42 -- FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM

Notice Date

September 18, 2000

Contracting Office

Regional Contracting Department (Code 201), Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, 1942 Gaffney Street, Ste 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-4549

ZIP Code

96860-4549

Solicitation Number

N00604-00-T-A627

Response Due

September 20, 2000

Point of Contact

Rodney Blevins, 808/473-7540

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting specialist via (rodney_d_blevins@pearl.fisc.navy.mil)

Description

The original synopsis is amended as follows. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This requirement is unrestricted and the solicitation number is N00604-00-T-A627. The fire control system shall have the following characteristics. The system shall consist of a main cylinder that can be discharged either automatically and/or manually. A reserve cylinder shall be connected to the main cylinder, manually operated, to back up the main cylinder in case the main fails or does not put out the fire. The manual operation shall have two locations, (1) located at the coxswain flat, (2) located near the engine compartment by the exhaust stacks. There will be both audible and visual alarms, located at the coxswain flat on the gage panel. The visual/audible alarms will consist of: (1)Light indicating that the system is in standby, power on (no audible alarm), (2)Light indicating that the sensor in the engine compartment has reached 250 deg f, audible alarm sounds, (3) Light indicating that the sensor in the engine compartment has reached 360 deg f, and/or there is a rapid rise in temperature, system will automatically discharge, (4) Light indicating discharge/release of agent after the 30 sec time delay, audible alarms sounds. There shall be a reset/silence button, to insure that the crew shall hear all three alarm stages. The discharge of the main cylinder shall have a 30 sec time delay. The exhaust fans shall be shut down during the 30 sec time delay, as applicable per vessel. The system shall discharge and the agent will maintain its concentration within the protected area for at least 15 min. Proposals must be received no later than 3:30pm,HST, 20 September.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000920/42SOL004.HTM (W-262 SN498016)