TENDER NO:
RFQ/B777/DRY LEASE/164 Dated: 26th February
2010
REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS FOR REFURBISHMENT/ZERO TIME OVERHAUL OF BRITAX
& B/E AEROSPACE SEATS REMOVED FROM B777 DRY LEASED A/C VT-AIK
NACIL (Air
India)
is inviting bids for carrying out the refurbishment of passenger seats
applicable to its dry
leased B777 airplanes VT-AIJ MSN 26943 & VT-AIL MSN 26935. This aircraft
will be sent to MRO facility for carrying out re-delivery C-check and painting.
The selection of MRO facility is under process and will be intimated to the
successful bidder shortly.
As per the terms of the lease
agreement with lessor, the passenger seats are required to be refurbished and
should be made serviceable along with the IFE
system at the time of re-delivery.
Please note that the work is
required to be completed within 20 days
as total grounding of the aircraft at MRO facility will be only 30 days.
The repair agency will ensure packing/forwarding and
transportation of the seats from MRO facility to the repair facility and return
to MRO facility with in 25 days.
The probable date of sending the aircraft to the MRO
facility is 1st week April 2010 for a/c VT-AIJ and 2nd
week July 2010 for a/c VT-AIL.
The details of the seats and the workscope is as under:
A] Seat Details:
FIRST CLASS
SEATS OF BRITAX MODEL M15101-001
series.
BUSINESS
CLASS SEATS OF B/E AEROSPACE AMBIANCE MODEL 960-UA127 series.
ECONOMY
CLASS SEATS OF RECARO AIRCOMFORT 3410 MODEL/721 series.
These Seats are equipped with BE2000 series IFE system.
B] Work Scope: INSPECTION, REPAIR AS
NECESSARY and recertification as given
below:
- Tear down seats as necessary and pressure wash,
all metal parts.
- Check main frame, seat back upright and recline
dimension, seat back recline, arm function, hydro locks, back bushing
repair and replace as required.
- Clean all existing plastic components, arm caps.
- Install new plastic, arm caps and life vest
pouches if found damaged.
- Clean all IAT food trays and repair/replace if
necessary.
- Check tray table/pivot/swivel and adjust.
- Check serviceability of all existing IFE
& video monitors, video arm equipment installed on seats and repair as
needed.
- Check studs, track fittings for wear limits and
replace as required.
- Check tubes and spreaders for cracks.
- Inspect literature Pocket spring and replace as
needed.
- Polish all exposed metallic components including
Escutcheons.
- Inspect leather armcaps on F/C & B/C Seats
and replace leather if found deteriorated per CMM requirements.
- Inspect pod furniture and front cap, rear cap
& inner side panels and replace leather if found deteriorated per CMM
requirements.
- Replace all damaged Velcro on seat frame.
- Replace Back, Bottom and Head rest Cushions
wherever found deteriorated as per CMM requirements.
- Discard all existing covers. Repair Agency to
cut and sew new back, insert and bottom dress covers.
- Re-web all existing seat belts and replace if required.
- Seat repair agency will be responsible for
providing all paper work associated with repairs and combined burn
certificate together with FAA 8130-3 release to service tags.
NOTE: AIL have 10 B/C Seats(25 seat places without cushions
upholstery and IFE
equipements) refurbished by Flight Line Products, USA and will be provided to
selected
bidders for use on the above program. Accordingly,
selected bidder should
reduce the
cost for these 25 seat places.
C] Certification Requirement:
Repair agency must provide FAR
145 Repair Station approval certificate having
scope to repair/overhaul type of Seats listed
in para “A” above and fitted on B777 type a/c, along with the offer.
D] Quotation:
The quotes shall include:
- Actual
Cost of Packing/forwarding and transportation of the seats from MRO
facility to the repair facility and return to MRO facility.
- Cost
of any additional work that may arise should be capped under not to exceed
price.
- Cost of Upholstery Material if Air India
chooses to supply the upholstery material.
- Cost of necessary burn tests if Air India
chooses to supply the upholstery material.
- Cost of stitching the seat covers.
- Cost
of repairing flight attendant seats.
- Cost
of repair of cockpit crew seats.
D] Prequalifications:
If required Bidders
may inspect the seats installed in the aircraft prior to submitting their
bids. This is to
allow them a chance to submit a fair bid.
Prequalification
requirements:
- Bidder
should have their own facility.
- Bidder
must have FAR 145 Repair and be able to
redeliver the seats with
FAA 8130-3 tags.
- Bidder
should have minimum 5 years of experience in seat refurbishment and must
confirm having sufficient stock of spares for above type of seats
including IFE.
- Bidder
should have performed at least five complete shipsets overhaul of type of
Seats listed in para “A” above. Proof of dispatch of overhaul shipsets
with details are needed for consideration.
- Bidder should be
capable of undertaking repair / replacement of Seat IFE equipment type BE2000 series.
Seat CMMs will be provided to the
selected service provider.
Format of Technical quote,
Financial quote and Seat LOPA are attached herewith.
The quotes MUST BE submitted in two
parts i.e. Technical and Commercial latest by 10th March 2010
(09:00 IST) by e-mail. The
Technical quotes may please be forward at ppdquotes@airindia.in
and financial quote at mpdquotes@airindia.in.
Confirmation of having quoted as above may please be faxed to: +91-22-26157068.
Please note that quotes forwarded by any other means except above-mentioned are
liable for rejection.
The Technical Quotes will be
opened on 10th March 2010 at 11:00 hrs LT and Financial Quotes will
be opened on 12th March 2010 at 14:30 hrs LT. If you so desire, you
may depute your representative to be present at the time of opening of the
tenders.
All queries may please be forwarded to the undersigned on
the following contact details.
Mr. N.K
Arya
Dy. General Manager – Engg. (PPD)
Engineering Department, PW-4056 Facility, 1ST Floor
Air India Limited, OLD Airport,
Santa Cruz (E) Mumbai – 400
029, INDIA
Tel. No: 91-22-26263823 Fax
No: 91-22-26157068
e-mail: NK.Arya@airindia.in ; RB.Pandit@airindia.in
We will appreciate your urgent response
for the above.
With Kind Regards,
Thanking you,
Yours Faithfully,
For Air India Limited
