The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District Contracting Division, Pursuant to FAR Part 6.302-1(a)(2)(c)(ii) and in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1), intends to award a sole source contract to Converteam Naval Systems Inc, 610 Epsilon Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2808, in that only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, due to the salient characteristics and the proprietary nature of the equipment and parts. The contract will be a firm-fixed price contract under FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is not a request for competitive proposals. The requirement calls for purchase of spare Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) units for the Dredge Goetz. The VFD’s are installed in the Electric Motor system to control the operating speed of the A/C Electric motors. The following parts will be purchased as spares: one carriage drive 480 volts, 130 amps- this VFD is used to control the AC motor speed for the traveling spud carriage system. One spud, winch and ladder system 480 volt, 321 amps- this VFD is used to control the AC motor speed for raising the stationary spud system, the hauling winch system and the ladder control system. One cutter drive- this VFD is used to control the AC motor speed on the cutter head drive system. One pump drive- this VFD is used to control the AC motor speed that drives the main dredge pump. One delta controller in the pump drive, logic controller pump and ladder drive. Total variable frequency drive components- six. Interested parties are encouraged to submit Statements of Capability for future procurement needs. The Capability Statement shall include at a minimum: informational brochures, published technical specifications, third party performance verification, company name, address, telephone number, facsimile number, type of business (large or small), and point of contact. The Government will not award a contract based on any Statements of Capability received. If you are an interested offeror, please provide a brief Statement of Capability (no more than 10 pages) which demonstrates the ability to meet the requirements specified in the above statement of work, and include any Past Performance information on Government contracts of similar size and scope, if available. Electronic responses are preferred and telephonic requests for information will not be honored. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Information provided will not be used as a part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties are required to submit any information on or before 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time 8 Aug 08 to the attention of Preston Hayward, contract specialist. Information may be sent via e-mail to
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