38 -- PILE DRIVING SETS

Notice Date

December 18, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DE), Warren, MI 48397-5000

ZIP Code

48397-5000

Response Due

January 30, 2002

Point of Contact

POC: Patricia Ann Bieri, Contract Specialist (586)574-8286; Matt Franzen, Contracting Officer (586)574-6304

E-Mail Address

Contracting POC: Patricia Ann Bieri, AMSTA-LC-CJBB, (bierip@tacom.army.mil; rudyed@tacom.army.mil)

Description

The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)is seeking potential sources of supply to produce Pile Driving Sets for the newly fielded All Terrain Crane (ATEC)(Grove Model AT-422T) and the future Heavy Engineer Crane (HEC). TACOM is preparing to issue a solicitation for Pile Driving Sets. This announcement is to provide offerors advance notification of our intentions and seeking responses to the Market Survey Questionnaire, which will be posted to the TACOM homepage. All responses and comments must be received no later than close of business January 30, 2002. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS: The Pile Driving Set is defined as a system of hammers, leads, caps, and power units, if needed, capable of driving and extracting all types of piles. Pile types will include timber, seamless steel pipe, concrete and steel H-beam bearing, sheet steel, steel pipe, and round concrete piling ranging in length from 20 to 60 feet and diameters from 10 to 20 inches. The Pile Driving sets are being procured to replace obsolete drop and diesel hammers with multiple sized leads, operating weights ranging from 5,000 to 14,000 pounds, and striking energies from 8,000 to 30,000 ft-lbs/min. Obsolete equipment was used with lattice boom and hydraulic boom cranes (fixed leads) ranging in capacity from 20 to 60 tons. New sets will be used on GROVE AT422T (lift capacity 44,000 pounds at 6 foot radius) and planned Heavy Engineer Crane (HEC) (lift capacity 80,000 pounds at 12 foot radius). Sets may be divided into multiple types for campatibility with each crane. TACOM intends to use commercial practices, components, and technology to the maximum extent possible. TACOM intends that the contract types and quantities will be as follows: ATEC: Firm-Fixed-Price, minimum of 2 year requirements type contract for 95 sets. HEC: Incorporated as a requirement in a vehicle contract, Firm-Fixed-Price, minimum of 5 year requirements type contract for somewhere between 15 -- 35 sets. A Purchase Description is not available for the HEC, will be developed for the ATEC. Please go to web cite http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/ssn/sources.htm and follow the instructions for completing and submitting the Market Survey Questionnaire.

Web Link

Go to the above web link, download a copy of the Market (http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/ssn/sources/htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011220/38SOL001.HTM (W-352 SN5154F2)