SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Non-Destructive Ultrasonic Testing of Welds
- Notice Date
- 8/6/2024 12:36:29 PM
- Notice Type
- Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- W2R2 USA ENGR R AND D CTR VICKSBURG MS 39180-6199 USA
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W912HZ24Q0051
- Response Due
- 8/26/2024 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/10/2024
- Point of Contact
- Amanda Andrews, Phone: 6016345249, SONIA BOYD, Phone: 6017510822
- E-Mail Address
-
amanda.andrews@usace.army.mil, SONIA.J.BOYD@USACE.ARMY.MIL
(amanda.andrews@usace.army.mil, SONIA.J.BOYD@USACE.ARMY.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- Methods of nondestructive testing (NDT) are currently being investigated to help safely extend the life and operation of hydraulic steel structures (HSS). As part of this effort, the ERDC requires experiments using methods of ultrasonic testing to detect, size, and characterize flaws in welded steel specimens. The information acquired through these experiments will inform how ultrasonic testing is applied in the future to periodically inspect HSS to determine their condition and fitness for continued service. These specimens have been fabricated to represent an array of joints commonly encountered in HSS and contain 15.1 linear feet of weld. Each contains flaws that are also typical of those that might be found in HSS, including cracks, lack of fusion, incomplete penetration, slag inclusions, porosity, and laminations. NDT technicians will locate, size, and characterize the flaws in these specimens. Contractor shall supply eight (8) Level II nondestructive testing (NDT) technicians to conduct ultrasonic testing of weld specimens for research purposes. Each technician shall test 21 welds totaling 15.1 linear feet. These welds are distributed among 20 specimens representing a variety of butt joints, t-joints, and corner joints found in existing HSS (Exhibit A). Testing will take place at the US Army Corps of Engineers Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (LR3F) Facility, 2605 Shippingport Drive, Louisville, KY. Testing will take place during business hours (8:00 AM � 5:00 PM) and during consecutive weekdays (Monday � Friday) anytime from Tuesday, January 21, 2025 through Friday, February 14, 2025. The contractor shall select appropriate dates during this window of time when all eight technicians can be present at the facility at the same time. Each Level II NDT technician shall be certified in accordance with either American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Recommended Practice SNT-TC-1A or ANSI/ASNT CP-189. Each technician shall possess verifiable experience conducting ultrasonic NDT of USACE HSS on multiple prior occasions. Each technician shall provide an ultrasonic testing instrument and shall be fully capable of calibrating and operating that instrument. During testing, technicians may not share or exchange ultrasonic testing instruments. Each technician shall supply all other equipment or materials that may be required for ultrasonic testing such as consumables (gel, rags, etc.). Testing will take place outdoors, on barges, and around water. Contractor shall ensure that each NDT technician is equipped with the appropriate Occupational and Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) approved personal protective equipment (PPE) that is required at marine construction sites, including hard hat, steel-toed boots, a high visibility safety vest, and eye protection. To maintain statistical independence of the experimental observations, it is critical that each technician work independently. Therefore, technicians may not discuss the results of their inspections with one another or otherwise share information about the specimens during or after the experiment. ERDC will supervise testing of the specimens to ensure technicians do not share information with one another. Upon the conclusion of each inspection, ERDC will collect all written notes. ERDC will stage the 20 steel specimens at twelve or more stations throughout the testing facility. When a technician completes a station, ERDC will review each technician�s report and resolve any questions or discrepancies with the technician before the technician will be permitted to move to the next station. ERDC will direct the order in which each technician tests the specimens. Technicians who participate in this study will not be associated with individual test results. Results will be reported in ways that do not reveal the identity of the technician. However, technicians may be identified as study participants in project reports and other documents. The contractor shall supply a representative from its organization to be on site at the testing facility. The representative shall be present for the duration of testing and shall have an appropriate level of authority and experience to oversee and direct the Level II NDT technicians who are employed by or contracted to their organization.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Louisville, KY, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN07157832-F 20240808/240806230117 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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