20-Ton Industrial Water Chiller
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- FA910124IndustrialWaterChiller
- Agency
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Air Force Test Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 4120 Air Conditioning Equipment
- Place of performance
- Arnold AFB, Tennessee 37389, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This solicitation is for the procurement of a 20-Ton Industrial Water Chiller by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center. The key requirements include a minimum cooling capacity of 20 tons (239,756 BTUs/hr), ambient operating temperatures between +14F and +113F, and a maximum noise rating of 69 dB. The chiller must use water as the cooling medium, have a self-contained 55-gallon stainless steel reservoir, and operate on a 460V, 3-phase, 60Hz electrical supply. The system must fit within specified size and weight limits and be portable on a movable skid/frame. Responses to the solicitation are due by June 17, 2024, and the chiller must be delivered by November 15, 2024.
This procurement is not a small business set-aside. The place of performance is Tullahoma, TN 37389. No potential incumbents or current contractors are named, and no award value or budget range is provided. The solicitation includes technical specifications, vendor questions and answers, and the full Request for Quotation document.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Technical Specifications
20 Ton Industrial Water Chiller
1. General & Operational Data/Specifications
a. Must be rated for continuous usage
b. Ambient working limits: Minimum requirements are +14 Fahrenheit (ᴼF) or -10 Celsius (°C) through +113 ᴼF or 45 °C
c. Cooling capacity (Capacity based on 45 ᴼF or 7.22 °C water outlet temperature): 10 ᴼF or -12.22 °C delta at 95 ᴼF or 35 °C ambient temperature
i. Twenty (20) tons, minimum capacity
ii. 239,756 British thermal units (BTUs) per hour (BTUs/hr.), minimum capacity
d. Must be designed to use water as a medium
e. Cooling Water flow rate: 50 gallons per minute (GPM) or 189.27 liters (L), minimum flow rate
f. Head Pressure: Fifty (50) pounds per square inch (PSI) at a flow rate of 46 gallons or 174.12L per minute (GPM)
g. Refrigerant Type: R-410A
h. Noise rating: Not-to-exceed 69 decibels (dBs) at thirty-two feet (32’) or 10 meters (m)
2. Reservoir/Self-Contained Water Tank:
a. Fifty-five (55) gallon or 208.19L minimum capacity
b. Chiller is to only operate using water contained in a reservoir/self-contained tank; an external water supply IS NOT required, except to fill the reservoir/self-contained tank.
c. Tank is to be stainless steel.
3. Interfaces:
a. Power Supply:
i. Volts (V): 460V
ii. Phase: Three (3) phase alternating current (AC)
iii. Hertz (Hz): 60Hz
iv. Full Load Amps (FLA): Maximum of 60 FLA
b. Fluid Connections
i. System water supply: male pipe thread (MPT) two inches (2”) or 5.08 centimeters (cm)
ii. System water return: male pipe thread (MPT) two inches (2”) 5.08cm
c. Filling reservoir/self-contained tank with drain
4. Weight & Dimensions: System must fit within below dimensions (Note, Reservoir/Self-Contained water tank is included in these measurements
a. Dry Weight in pounds (lbs): Not-to-exceed two-thousand six-hundred sixty pounds (2,660 lbs) or 1206.55 kilograms (kg)
b. Width: Not-to-exceed forty-five inches (45”) or 114.3cm
c. Length/Depth: Not-to-exceed one-hundred inches (100”) 254cm
d. Height: Not-to-exceed ninety inches (90”) 228.6cm
5. Portability
a. Portability must be maintained while meeting all requirements in these specifications
b. System must be self-contained on a movable skid/frame
c. Skid/frame is to have lifting hole to allow forklift to move system
d. Only permitted items to be disconnected for portability are:
i. Power Source identified in 3.a.iv
ii. Fluid connections identified in 3.b.i and 3.b.ii
e. Drain reservoir/self-contained tank of water
6. Clearance Spacing. The following states minimum space must be provided between the system and an obstacle--
a. Side Clearances: Required clearance for any side of unit is not-to-exceed six and one-half feet (6.5’) or 1.98m
b. Top Clearance: Required clearance for top of unit is not-to-exceed ten feet (10’) or 3.04m
See attached vendor questions and answers (Q&A) from the technical evaluator.
Update #1 ·
Technical Specifications
20 Ton Industrial Water Chiller
1. General & Operational Data/Specifications
a. Must be rated for continuous usage
b. Ambient working limits: Minimum requirements are +14 Fahrenheit (ᴼF) or -10 Celsius (°C) through +113 ᴼF or 45 °C
c. Cooling capacity (Capacity based on 45 ᴼF or 7.22 °C water outlet temperature): 10 ᴼF or -12.22 °C delta at 95 ᴼF or 35 °C ambient temperature
i. Twenty (20) tons, minimum capacity
ii. 239,756 British thermal units (BTUs) per hour (BTUs/hr.), minimum capacity
d. Must be designed to use water as a medium
e. Cooling Water flow rate: 50 gallons per minute (GPM) or 189.27 liters (L), minimum flow rate
f. Head Pressure: Fifty (50) pounds per square inch (PSI) at a flow rate of 46 gallons or 174.12L per minute (GPM)
g. Refrigerant Type: R-410A
h. Noise rating: Not-to-exceed 69 decibels (dBs) at thirty-two feet (32’) or 10 meters (m)
2. Reservoir/Self-Contained Water Tank:
a. Fifty-five (55) gallon or 208.19L minimum capacity
b. Chiller is to only operate using water contained in a reservoir/self-contained tank; an external water supply IS NOT required, except to fill the reservoir/self-contained tank.
c. Tank is to be stainless steel.
3. Interfaces:
a. Power Supply:
i. Volts (V): 460V
ii. Phase: Three (3) phase alternating current (AC)
iii. Hertz (Hz): 60Hz
iv. Full Load Amps (FLA): Maximum of 60 FLA
b. Fluid Connections
i. System water supply: male pipe thread (MPT) two inches (2”) or 5.08 centimeters (cm)
ii. System water return: male pipe thread (MPT) two inches (2”) 5.08cm
c. Filling reservoir/self-contained tank with drain
4. Weight & Dimensions: System must fit within below dimensions (Note, Reservoir/Self-Contained water tank is included in these measurements
a. Dry Weight in pounds (lbs): Not-to-exceed two-thousand six-hundred sixty pounds (2,660 lbs) or 1206.55 kilograms (kg)
b. Width: Not-to-exceed forty-five inches (45”) or 114.3cm
c. Length/Depth: Not-to-exceed one-hundred inches (100”) 254cm
d. Height: Not-to-exceed ninety inches (90”) 228.6cm
5. Portability
a. Portability must be maintained while meeting all requirements in these specifications
b. System must be self-contained on a movable skid/frame
c. Skid/frame is to have lifting hole to allow forklift to move system
d. Only permitted items to be disconnected for portability are:
i. Power Source identified in 3.a.iv
ii. Fluid connections identified in 3.b.i and 3.b.ii
e. Drain reservoir/self-contained tank of water
6. Clearance Spacing. The following states minimum space must be provided between the system and an obstacle--
a. Side Clearances: Required clearance for any side of unit is not-to-exceed six and one-half feet (6.5’) or 1.98m
b. Top Clearance: Required clearance for top of unit is not-to-exceed ten feet (10’) or 3.04m
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor Questions and Answers.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Vendor Questions and Answers.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Solicitation - FA910124QB041.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 Technical Specifications.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Ton Industrial Water Chiller | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| 20-Ton Industrial Water Chiller | Pre-Solicitation |
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