Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Puget Sound, Bldg 467 W Street, Code 200 Bid Desk, Bremerton, WA 98314-0051

L -- TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES SOL N00406-00-T-0344 DUE 040700 POC Julie Peterson (360)476-5004 E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, julie_a_peterson@puget.fisc.navy.mil. Fleet & Industrial Supply Center Puget Sound (FISCPS) intends to procure Technical Representative Services for the upgrade of the JP-5 Fuel Control Console aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). The upgrade will be accomplished on both the FWD and AFT Consoles. The existing equipment is a product of Gems Sensors Inc. The effort will include inspection, evaluation and pre-mod testing on the existing Console condition and its operation of the JP-5 Fuel Tank Level Indicating Control (TLIC) System. Installation of the upgrade will include removal of the old equipment, preparation of the console as required, and install as required for new Digital Bargraph Display, LED Indicators, miscellaneous materials and Control Cards to interface with existing Gems Sensors Tank Level Indicating or Radar Tank Level Indicating equipment installed on the JP-5 Tanks. Upon installation completion, JP-5 TLIC system Operational Testing and System Certification will be performed. The required period of performance is 8 May through 15 Jul 2000 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton WA. Inspection and acceptance is at destination, FOB Destination. The Government intends to solicit, negotiate and award on a sole source basis with Gems Sensors Inc., 1 Cowles Road, Plainville, CT 06062-1198. The Government is unable to provide the developmental design specifications or testing/certification equipment necessary to support a competitive procurement, as they are proprietary to Gems Sensors Inc. A firm fixed price service contract is anticipated. This requirement to be solicited using commercial, simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR 13.5. All offerors are put on notice that in accordance with FAR 5.203(h), the solicitation will have a response time of less than 30 days. All responsible sources may submit a quote which, if received in a timely manner, shall be considered by FISCPS. Telephone requests will not be honored. Fax requests will be accepted at (360) 476-2931 or e-mailed to FISCPS_bid_officer@puget.fisc.navy.mil. Note 22 applies. Posted 03/02/00 (W-SN430589). (0062)

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