion in both the open and close directions shall be pneumatically driven. Torque applied to the valve shall be a minimum of 14,500 in-lbs with an actuator supply air pressure of 50 psi. The operator shall have a minimum safe working pressure of 120 psi. Air volume to stroke the operator shall be between 450 and 600 cubic inches. The space limitations within which the operator/positioner shall fit as viewed looking toward the "top" end of the valve stem are as follows: less than 13" to the right; less than 32" down; less than 36" to the left; less than 42" up; less than 30" out beyond the valve to operator coupling flange. The positioner shall use a 4-20 mA input signal and convert it to the corresponding 0 -- 90 valve position. Zero shall be the valve closed position. A 90 rotation clockwise as viewed form the top of the valve stem looking down shall be the valve full open position. Zero and span adjustments shall be provided in the positioner for in field precise tuning of the positioner/operator to the existing valve. Gain shall be between 500 and 1000. Resolution shall be 0.25% of span minimum. Repeatability shall be 99.75% of span minimum. Deadband shall be less than 0.15%. Linearity shall be 1.0% of span minimum. Air delivery to operator shall be a minimum of 15 scfm at 80 psi. Air consumption within positioner shall be a maximum of 0.8 scfm at 80 psi. The enclosure shall conform to a NEMA 4X; watertight, dusttight, and corrosion resistant. The positioner/operator shall include a 4-20mA output transmitter indicating valve shaft position in degrees open and covering the entire 0 -90 range. Adapter and mounting hardware for installing the positioner/operator onto the existing 24" Grinnell butterfly valve shall be included. For LOCKOUT-TAGOUT safety requirements, a mechanical locking mechanism which can be padlocked in the valve closed position shall be provided. This locking mechanism shall restrain the operator from opening the valve without any component failure. The 24 Grinnell butterfly valve has a 2-1/2" stem OD with a 5/8" keyway. The stem extends 4-1/2" beyond the flange connecting surface to the operator. This flange is 8" square and has 4mounting bolt holes 15/16" in diameter on a 6" square pattern. EL-O-MATIC operator type PDA-2500-A or equal and Positioner VRC Valve Related Controls P/N VE900G or equal. -- 11 each. Please state Brand Name, Model of the pneaumatic operator and postitioner that you are bidding. If bidding an equal, technical literature will be required for review prior to award. The items must be delivered to U S Bureau of Reclamation, Warehouse B -- Door 6, Industrial Area, Grand Coulee WA 99133 by December 31, 1999. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (JUN99), 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (JUN 99), 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (MAY 99), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (MAY 99), and 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (NOV 91). Clause 52.212-5, paragraph (b) is tailored to incorporate the following clauses by reference: 52.219-6, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, and 52.225-3. The Government intends to make a single award to the responsible bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the Government, based on items meeting the specification, delivery schedule, and price and price-related factors considered in descending order of importance as listed here. The closing date for receipt of offers is November 12, 1999. Offers are to be mailed to the following address: Bureau of Reclamation, Code 7810, P O Box 620, Grand Coulee WA 99133-0620. All sources responding to this Request for Quotation shall do so in writing. All sources responding to this synopsis shall submit information relating to business status, including identification as to whether small, large, minority-owned, and/or women-owned. Include Federal Tax Identification number and DUNS number on your bid. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by this agency. This solicitation is also available via e-mail in Word Perfect 8 format by e-mailing your request to gwanderson@pn.usbr.gov. Posted 10/21/99 (W-SN393868). (0294)

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