| 39 -- Air Cargo Handling System, Yokota Air Base, Japan |
| Program Summary |
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| Title: |
39 -- Air Cargo Handling System, Yokota Air Base, Japan |
| GovCB Opps ID : |
ADP11982001890001637 |
| Document Type: |
Sources Sought Notice |
| FSC Code: |
39 - Materials Handling Equipment
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| NAICS Code: |
333999 - All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing |
| Solicitation No.: |
FA8604-08-R-7911 |
| Source: |
http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/ASC/FA8604%2D08%2DR%2D7911/SynopsisR.html |
Place of
Performance: |
Address: Yokota Air Base, Japan Country: JAPAN
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Posted Date:
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Dec 20, 2007 |
| Last Update: |
Dec 20, 2007 |
| Due Date: |
Jan 18, 2008 |
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| Description |
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General Information
| Document Type: |
Sources Sought Notice |
| Solicitation Number: |
FA8604-08-R-7911 |
| Posted Date: |
Dec 20, 2007 |
| Original Response Date: |
Jan 18, 2008 |
| Current Response Date: |
Jan 18, 2008 |
| Original Archive Date: |
Feb 15, 2008 |
| Current Archive Date: |
Feb 15, 2008 |
| Classification Code: |
39 -- Materials handling equipment |
| Naics Code: |
333999 -- All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing |
Contracting Office Address
Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC - Aeronautical Systems Center, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7218, UNITED STATES
Description
The purpose of this Sources Sought is to determine if there are any businesses available who are capable of performing the effort described herein. The Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base is seeking sources to provide:
The design, manufacture, and installation of the air cargo handling system described below and as shown on the attached drawings. The system will be installed in and adjacent to a new air freight terminal provided by the Japanese government at Yokota Air Base, Japan, which is located near Tokyo. More details are provided below.
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This is in support of market research being conducted by ASC to identify capable potential sources. Contractors responding to this shall submit the following information to: Cathy LaMusga, email Cathy.LaMusga@wpafb.af.mil and to Larry Nugent, email Larry.Nugent@wpafb.af.mil.
Response Date: 18 January 2008 1:30 EST either by email (above) or postal to: Cathy LaMusga, ASC/PKWRM, Bldg 16, Rm 128, 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7228 AND to Larry Nugent, AFMC-LSO/LOE, 5215 Thurlow Street, Suite 5, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-5547.
Required Submittal: Contractors must submit, by the due date listed above, the following:
1. A summary of your related capabilities information based upon the Contractor Experience required below. It should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the stated requirements.
Company Information to include:
a. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers
b. Identification as a large U.S. business, small U.S. business, or a foreign business.
2. Evidence that items provided will be commercial, non-developmental in accordance with FAR Part 12.
3. Submittal of the attached survey questionnaire.
4. Any other information you think we need to evaluate your capabilities.
Any information submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not reimburse the respondents for any costs associated with their response. This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Proposals nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government reserves the right to contact the submitting parties, on an as required basis, for further clarification on material provided.
Contractor Experience: Offerors must be able to document experience, to the satisfaction
of the Contracting Officer, within the past five (5) years in the design, manufacture, software development, installation, acceptance and current customer operation of two (2) elevating transfer vehicle (ETV) systems and one (1) air cargo system shall be required. The offeror shall have been the prime contractor for the project or the prime subcontractor for the ETV system or air cargo system if the project was part of a larger construction project.
Each completed ETV system shall have a minimum capacity of 10,000 pounds per unit load and a minimum horizontal transfer speed of 200 feet per minute to be considered relevant to this acquisition. Each ETV system shall automatically align with bin locations based on destinations provided by an operator or a computer system. ETV systems that require the operator to manually align with the storage bin locations shall not be considered relevant to this acquisition. Multiple ETV systems installed in the same building for the same customer shall only count as one system. The air cargo system shall consist of powered conveyors and lifts designed to handle air cargo pallets. The powered conveyors and lifts shall have a minimum capacity of 10,000 pounds per unit load. The air cargo system may be part of the same system as one of the ETV systems. The ETV and air cargo systems shall be operational on the date the solicitation is issued.
Experience Documentation
The offeror shall provide a summary of experience in providing ETV and air cargo systems with the proposal. An offeror who cannot demonstrate such experience, verifiable through contacting and/or visiting the offeror's past customers to determine the success of these systems, shall be deemed technically unacceptable. As a minimum, the summary shall include the following information for the projects proposed as relevant experience:
Customer Company Name
Installation Location
Date of Customer Acceptance
Is the System Still in Use?
Company responsible for ETV or air cargo system design and installation
Type of System (ETV, air cargo, or both)
Equipment Furnished with the System
Include all major components
Specify capacity and speed for ETVs
Specify capacity for the conveyors and lifts
Name of Customer Contact
Telephone and Fax Number of Customer Contact
E-mail of Customer Contact
The Government reserves the right to contact additional customers to obtain information that will be used to evaluate the offeror's experience.
