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99 -- MANUFACTURING AND PROCUREMENT OF SPLIT PIPE SOL N47408-97-B-1203 DUE 072297 POC Contract Specialist Linda Dearing (202) 433-5311/Fax (202) 433-5244; Contracting Officer Rita D Palmore E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via e-mail-, ldearing@efaches.navfac.navy.mil. This project is UNRESTRICTED. The work includes all labor and materials for the manufacturing and procurment of 760 nodular iron castings, quantity 500 of 3.5 inch castings and quantity 260 of 5 inch castings, designed as armor protectors for submarine cable with options to purchase additional quantities with the same specifications. The castings shall consist of pipe-like longitudinal half sections which shall enclose cable when assembled and secured in pairs. The interior and the exterior surfaces of the castings shall be coasted with a corrosive inhibitor determined by the Contractor to protect the castings from corrosion when the castings are used underwater with marine grade fasteners. Coating will be lead free, chromate free, and environmentally correct for underwater use. The casting shall be furnished in a form, when assembled, that makes a 3.5 inch or 5 inch inside diameter enclosed section. Each casting shall have integral longitudinal flanges with bolt holes. Castings to be furnished shall be shown on NAVFAC drawings 3026354 and 30026355. The casting shall be constructed of grade 65045-12 nodular iron in accordance with ASTM A536-84 requirements. General configuration shall be based on pipe-like longitudinal half sections which are to be used to enclose and protect underwater cable, when assembled commercial tolerances shall apply. Casting thickness shall be controlled to limit the weight of each casting while maintaining the interior diameter suitable for inserting cable without reducing the protection capability inherent in the design of the armor protector. Each casting shall be constructed to permit interchange-ability of assembled pairs, one end as assembled shall form a spherical bell which shall match with opposite neck-end when pairs of the castings are properly connected. Requests for the solicitation may be mailed to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office, WNY, Bldg 218, 901 M Street, SE, Washington, DC 20374-5063 or sent via facsimile by using (202) 433-5244. Contractors within the local area are encouraged to pick up a copy of the solicitation at Bldg 218 (third floor) of the WNY between the hours of 0730 and 1500, Monday-Friday. There will be no charge for these documents, however, there will only be one set issued per contractor. The solicitation will be available approximately fifteen days after this notice appears in the Commerce Business Daily. This is an Invitation for Bids and the bid opening date shall be thirty days after the solicitation is made available to the public. Award shall be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. The projected award date is August 1997. Bids should be submitted to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts Office (NAVFACCO), Bldg 218, 901 M Street, SE, WNY, Washington, DC 20374-5063. (0156)

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