Two (2) Variable Frequency Drives (Ames, IA)

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks two Variable Frequency Drives (brand name or equal) for replacement at its Ames, Iowa facility, with quotations due August 20 and questions due August 17 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. The procurement is set-aside for total small business concerns.

Place of performance is Ames, IA. The drives must be documentable and pre-approved equivalents to an Altivar 660 (model ATV660C16T4N2ANYBBNX), sized for 460 Vac 3-phase motors at 250 horsepower with normal duty rating. Each unit must maintain a footprint comparable to existing drives (25 inches deep, 31 inches wide, 93 inches tall), include a main circuit breaker disconnect with 100k AIC rating, Type 12 enclosure, UL508A label, and RAL7035 gray finish. Required features include a 302 max output amp controller, standard IEC-rated bypass contactors with mechanical and electrical interlocking, isolation and bypass contactor sequencing for true motor isolation, remote automatic bypass operation, dv/dt motor filter, AFC-Off-Bypass and Hand-Off-Auto selector switches, Start/Stop push buttons, Test-Normal selector switch, speed potentiometer, pilot light provisions (bypass, overload trip, power on, run, and trip indicators), and auxiliary contacts. Units must be compatible with Johnson Controls Metasys N2 communication and include line reactor as standard output filter. Delivery is required 60 days after receipt of order to USDA, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Building 24, Ames, IA 50010. The NAICS code is 335999; the PSC is 6110. Evaluation uses lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) criteria, with technical acceptability determined by compliance with salient characteristics and acceptable or neutral past performance. Offerors proposing equal products must provide descriptive literature, illustrations, drawings, or website references demonstrating compliance; merely stating compliance is insufficient. Quotations must be firm fixed price. All deliverables are F.O.B. destination. Prices must remain firm for 90 calendar days from the offer receipt date. Offerors must be registered in SAM and must submit the Buy American Certificate and comply with FAR 52.225-1 and AGAR clauses including AGAR 452.203-72.