OIC, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Code TK, Bulding 108, Dahlgren, Virginia 22448-5000

Y -- FLASH X-RAY FACILITY SOL N62477-97-B-2528 DUE 011597 POC Robert Dungan, Contracting Officer 540/653-8671 The Dahlgren Division of NSWC intends to construct a steel building with a reinforced concrete foundation, capable of withstanding the blast pressures from 100 pounds of high explosives detonated at 20' from the front wall of the building. The facility shall have two exterior doors and one interior door. Exterior door on the side wall: 5' W x 7' H, steel plate construction; Exterior door on the back wall: 3' W x 7' H, steel plate construction; Interior door between the front and back rooms: 3'-4' W x 7' H, steel plate 0.5" thick minimum. The doors and associated components shall be designed for applicable blast loading. The door designer shall work with the building designer to ensure that the door design is coordinated with the building design, and to ensure that the doors and the building are capable of withstanding the blast loadings. The door design calculations and door design drawings shall be provided to the Dahlgren Division of NSWC to allow complete review and approval while the building is being designed. Interested sources proposing to supply an equivalent system must meet the following qualifications: (a) The system shall have a minimum of 50% American made components; (b) The supplier shall be capable of designing and constructing doors to withstand the blast loading from ordnance detonations; (c) The supplier shall have at least 5 years experience with designing and constructing doors to withstand blast loading from ordnance detonations. Written qualification statements clearly establishing the capability to meet the above requirements must be submitted within 15 days from the date this notice is published. In the absence of other qualifying sources, it is the intent of the agency to identify Overly Manufacturing Company, Greensburg, PA as the name brand door supplier within the construction proposal documents as no other type of equipment will satisfy the agency minimum requirements. (0359)

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