QL4 MTU Market Research Questionnaire.docx

QL4 Market Research Questionnaire

Purpose: The purpose of this market research questionnaire is to obtain information on your company’s capabilities for the overhaul and analysis of the MTU 20V4000M93L marine diesel engine. These engines are main propulsion engines installed aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response cutter fleet. The contractor will be expected to perform this work IAW the attached specification titled MTU 20V4000M93L QL4 OVERHAUL AND ANALYSIS, SPECIFICATION P-233-2044 DRAFT.

This questionnaire is a requirement under Federal Acquisition Regulations.

Please provide written feedback to each of the questions outlined below by the Sources Sought Due Date. You may use the space provided under each question on this form for your response(s) or attach separate correspondence if needed or desired.

1. Has your company ever performed work for government agency? If so, can you provide information on the type of work, contracting agency, time period involved, contract type (if known), total value, and a point of contract (address & telephone number ?

2. Is your company considered a small or large company?

3. What are your company’s capabilities in relation to this type of work? Does your company have experience overhauling the engines listed of the model number provided in the purpose statement?

4. Does your company have an MTU dealership agreement? If so, does the agreement authorize overhaul of the engine series listed in the purpose statement?

5. Does your company have qualification level four (QL4) technicians? If so, how are their qualifications maintained?

6. Do you have a documented quality control plan and an equipment calibration system in place? If so, what organizations are they documented to?

7. Does your company have a dynamometer capable of testing the engine listed in the purpose statement to 4,300KW replicating all the parameters listed on the 20V4000M93L birth certificate? If so, describe type of dyno and rating?

8. Does your company have failure analysis experience? If so, describe what type of failures your company has analyzed, methods used to determine root cause, and findings?

9. What are your standard warranty terms? What is your response time to a warranty claim?

10. Does your company have experience commissioning engines? What cutter systems (fuel, coolant, electrical, etc.) need to be functional prior to a commission of a newly installed engines?

11. What is your company’s maximum yearly capacity of large engine overhauls? How many can you overhaul of a similar KW rating in a given month/year?

12. Does your company have experience performing engine wear analysis? If so, can you describe the methods used to determine if observed wear is typical or abnormal? Would your company subcontract this type of work?

13. Does your company have access to the MTU Secure File Protocol (FTP) mainframe? If so, describe your companies process to obtain configuration files?

14. Does your company offer technical support for the engine provided in the purpose statement? If so, does your company have the ability for 24/7 remote support? Does your company have the ability on-site support within 24 hours?

15. Does your company have access to MTU service bulletins? If so, describe how service bulletins applicability applies to engines listed of the model number provided in the purpose statement?

Please attend our Industry Day to discuss all these questions and the Statement of Work in detail. Thank you in advance for your patience and assistance in this Market Research.

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