U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DE), Warren, MI 48397-5000

A -- SUPPORT FOR THE ARMY'S QUALIFICATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE AND GEAR LUBRICANTS SOL DAAE07-00-R-L008 POC Pamela Kostowny, AMSTA-CM-CLGD, 810-574-8899 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, kostownp@tacom.army.mil. TACOM intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Performance Review Institute (PRI) for a 5 year contract to support the Army's qualification and standardization of automotive engine and gear lubricants. The contractor shall form a committee to support TACOM's Fuels and Lubricants Technology Team in the evaluation of test data of candidate materials and to make a recommendation as to the acceptability of the candidate oils with regard to good lubrication practices and equipment needs. The contract will: 1) support Army qualification and standardization of automotive engine and gear lubricants, 2) assess the applicability of new automotive additive materials and commercial lubricants for utilization in Military equipment. The effort includes: a) the evaluation of test data of candidate materials and a recommendation as to the acceptability of the materials for qualification with regard to good lubrication practices and equipment needs, b) assessment of data generated in standardization programs interchange and laboratory-field correlation programs. Military lubricant specifications are designed around a series of performance tests that have been developed under the sponsorship of individual equipment manufacturers and the Department of Defense (DoD) with the assistance of the lubrication industry. The tests are cooperatively maintained by the test sponsors, lubricant industry and associate organizations. This must be accomplished within a framework which will protect the proprietary data and information submitted in support of the Military qualification and /or use of the candidate material. SEE Note 22 Posted 01/07/00 (W-SN414262). (0007)

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