Contracts Department, P. O. Drawer 43019, MCLB, Albany, GA 31704-3019

J -- MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING CONVERTION FROM R12 TO R134A REFRIGERANT DUE 061500 POC Barbara Banks, Contract Specialist, Code 891, (912)439-6761 E-MAIL: Contract Specialist e-mail, banksba@matcom.usmc.mil. This action originally publicized in the CBD dated 1 May 2000 add the following. (1) The Marine Corps has approximately 200 cranes in its inventory to be converted. (2) The successful contractor is required to perform a complete basic conversion on one crane to the upper and lower cab air condition systems. Marine Corps maintenance personnel will modify the cranes. (3) The Marine Corps shall provide a work area aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB), Albany GA or MCLB, Barstow, CA for the contractor to conduct the conversion. (4) The contractor shall be responsible for all environmental issues related to the conversion efforts to include the disposal of the R12 refrigerant removed from the prototype vehicle. The Marine Corps will be responsible for vehicles they convert. (5) The contractor shall provide all service tools required for the conversion. The Conversion Kits shall not include R134A refrigerant, refrigerant oil or service equipment. The only service equipment that is provided is the air condition service fitting required by the conversion. (6) The contractor shall provide 200 conversion kits to the MCLB, Albany GA. within 60 days after the successfully basic conversion. Kits shall be packaged as individual kits. The prototype conversion should be completed within 30 days of contract award. (7) A standard commercial warranty on parts is required, 30 days warranty on prototype converted vehicle. (8) The lower cab system is a common configuration system to motor vehicles. The upper cab system is somewhat different and some data is available. There is no technical data such as head/suction pressures available for either system. (9) The Government shall make available one operational crane to the contractor for prototyping of the R134A basic conversion. (10) Site visits by offorers is permitted. Arrangement for those visits shall be made through James Adams, Marine Corps Logistics Bases, Albany, GA. Commercial Phone 912-439-6533/6597. (11) Vehicles are about 12 years old. Mileage/hours range from 71 miles/30 hours to 2700 miles/800 hours. Posted 05/16/00 (W-SN455401). (0137)

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