Missile Retriever Re-Power RFI '20.doc

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

325TH FIGHTER WING (ACC)

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE FLORIDA

14 January 2020

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: ENGINE REPOWER REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

This is a Request for Information (RFI) for market research purposes only. The 325th Contracting Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, is seeking to gather information on the capabilities of companies within the industrial base to Provide/Install/Refit heavy duty marine diesel propulsion engines, marine reverse gears, engine control systems, and instrumentation gauges sold as a package, into three (3) Swiftships, Inc. 120 ft. 1988 Missile Retrievers (MR). The existing propulsion system is a non-fuel polisher Detroit Diesel (DD) 16-V-92TA marine engine. The Government is seeking the most current and reliable propulsion systems that can be procured and installed as a complete package consisting of twelve (12) engines, twelve (12) reverse gears, eighteen (18) engine control systems and fifteen (15) sets of instrumentation gauges. Respondents should be able to perform maintenance and retrofit current ships.

Disclaimer: This RFI is issued solely to survey the maritime industrial base for informational and acquisition planning purposes. It does not obligate the Government in anyway nor does it constitute a solicitation (Request for Proposal) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. We are seeking, and are open to, information from all types of business categories. As stipulated in FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers, shall not be used as a proposal, and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is a non-binding notice and does not commit the Government to contract for any product/service whatsoever. Furthermore, the Government is not seeking proposals at this time. Any potential procurement action resulting from the information obtained through this RFI will be the subject of an actual solicitation. Responders are advised that response to this RFI is strictly voluntary and the Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response.

Program Requirements:

The contractor shall purchase and provide the following equipment (or equal):

1. Marine Diesel Engines: 12

a. Caterpillar Marine C32 ACERT D Model

b. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 3 and IMO Stage II

c. Raw water positive displacement pump:

i. Jabsco positive replacement pump (P/N 18770-0010) or a Cummings positive replacement pump (P/N P3866609)

ii. Replacement pumps shall be a one for one replacement for the Cat raw water pumps that normally come with the engine and should be installed at the factory prior to delivery.

2. Associated Reverse Gears: 12

3. Propellers: 12

4. Prop Shafts: 12

5. Engine Control Systems: 24

6. Instrumentation Gauges: 24

MARINE DIESEL ENGINES: The vendor shall provide twelve (12) heavy duty marine Four-Stroke diesel propulsion engines. The engines shall not exceed an EPA Tier rating of III, shall conform to International Maritime Organization (IMO) Stage 2 requirements and be EU Stage IIIA compliant to meet current EPA standards. The engine lubrication systems shall be a gear driven lube oil pump with duplex oil filters and lubricated by a single lubricant used by both the propulsion system and reverse gear. The recommended lubricate oil change for the engine shall not be less than 250 operating hrs. The engine cooling be a fresh water closed system with a salt water plate core heat exchanger. The engine cooling heat exchanger shall have a fuel cooling system mounted in-line with the heat exchanger. The engine salt/fresh cooling water shall be circulated by a single self-priming mechanical pump. The engine starting systems shall have a 24 DC volt single starter system. The engine MUST have an emergency override shutdown system that can be connected and operates electrically as well a manual initiation option. The auto shutdown system must be connected to the existing Fire System which shuts down if the system is energized (if engine exceeds 115% of rated engine RPM load). The engine combustion air system MUST be sequential turbo chargers and blowers with twin water cooled exhaust turbochargers with the exhaust outlet housing facing toward the rear of engine and include Walker Engineering AIRSEP combustion air filter systems. Engine governor and fuel pump systems must have electronic governor packages and electronic or mechanical fuel pumps. The flywheel housings shall be a SAE No.1 design. This requirement is for a left hand rotation engine or counterclockwise. If engine system has an optional computer package, the vendor shall provide three (3) sets of maintenance and parts manuals along with three electronic hardware programs and two (2) laptop computers to support the maintenance, supply, upkeep and troubleshooting procedures for the engine packages. The laptop computers shall be fully ready to support all mentioned requirements.

REVERSE GEARS: The vendor MUST provide twelve (12) marine reverse gear and control systems. The reverse gears must be compatible with the proposed engine. The reverse gear shall have a forward and reverse direction and have detent capability controls which limit switching gear from forward to reverse in emergency situations that could cause damage to the reverse gear. The reverse gears MUST have the capability to operate in either the forward or reverse mode when the vessel is underway and traveling in the forward direction. The port propeller shaft rotation when in the forward direction must be controlled by reverse gear direction, example, the port left hand rotation shall utilize the aft direction of the reverse gear to go forward. The starboard right hand rotation shall use the forward direction of the gear to go forward. The reverse gear must have a gear ratio which is comparable to the engine RPM demand which allows the engine to operate up to the maximum engine RPM rating.(2:50 to 1 but not more than 3:00 to 1). The reverse gear shall have an oil cooling devise which is cooled by water from the diesel engines cooling water pumps and capable of being cleaned by onboard maintenance personnel. The gear MUST have an output shaft and flange which accepts a four (4) inch shaft boss coupling. The gear must have controls which operate in conjunction with a quad diesel engine single throttle control for each engine and reverse gear. The gear must be resilient mounted and capable of supporting the rear of the propulsion engine and reverse gear. The gear shall be capable of performing free wheel rotation of the trailing shaft if the cooling water becomes non-functional. The gear must have an alarm system which sounds if the oil temperature exceeds the safe operating temperature of the gear. The gear must have the capability to identify the internal and trailing shaft oil pressure reading along with oil temperature readings. The reverse gear vendor will be responsible for providing all necessary technical manuals and electronic program packages. The preferred reverse gear oil lubricant is the same lubricant that is used in the propulsion engine. The vendor must provide reverse gear spare parts consisting of four (4) complete sets of oil filters, gaskets, external hoses or hard-lines for water and oil.

