66 -- Torque Force Calibrator

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP). The Naval Air Warfare System, Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, NJ (NAWCAD LKE) intends to procure a commercially available Torque Force Calibration System capable of calibrating various equipment including torque watches, torque screwdrivers, T-handles, torque wrenches, torque multipliers, force gages and cable tensiometers. The intent of this procurement is to replace aging equipment, accommodate new workload requirements and improve existing workload deficiencies. All offers must conform to technical specification CSS06-0161 Rev B which is available upon request. The system(s) must represent a single calibration solution to the NAVAIR (Naval Air) METCAL (Metrology and Calibration) program as described in CSS06-0161 Rev B. In addition, any proposed system must be adaptable to shipboard mounting. Details and requirements for shipboard mounting are included in technical specification CSS06-0161 Rev B. All calibration equipment and support standards must also provide and/or allow traceability to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) located in Gaithersburg, Maryland and/or Boulder, Colorado. This will be a 5-year IDIQ contract. It is anticipated that this contract will be for a maximum of 125 Motorized Loaders with accessories (main system component), 200 transducer and indicator exchange kits, 200 force arm and test cable kits and 15 torque calibration support standards. The guaranteed minimum quantity for this contract would be: 3 Motorized Loaders (main system component) with accessories, 3 transducer and indicator exchange kits, 3 force arm and test cable kits and 2 Torque Force Calibration Support Standards sets. The government will review all proposals to ensure the technical specifications are met and reserves the right to perform technical verification test prior to contract award. This contract will be a 100% small business set-aside. Contract award will be to the offeror whose proposal is technically acceptable and represents the best overall value to the government considering price and non-price factors. Any responsible parties capable of providing the requested equipment are encouraged to respond. The solicitation will be posted on the NAVAIR homepage located at http://www.navair.navy.mil. Select Doing Business and then Open Solicitations. Look for amendments on the web page. Hard copy of solicitations and amendments will NOT be mailed to contractors. The solicitation will be posted on the web on or about 1 February 2008. It is the contractor's responsibility to check the NAVAIR website for solicitation and amendments released. The Government will NOT accept electronic offers. For additional questions and technical information, please contact Karin Weinert at (732) 323-1177, Karin.Weinert@navy.mil