SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- : Sources Sought for one (1) small form factor, high temperature furnace with digital control system
- Notice Date
- 4/19/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333414
— Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QX) Adelphi, 2800 POWDER MILL RD, ADELPHI, Maryland, 20783-1197, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX-16-T-0143
- Archive Date
- 5/11/2016
- Point of Contact
- Dale M. Brunson, Phone: 3013941200
- E-Mail Address
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dale.m.brunson.civ@mail.mil
(dale.m.brunson.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- (1) Action Code : SOURCES SOUGHT This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate. (2) Date : 19 April 2016 (3) Classification Code : 66 (4) NAICS Code : 333414 (5) NAICS Size Standard: 500 employees (6) Contracting Office Address: 2800 Powder Mill Road, Bldg. 601, Adelphi, Maryland 20783 (7) Subject: Sources Sought for one (1) small form factor, high temperature furnace with digital control system (8) Proposed Solicitation Number: W911QX-16-T-0143 (9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: 26 April 2016 (10) Contact Point: Dale M. Brunson, Contract Specialist, dale.m.brunson.civ@mail.mil (11) The Contractor shall deliver one (1) small form factor, high temperature furnace with digital control system that meets the following requirements. • The system shall be capable of producing temperatures from ambient to 1500 °C or higher. • The system shall be capable of operating at elevated temperatures (up to 1500 °C or higher) for two (2) hours or more. • The system shall be capable of heating rates ranging from 0.1 °C /s to 1.5 °C/s or higher. • The heating elements of the system shall be user-replaceable. • The overall height of the furnace shall not exceed five (5) inches. • The minimum diameter of the system's hot zone(s) shall be a minimum of one (1) inch. • The system shall include a minimum of one (1) viewport into the hot zone(s) of the furnace. The viewport shall be 25 mm wide x 25 mm long and transparent from visual through to near-IR wavelengths, i.e from ~ 0.3 to ~ 5 µm. • The system shall include gauges, meters and sensors to measure the temperature of the furnace's hot zone(s). • The system shall include a control system for setting and monitoring the furnace parameters. • The control system shall be capable of communicating with an existing thermomechanical fatigue testing rig (MTS Landmark 370.10) for setting furnace parameters and data acquisition. • The system shall have over-temperature protection. • The Contractor shall provide onsite installation and training support on the same day. • The Contractor shall provide two (2) or more copies of the operator's manual in the format of CDs and paper copies. • The Contractor shall provide a full warranty on the system for three (3) years or more, beginning the first day after installation acceptance by the Technical Point of Contact. • The Contractor shall ensure the warranty includes the replacement of all defective parts at no additional cost to the Government and a response time of 48 hours from the time the Government calls or emails in a request for service to diagnose and propose a plan to repair the system. • The Contractor shall provide a calibration mechanism. C. Responses: All interested parties should notify this office in writing, mail, fax, or e-mail within the posted date. Responses shall include: (I) To what extent each of the specifications can be met. (II) Include your type of business (i.e. commercial, academia), whether your organization is classified as a large or small business based on the 500 employee standard that accompanies NAICS code 333414. If a small business, you must also list any small disadvantaged status you hold [HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), etc. (III) Past experience/ performance through the description of completed projects. (12) Responses to this sources sought synopsis are due no later than 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 04/26/2016. Submissions should be emailed to Dale M. Brunson, Contract Specialist, dale.m.brunson.civ@mail.mil. Mailed submissions can be sent to the address in block 6, ATTN: Dale M. Brunson. Questions concerning this sources sought synopsis may be directed to Dale Brunson, Contract Specialist, dale.m.brunson.civ@mail.mil or 301-394-1200. Please be advised that.zip and.exe files cannot be accepted. (13) Place of Contract Performance: Contractor Facility (14) Estimated Delivery Timeframe or Period of Performance: Thirty (30) days after contract award
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