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The Army Corps of Engineers is interested in awarding (1) contract for an integrated propulsion system for repowering its towboat, the MISTER PAT.

The system procured will be delivered to Corps Memphis District for installation.

The system and auxiliary components consists of the following:

1. (2) Engines, Continuous rated 1000 HP @ 1800 RPM, mounts suitable for chockfast
2. (2) Reverse Reduction Gears, close coupled to engines, vertical offset, 4.5:1 ratio, mounts suitable for chockfast, gears to provide propeller counter rotation.
3. (2) Shaft Companion Flanges & coupling bolts.
4. Ship Set, Grid coolers for engines & gears.
5. Torsional analysis.
6. (2) Torsional couplings.
7. (2 sets) Exhaust flexes, lined stainless steel multi-ply.
8. (2) Spark arrestor silencers, critical grade.
9. (2) Duplex fuel oil filters, 2 micron.
10. Ship Set, Electronic Propulsion controls and monitoring, with provision for shaft brake operation, 2 stations.
11. Ship Set, Closed Circuit Crank Case Ventilation System
12. Ship Set, Engine monitoring system, 2 stations.
13. Ship Set, Propulsion and monitoring wiring harnesses.
14. (2) Shafts Aquamet 17 or equal, 26.5' length by 5.5 quote mark diameter, with nickel Chrome Boron liners, machined and blue fit to propellers and companion flanges.
15. Ship Set, cutlass bearings, 3 per shaft.
16. (2) Propellers, Diameter, 5 blade, 66 quote mark diameter, 0.8 DAR, ABS CF-3 Stainless steel.
17. (2) propeller nuts & (2) propeller fairwater caps.



All interested Business concerns for this requirement may submit the following:
Company Name,
Duns Number,
Type of Business Concerns,
Years in business,
Statement of Capability and Qualifications of the Organization to perform the requirement
The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333618, Engine, Turbine & Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing.

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Notice to potential contractors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) located on the website https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/#1. Additionally, all Services Disabled/Veterans Owned Business or Veterans Owned Small Business must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center of Veterans Enterprise Vet Biz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov

Responses should be submitted electronically via e-mail to
Megan M. McMullen at [email protected] and Walter Czop at [email protected] and  cc: Robert Hilton at [email protected] on or before 24 June 2014, 11:30 A.M. EST.

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