The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ intends to negotiate a Small Business Set-Aside contract for the acquisition of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Gas-powered, Batch-Style Oven. The requesting authority for the Gas-powered, Batch-Style Oven is in support of the P2 Program at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, NJ (NAWCADLKE). The Wisconsin Ovens p/n SWT-10208-G convection-type curing, or equivalent, oven shall be a batch style oven with double doors at each end designed for an operating temperature of 130 to 500oF. Specifically, the unit shall be used for the curing of thermosetting powder coatings. This requirement shall be fulfilled by supplying “commercial items” as defined in Section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The unit shall incorporate the features described below: Facility Interface Requirements: Overall Dimensions: Approximately 13’6” wide x 12’9” high x 21’ deep Power Requirements: 460 V, 60 Hz, 3 phase Gas Requirements: 1200 CFH (cubic feet per hour) service at 8” w.c.p. at burner required. Natural gas at 1080 BTU/ft3 required. Installation/Space Requirements: All pieces of the unit shall be designed to fit through a 12’ wide x 14’ high opening prior to assembly. Complete reassembly instructions, including field wiring diagrams, shall accompany every oven. Additionally, all parts necessary to reassemble the oven to final operating condition shall be supplied by the contractor. This includes all wiring, wiring run material (conduit, hangars) junction boxes, seals, belts, etc. The Gas-powered, Batch-Style Oven will be procured using the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items, which includes a Statement of Work (SOW), and Contractual Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) for data item deliverables. Award will be made based upon Best Value, Technical, Price and Past Performance(included in the Best Value determination). The Gas-powered, Batch-Style Oven units are to be procured as Non-Developmental Items (NDIs) and/or Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) items. The total inventory objective will be procured under a Firm Fixed Price Contract. All contractors seeking award must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Contracts cannot be awarded to contractors unless they are registered. For CCR information contact the CCR Program Office by e-mail at: [email protected]. The solicitation will appear on the NAVAIR homepage located at http://www.navair.navy.mil. Select “Business”, then “Doing Business With Us” and “Open Solicitations”. Look for amendments on the web page. Solicitation No. N68335-05-R-0067 will be issued approximately 10 March 2005 on the NAVAIR Homepage. The point of contact is Joanne Southworth, Contract Specialist, (732) 323-2756. E-Mail: [email protected]

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