Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Annex, Purchase Division, Building 1500, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000

P -- PULSED ND:YAG LASER TECHNOLOGY POC Lolita Waters, Code 531.4E, (757) 396-8348; Mary E. Ward, Code 532, (757) 396-8348 This announcement is for pre-planning purposes only and no award will result from it. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) is seeking sources and a cost estimate from firms capable of providing a conceptual design with drawings including sizes and weights of pulsed Nd:YAG laser technology to perform severence of inconel metal seals/plate up to .375" thick and seal welds up to .750" in thickness. Vaporization of the seal metal is desired resulting in minimal slag and dross following cut. Capability of producing a reweldable surface (surface finish of 250 RHR) is required. Cutting equipment at workside must fit in a 6" x 8" x 6" envelope not including cable extensions for connecting to power source. Power source will need to be located remote to the work site by up to 250 feet. Please send all information to Lolita Waters, Code 531.4E, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Bldg. 1500, 2nd Floor, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000. Questions relating to the above should be faxed to Lolita Waters at (757) 396-8318. (0087)

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