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

J -- MOTOR VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING CONVERTION FROM R12 TO R134A REFRIGERANT SOL M67004-00-R-0024 DUE 083100 POC Barbara Banks, Contract Specialist, Code 891-2, (912)639-6761 E-MAIL: Point of contact e-mail:, banksba@matcom.usmc.mil. The Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB), Albany, GA has a requirement for a contractor to provide labor, equipment, material to convert P&H Cranes, Model HSHMC Motor vehicle air conditioning system fromR12 to R134. The Standard Industrial Classification is 3537 and the small business size standard is 750 employees. This solicitation is unrestricted and will be posted to the MCLB/Albany web at http://www.ala.usmc.mil/solicit/. The Marine Corps has approximately 200 cranes in its inventory to be converted. Vehicles are about 12 years old. Mileage/hours range from 71 miles/30 hours to 2700 miles/800 hours. The successful contractor is required to perform a complete basic conversion on one crane to the upper and lower cab air condition systems. A basic conversion that uses minimal parts replacement resulting in satisfactory performance is desired. Marine Corps maintenance personnel will modify the cranes. The Marine Corps shall provide a work area aboard MCLB, Albany GA or MCLB, Barstow, CA for the contractor to conduct the conversion. 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. The contractor shall provide all service tools required for the conversion. The only service equipment that is provided is the air condition service fitting required by the conversion. The prototype conversion should be completed within 30 days of contract award. The contractor shall provide 200 conversion kits to the MCLB, Albany GA. within 60 days after the successfully basic conversion. The Conversion Kits shall not include R134A refrigerant, refrigerant oil or service equipment. The Kits shall be packaged as individual kits. A standard commercial warranty on parts is required, 30 days warranty on prototype converted vehicle. 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. The Government shall make available one operational crane to the contractor for prototyping of the R134A basic conversion. Site visits by offorers is permitted. Arrangements for those visits shall be made through James Adams, MCLB, Albany, GA. Commercial Phone 912-639-6533/6597 as soon as possible. All responsible, qualifying sources may submit an offer, which will be considered. Only written requests will be accepted and may be faxed to (509) 277-9390 and shall include the following: 1) company name and point of contact; 2) telephone and facsimile number; 3) CAGE code; DUNs number and Federal Tax ID number; and if CCR registered. NOTE: ALL SOURCES MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) DATEBASE. Information on registration may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. Posted 08/02/00 (W-SN480933). (0215)

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