ENGINE CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTATION PACKAGES: The multi-station engine control systems and instrumentation packages shall be electronic with operating stations at two (2) wheelhouse locations (forward and aft) and an independent engine control station located in the engine room. The instrumentation shall be a graphical unit (marine power display or marine analog power display). The analog instrumentation system shall be required in the engine room and forward wheelhouse station. The aft wheelhouse shall not require instrumentation engine reading systems, only the forward and aft engine controls. All wiring harnesses and all components to install as a quad engine system must be provided. The total engine controls requirement is 24 sets. The total instrumentation packages is 24 sets.

PROPELLERS: Construction: Nickel Aluminum Bronze, 5 bladed, 4 in tapered hub x 40 inch diameter x 49 inch pitch, blade area 0.85 (85% of propeller is blades).

PROP SHAFTS: Construction: Aquamet 17 Alloy, overall length 19' 9", diameter 4." Prop end: marine standard threaded spoonbill keyway and drilled hole for cotter pin. Coupling end: 1 1/2" high strength threaded bolt hole and bolt with marine standard keyway.

PARTS WARRANTY: The vendor shall provide: an engine and workmanship warranty period for a minimum of five (5) years. Reverse gear warranty shall be provided for two (2) years on all major external and internal components. Any electronic fuel pumps which cause fuel starvation during vessel operation will be corrected under warranty and completed within the manufacturers specified warranty response time. The vendor/installer shall provide three (3) sets of maintenance manuals along with three (3) electronic hardware programs installed on two (2) laptop computers to support the maintenance, supply, and maintenance troubleshooting procedures for the engines. Additionally, if not provided with the warranty, the vendor shall provide a one (1) year diagnostic package through the engine manufacturer for each installed engine.

TRAINING: The vendor will be required to provide maintenance training for eight (8) maintainers for familiarization/intermediate maintenance practices on the marine diesel engines and associated parts recommended by the manufacturer, to include reverse gear training.

EXHAUST, FUEL, & INSTALLATION: The contractor shall ensure the engine exhaust manifold systems exits rear of engines and be capable of connecting to existing 12 inch (12 bolt-hole pattern) flanges/exhaust piping which connects to the engines from engine room overhead. The contractor shall install the engine exhaust to meet the manufacturer’s back pressure specifications. Upon installation, the contractor shall provide certification that the engine exhaust met the manufacturer’s back pressure specifications.

The engines shall have a proven fuel curve established to consume no more than 85 gallons of diesel fuel per hour at rated full engine load 2300 RPM/1600 HP ratings. The engines shall be capable of operating on very low sulfur diesel fuel.

The diesel fuel filtering systems shall be an inline system capable of keeping the inlet fuel for each engine from becoming contaminated. The engine fuel filtering system shall be fabricated to interconnect with the fuel piping and manifold system currently present on the vessel. The contractor shall procure and install fuel filtering systems adequate to support the engines. The fuel filtering system must include all: hoses, fittings, mounting securements, gages and installation accessories necessary to install and make the units fully operational once engine repower has been completed. A fuel polisher must not be added nor incorporated as an aftermarket design to USAF vessels and are not authorized to be used as additional equipment requiring hull modification due to the specialized design of the vessel. An engineering review of the fuel filtering system shall be performed by the contractor/installer and reviewed by the AF before the system is accepted for procurement/installation. The fuel filtering system contractor/installer shall provide the necessary installation data and technical support to the user once installation has been completed.

INSTALLATION WARRANTY: All installation actions and modifications shall meet the delivered equipment manufacturer’s warranty and specifications to ensure no negligence or voiding of warranty throughout design, installation, and sea trials

The contractor shall provide at least a five (5) year workmanship warranty for each Missile Retriever after sea trials and final acceptance. This shall include the potential for haul-out or on-site repairs.

Requested Information:

Vendor response shall address the following:

1. Technical Specifications. Describe capability to procure and install the following items as a package: engine, reverse gears, and engine controls/instrumentation components.

2. Provide the following:

a) Company name, company address, DUNS Number, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), Cage Code, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, and business size.

b) All responses shall be unclassified. All interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) government website at www.sam.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts.

c) All questions shall be submitted in writing to TSgt Karl Deffert at Karl.Deffert@us.af.mil, and Mrs. Aleatha Walker at Aleatha.Walker@us.af.mil no later than 4 P.M. 31 January 2020, CST.

d) All responses must be transmitted electronically via e-mail by 14 February 2020 to TSgt Karl Deffert via email at Karl.Deffert@us.af.mil

e) Please provide published or catalog price list for the engines only, along with a delivery time frame.

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