C -- CAR-BOTTOM CHAMBER

Notice Date

January 31, 2001

Contracting Office

Tennessee Valley Authority, Environmental Research Center, Reservation Road, Post Office Box 1010, Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35662

ZIP Code

35662

Solicitation Number

RG022001-1

Response Due

February 20, 2001

Point of Contact

Tracey R. Willingham, Contract Agent Phone: (256) 386-2279; Fax: (256) 386-3250

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contract agent via e-mail (trwillingham@tva.gov)

Description

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is seeking the services of a qualified vendor to provide the engineering, design, and fabrication of an airtight, unfired, car-bottom chamber. The chamber will consist of an internally insulated steel fabricated enclosure consisting of 3 sides, a ceiling, and a retractable, refractory-lined rail car that forms the chamber floor and 4th side. The rail car will be sued on a standard gauge rail. The insulated chamber and rail car will be capable of sustaining temperatures of up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit and cycling between 800 degrees Fahrenheit and ambient temperature on a daily basis. This is a solicitation to identify firms that are best qualified to implement this project and TVA will only consider those firms that have a history of successful experience in the engineering, designing, and fabricating systems similar to the one described above. Bid packages will be issued to pre-qualified bidders in mid-March. Interested parties should send the following information: 1) related experience with references and reference contact information; 2) capabilities; and 3) company profile. All interested/qualified parties must submit the above information along with a contact person's name and phone number to Tennessee Valley Authority, Attn: Tracey R. Willingham, CTR 2U, Post Office Box 1010, Reservation Road (Fed Ex address), Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35662-1010, (Fed Ex Zip Code 35661) no later than COB February 20, 2001. Please reference synopsis no. RG022001-1.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010202/CSOL009.HTM (W-031 SN50C402)