RECOVERY--H--PROJECT NUMBER 8840, Harry S Truman Dam And Reservoir, MO This purchase includes the purchase of field support for calibrating, inspecting, and programming and troubleshooting (6) six Woodward Governors with Atlas VX (See Desc)

25 April 2010
Solicitation: W912DQ-10-T-0009
Subject: Amendment 0001


The above solicitation dated 17 Mar 10, paragraph #3 is hereby amended to read:

FROM: The government intends to compete a firm-fixed price procurement that is set-aside for small business under NAICS code 335314, with a size standard of 750 employees. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be signed and dated and submitted no later than Close of Business, 5 April, 2010. Quotes may be submitted via hardcopy, to the address below, by email to james.d.kindle@usace.army.mil or by facsimile to 660-438-7815. Vendors are responsible for verifying the receipt of any quotes submitted by fax or email. In order to assure that your quote is received, you can contact J.D. Kindle at 816-389-2291.


TO: The government intends to compete a firm-fixed price procurement under NAICS code 811211. Quotes in response to this solicitation must be signed and dated and submitted no later than Close of Business, 5 April, 2010. Quotes may be submitted via hardcopy, to the address below, by email to james.d.kindle@usace.army.mil or by facsimile to 660-438-7815. Vendors are responsible for verifying the receipt of any quotes submitted by fax or email. In order to assure that your quote is received, you can contact J.D. Kindle at 816-389-2291.


All other Terms and Conditions remain in effect and full force.

The Government will make one generating unit available for tuning at a time. Government personnel will be made available to assist as necessary. Normal working hours are Monday through Friday 06:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal Holidays. Work outside these hours requires approval in advance by the Power Plant Superintendent.
Tuning of Unit #1 requires contractor to provide and install a new MLDT kit on blade servo Unit #1. Governor tuning requires checking Atlas controller inputs and outputs while monitoring controller software for correct response, calibrating all tunable parameters and sensors. During calibration or testing, the contractor shall investigate all abnormal governor control functions. Provide necessary Atlas controller programming to eliminate abnormalities.

C.4.3 List of known abnormal governor functions and interfaces with other equipment.
1. Unit #1 - synchronization problem. Check governor parameters.
2. Unit #6 - Atlas controller requiring reboot after unit shutdown.
3. Unit #6 When loaded does shutdown with no alarms or operator input
4. Some governors let Unit over-speed slightly upon startup.
5. All Atlas controllers at various times Open GM breaker on selecting
Stop from OIT causing load rejection instead of ramping down.
(Units 3 and 4 mainly)

C.4.4 Contractor shall provide 4 complete sets of as-left Governor programming sheets, neatly bound in 11x17 format and provide final report with calibration worksheets for each unit with status of unit in as-found condition and as-left condition within 30 days of completion of on-site service.

C.4.5Contractor shall provide a work schedule estimate with quote.

C.5.5 Contractual Line Items:

0001 Furnish all labor to calibrate, program and diagnose (6) six Atlas controlled Woodward governors
0002 Calibration report
0003 Provide 4 copies of as-left Governor programming sheets

BRAND NAME OR EQUAL:
0004 Provide (1) one General Electric MLDT Slide Mounting device Kit,
Part #211D6760G0001

(Subject Continued) Harry S. Truman Power Plant


This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Provide Field support for calibrating, inspecting, programming and troubleshooting (6) six Woodward Governors with Atlas VX controllers and associated governor equipment at the

Harry S. Truman Power Plant
29564 Powerhouse Rd
Warsaw, Missouri 65355

The Government will make one generating unit available for tuning at a time. Government personnel will be made available to assist as necessary. Normal working hours are Monday through Friday 06:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal Holidays. Work outside these hours requires approval in advance by the Power Plant Superintendent.
Tuning of Unit #1 requires contractor to provide and install a new MLDT kit on blade servo Unit #1.
Governor tuning requires checking Atlas controller inputs and outputs while monitoring controller software for correct response, calibrating all tunable parameters and sensors. During calibration or testing, the contractor shall investigate all abnormal governor control functions. Provide necessary Atlas controller programming to eliminate abnormalities.

