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16 -- HYDRAULIC CARTS SOL N68335-00-RFI-002 DUE 031700 POC Kathlrrn Kiley-DiPietro, Contract Specialist, 732-323-5197 N68335-00-RFI-002 -- Portable Hydraulic Power Supply (PHPS) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst (NAWCADLKE) is evaluating the availability of a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Portable Hydraulic Power Supply (PHPS), electric and diesel powered, for US Navy shipboard and shore base aircraft support. Any system to be considered for use must meet the following technical requirements. The following requirements delineate the absolute minimum technical requirements that a shipboard and shore based production PHPS unit shall meet. FLOW: The PHPS unit shall be capable of delivering flows of 32 Gallons per minute (GPM) at 5000 pounds per square inch (PSI) and 50 GPM at 3000 PSI for continuous duty operation. FLOW RESPONSE: Pressure compensation response time for instantaneous flow demand of 32 GPM @ 5000 PSI 75 Milliseconds. STOWAGE AND TRANSPORTATION: Transportable within the V-22 cargo hold, a gross weight not to exceed 4200 pounds dry. While in transport the PHPS unit shall be capable of sustaining a 12G force side load and a 16G force forward and aft load or better. FLUID PURIFICATION: Rate shall meet a minimum of 55 Gallons per 5 hours, water Removal shall be better than 200 PPM, chlorinated solvents shall not exceed 100 PPM, complete removal of free air shall be no less than 98% (by volume) desolved air and shall meet or exceed particulate NAS 1638 Class 2. DEISEL ENGINE EMISSIONS: Nox shall not exceed 6.9 grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp-hr), hydrocarbons shall not exceed 1.0 g/bhp-hr and particulates shall not exceed 0.4 g/bhp-hr. In addition Smoke Opacity shall not exceed, 20% on acceleration mode, 15% on lug mode and 50% peak opacity on either the acceleration or lug mode. The engine shall be certified by the California Air Resources Board in accordance with the California Code of Regulations (Chapter 11, Title 13, Section 2420-2427). The PHPS units shall possess a emission compliance certification, be labeled with an unconditional statement of compliance with the California regulations for heavy-duty off-road diesel cycle engines and meet Environmental Protection Agency and California requirements while operating. OPERATING ENVIROMENT: PHPS units shall operate between the temperatures of -40 F to +120 F. FLUID COMPATIBILTY: PHPS units will conform to MIL-PRF-83282D specifications. POSITION OF OPERATION: During shipboard utilization the PHPS units shall maintain operations up to 8 1/2 from horizontal on any axis. AMBIENT NOISE shall not exceed 85db. PAINT: PHPS units shall be painted in accordance with the following: Primer: Epoxy Polymide per Mil-P-23377F Type I Class II Top Coat: Polyurethane per Mil-C-85285 Type II Color: per FED-STD-595 Green No. 24052. It is requested that information be submitted NO LATER THAN 17 MARCH 2000 to Mrs. Kathleen Kiley-DiPietro, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Code 25211B129-2, Highway 547, Lakehurst, NJ 08733-5082. Mrs. Kiley-DiPietro can be reached at (732) 323-5197. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation MAY NOT necessarily result from this RFI. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The US Navy WILL NOT PAY for any information received in response to this RFI nor will the US Navy compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the US Navy. The US Navy will not release any information marked with a Proprietary legend, received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies, or individuals outside the US Navy without written permission in accordance with the legend. Any and all responses shall be appreciated. Posted 03/01/00 (W-SN430087). (0061)

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