Contract Details: This acquisition will be open to all type businesses, meeting the Contractor Experience criteria, using commercial buying procedures. Commercial items and non-developmental items are procured under FAR Part 12 procedures. A firm-fixed-price type pricing arrangement will be utilized. Contract will have Performance Based Payments, with milestones needing to be met prior to payment. NAICS Code is 333999. Size standard is 500 employees. A standard warranty, FAR 52.246-17, Warranty of Supplies of a Non Complex Nature will be included (45 day notice, 365 day warranty) We will utilize the Best Value technique of Price Performance Trade-Off (PPT) to make a Best Value Award decision.
Pre-Proposal Conference: There will be a Pre-Proposal Conference held at Yokota Air Base, Japan,
approximately 3 weeks after the Request for Proposals (RFP) is released. Details will be included in the RFP.
CCR Registration: http://www.ccr.gov/Start.aspx
If you are a business interested in doing business with the U.S. Federal Government, you must be registered in CCR. It is advisable to begin registration now.
YOKOTA AB PROJECT FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE
DESCRIPTION
A. SCHEDULE: - estimated
Contract award should occur by September 2008 with options for approximately half the system awarded no later than March 2009. The cargo system installation is phased during the construction of a new terminal and demolition of nearby buildings. The installation start and operational dates are set by the Japanese government. Large liquidated damages are anticipated for missing the move in date. Proposed schedule:
Solicitation Issued March 2008
Contract Award August 2008
Design & Reviews September 2008 - September 2009
Mobilization October 2009 - April 2010
Installation Start May 2010
Equipment Testing Begins May 2011
Software Testing Begins June 2011
System Operational July 2011
System Accepted August 2011
Warranty Ends August 2012
B. COMPONENTS:
The system design is subject to change. The primary components of the system include:
1. Two ETVs with rotator decks capable of handling one 463L pallet (88 inches by 108 inches with maximum normal height of 108 inches and maximum normal gross weight of 10,500 pounds). The ETVs shall be capable of fully-automatic operation (no operator on board), semi-automatic operation (operator interface via inventory control system), manual operation (operator interface via buttons and joysticks on the ETV with no inventory control system interface), and shall also have a maintenance mode.
2. The pallet storage enclosure (PSE) is configured as shown on the attached drawings. The enclosure includes the rack structure, foundation, roof, sides, powered doors, lights, sprinkler system, and ventilation. The PSE is approximately 480 feet x 50 feet and contains 4 storage levels for 463L pallets with a storage location clear height of 124 inches.
3. Sixteen staging docks with walkways between them. Each staging dock has a forklift and k-loader interface on the air side. A scale is provided near the PSE door to verify the weight of inbound pallets. A small enclosure for personnel to use a computer will be provided near the scales. The staging docks shall be long enough to store and stage enough pallets to fill a 60k-loader (6 pallets with the wide-edge leading) with adequate space to have only 1 pallet in either orientation on the scale. The conveyor between the scale and the ETV shall not be used for storage or included in the 60k-loader load; it shall only be used for staging to and from the ETV.
4. Four pallet lifts and associated powered transfer conveyor. The pits will be provided as part of the new terminal. Note two of the lifts are oriented for each possible pallet orientation, and that two of the lifts interface with automatic transfer vehicles used for processing pallets arriving already built-up.
5. Storage conveyors on 4 levels totaling 265 (72 on each of the 3 upper levels and 49 on the lower level). The storage conveyors are 128 inches long, powered by the ETV extractor, have a walkway behind them, and have decking between the rollers.
6. A multipallet build-up and breakdown station located beneath a 35-ton crane. This conveyor is as long as a staging dock but does not interface with the ETV. This is a powered conveyor with a built-in scale with center-of-balance for weighing multipallet trains up to 60 feet long. There are collapsible walkways along both sides. The crane roof shall be approximately 60 feet x 60 feet and shall provide a minimum of 30 feet of clear hook height.
7. A conveyor system for cold pallets and for the vault. These systems have powered conveyor that interfaces with the ETV and non-powered conveyor requiring personnel to manually move the pallets.
8. An inventory control system with cameras, maintenance tracking system, and other enhancements similar to recent USAF projects. The software will interface with an existing USAF transportation software system.
9. Provide supporting equipment such as a generator with fuel tank and pump house for the sprinkler system.
10. A canopy over the staging docks as shown on the attached drawings.
11. Provide spare parts similar to recent USAF projects.
12. Provide training similar to recent USAF projects.
13. Provide documentation similar to recent USAF projects, except manuals shall be provided in both English and Japanese.
C. NOTABLE DETAILS:
The system is similar to previous Air Force systems with the following highlights:
1. The PSE shall be fully enclosed to provide a safe environment for automatic ETV operations. Standing seam metal roof and metal siding is acceptable.
2. There are seismic and typhoon-force wind requirements in this area.
3. Conveyors and rack structure will be galvanized. The ETVs will be painted safety yellow.
4. Include the standard USAF manual operating procedures.
5. All replaceable components (mechanical and electrical) shall have a distributor in Japan so spare parts are easy to obtain. Components without a Japanese source of supply will not be accepted unless there are no other alternatives.
Point of Contact
Cathy LaMusga, Contract Negotiator, Phone 937-656-7489, Fax 937-656-7534, Email Cathy.LaMusga@wpafb.af.mil
Place of Performance
| Address: |
Yokota Air Base, Japan |
| Country: |
JAPAN |
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