This is a list of known abnormal governor functions and interfaces with other equipment.
1. Unit #1 - synchronization problem. Check governor parameters.
2. Unit #6 - Atlas controller requiring reboot after unit shutdown.
3. Unit #6 When loaded does shutdown with no alarms or operator input
4. Some governors let Unit over-speed slightly upon startup.
5. All Atlas controllers at various times Open GM breaker on selecting
Stop from OIT causing load rejection instead of ramping down.
(Units 3 and 4 mainly)


Contractor shall provide 4 complete sets of as-left Governor programming sheets, neatly bound in 11x17 format and provide final report with calibration worksheets for each unit with status of unit in as-found condition and as-left condition within 30 days of completion of on-site service.


Contractor shall provide work schedule estimate with quote.



00001 Furnish all labor to calibrate, program and diagnose (6) six Atlas
controlled Woodward governors

00002 Provide 4 copies of as-left Governor programming sheets

00003 Provide (1) one General Electric MLDT Slide Mounting device Kit,
Part #211D6760G0001

00004 Provide Calibration report

(Subject Continued) Governors with Atlas VX controllers.

This amendment is to correct the response date in Submittal Requirements, Paragraph 1. FROM: January 19, 2010. TO: February 26, 2010. All TERMS and CONDITIONS remain unchanged and in full effect.
END OF AMENDMENT

(Subject Continued) associated governor equipment at the Harry S Truman Powerplant.

Provide Field support for calibrating, inspecting, programming and troubleshooting (6) six Woodward Governors with Atlas VX controllers and associated governor equipment at the

Harry S. Truman Power Plant
29564 Powerhouse Rd
Warsaw, Missouri 65355

The Government will make one generating unit available for tuning at a time. Government personnel will be made available to assist as necessary. Normal working hours are Monday through Friday 06:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal Holidays. Work outside these hours requires approval in advance by the Power Plant Superintendent.
Tuning of Unit #1 requires contractor to provide and install a new MLDT kit on blade servo Unit #1.
Governor tuning requires checking Atlas controller inputs and outputs while monitoring controller software for correct response, calibrating all tunable parameters and sensors. During calibration or testing, the contractor shall investigate all abnormal governor control functions. Provide necessary Atlas controller programming to eliminate abnormalities.

This is a list of known abnormal governor functions and interfaces with other equipment.
1. Unit #1 - synchronization problem. Check governor parameters.
2. Unit #6 - Atlas controller requiring reboot after unit shutdown.
3. Unit #6 When loaded does shutdown with no alarms or operator input
4. Some governors let Unit over-speed slightly upon startup.
5. All Atlas controllers at various times Open GM breaker on selecting
Stop from OIT causing load rejection instead of ramping down.
(Units 3 and 4 mainly)


Contractor shall provide 4 complete sets of as-left Governor programming sheets, neatly bound in 11x17 format and provide final report with calibration worksheets for each unit with status of unit in as-found condition and as-left condition within 30 days of completion of on-site service.

Contractor shall provide work schedule estimate with quote.

00001 Furnish all labor to calibrate, program and diagnose (6) six Atlas
Controlled Woodward governors

00002 Provide 4 copies of as-left Governor programming sheets

00003 Provide (1) one General Electric MLDT Slide Mounting device Kit,
Part #211D6760G0001

00004 Provide Calibration report





Submittal Requirements:

This sources sought notice is solely for the Governments use as a market research tool. As such, the issuance of a competitive solicitation is NOT guaranteed. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a response to this notice with a statement of interest on company letterhead no later than January 19th, 2010 by 14:00 (CST). The response to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed twenty (20) pages. All attachments must be provided in either Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. At a minimum, the following must be provided:

1. Company name;
2. Company mailing address;
3. Point(s) of Contact including Telephone Number(s) & E-mail Address(es);
4. Companys current small business category (Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, and/or 8(a)) as it relates to (NAICS) Code 332321;
5. A capabilities statement of your firms capacity to meet this requirement to include any similar projects performed over the last two (2) years;
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Per the direction of FAR 4.5 Electronic Commerce in Contracting, the Federal Government shall use electronic commerce whenever practicable or cost-effective. Therefore, responses to this announcement shall be sent via email to john.h.akin@usace.army.mil. Responses via FAX or traditional mail will not be accepted.

All information received will be considered. Failure to respond to this notice does not preclude a firm from offering on any resultant solicitation; however, a lack of interest in this requirement may keep this effort from moving forward competitively.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT OR AUTHORIZATION TO INCUR COSTS IN ANTICIPATION OF AN AWARD. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT BOUND TO MAKE ANY AWARDS UNDER THIS NOTICE.