87 MDE Market Research Questionnaire.docx

87’ MDE 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 marine diesel engines model 8V396 TE94. These engines are main propulsion engines installed aboard the U.S. Coast Guard 87’ Patrol Boats.

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 this type of work for a 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 an engine dynamometer capable of testing to full load of 1120 KW? 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 engine?

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 access to the MTU Secure File Protocol (FTP) mainframe? If so, describe your company’s process to obtain configuration files?

13. 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?

14. Does your company have access to MTU service bulletins? If so, describe how service bulletins applicability applies to marine diesel engines model 8V396 TE94

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