41 -- Repair Trane Model CVHF 1280 Centrifugal Chiller

Notice of Contract Action for a Sole Source Procurement. Arnold Air Force Base TN intends to award a Sole Source purchase order to Trane Service Center, 601 Grassmere Park Drive, Suite 10, Nashville, TN 37211. The sole source purchase will be for the following repairs to a Trane Model CVHF 1280 Centrifugal Chiller: replace the motor rotor, the thrust and journal bearings, machine repair/replace the compressor impellors, repair the motor shaft, replace gaskets and seals, and verify operating parameters per the original specifications. The Trane motor is a proprietary item that was designed and built by Trane specifically for the CVHF 1280 centrifugal chiller and must be replaced by a Trane specific rotor. NOTE: This is not a request for competitive proposals. however, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information, including technical and pricing data, describing their ability to perform the work as described above on the specific model of chiller listed. Responses may be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or mailed to USAF Procurement Branch, 100 Kindel Drive, Suite A332, Arnold AFB, TN 37389. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determing whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Air Force not to open the requirement to open competition, based on response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Air Force. If this office has not received any affirmative written responses by Close of Business (COB) on 29 November 2006, a sole source purchase order will be pursued with Trane Service Center, 601 Grassmere Park Drive, Suite 10, Nashville, TN 37211.