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66 -- SURFACE GRINDER SOL 1-123-GJBF.1145 DUE 042399 POC Lisa M. Harvey, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-2444, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email L.M.HARVEY@larc.nasa.gov -- Sang Lee, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-9570, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email S.H.LEE@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#1-123-GJBF.1145. E-MAIL: Lisa M. Harvey, L.M.HARVEY@larc.nasa.gov. One (1) each, Surface Grinder with Horizontal Spindle and Reciprocating Table, to be delivered within 16 weeks after contract award and be used in a research environment for the manufacture of highly accurate and unique aerospace hardware including prototype models, flight articles, developmental instrumentation, wind tunnel test equipment, and material specimens, in accordance with the following: 1. Because of existing space constraints, the machine base, guarding, enclosures, covers and all separate machine units, excluding the control panel, shall set within a footprint of 215 inches width and 100 inches in depth at maximum operating travels. 2. Shall have a work area capable of accepting work pieces of at least 68.000 inches in length, 27.000 inches in width, and 18.000 inches in height. 3. Shall have grinding capacities as follows: Longitudinal (X-axis) at least 48.000 inches, Cross Feed (Z-axis) at least 20.000 inches, and Vertical (Y-axis) at least 18.000 inches with magnetic chuck in use. 4. Shall be capable of handling work piece weights of at least 4,000 pounds, including the chuck. 5. The machine table shall be fully supported by the table bed ways with no overhang of the chucking surface at maximum Longitudinal (X-axis) travel left and right of the centerline of the spindle. The machine table shall have at least 3 T-slots for clamping purposes. 6. The X-axis movement shall be by dual hydraulic cylinders or by servo driven recirculating ball screw and preloaded nut. 7. The Y-axis movement shall be by servo driven recirculating ball screw and preloaded nut. 8. The Z-axis movement shall be by servo driven recirculating ball screw and preloaded nut and shall be a column/ ram type movement or a traveling column type movement. 9. Shall be equipped with a direct drive precision balanced spindle motor of at least 10 horsepower, which shall produce a spindle speed of at least 1200 revolutions per minute (RPM) at 60 Hertz. 10. Shall be equipped with an over the wheel, straight line, automatic, hydraulic wheel dresser. The hydraulic wheel dresser shall be equipped with a diamond and shall be capable of dressing the width of the machines standard grinding wheel, but at a minimum it shall have at least 3.500 inch wide dressing capability. The grinder shall be equipped with automatic wheel wear compensation. 11. Shall be capable of fully programmable automatic cycles in each axis and shall be capable of manual positioning in each axis by means of hand wheels and/or manual pulse generator. 12. The Longitudinal (X-axis) feed rate shall be infinitely variable and shall have a minimum feed rate of no more than 6 feet per minute and a maximum feed rate of no less than 80 feet per minute 13. Shall be equipped with programmable automatic incremental Vertical (Y-axis) infeed with minimum increments no larger than 0.00005 inch and maximum increments of no less than 0.0025 inch with at least 12 preset selections, and shall include automatic sizing capabilities. Shall be equipped with a rapid traverse feed rate of at least1.2 feet per minute. 14. Shall be equipped with programmable automatic Cross Feed (Z-axis) infeed with minimum increments no larger than 0.200 inch per minute and maximum increments of no less than 1.400 inch per minute. Shall be equipped with a rapid traverse feed rate of at least 50.000 inches per minute. 15. Shall be equipped with programmable automatic grinding capabilities as follows: a) Intermittent and continuous crossfeed grinding. b) Plunge grinding with infeed on one or both ends of the table stroke. c) Rough infeed. d) Fine infeed. e) At least 5 pre-set spark out passes. f) Automatic retract of wheel head. g) At least one park position. If only one is provided, it shall be at the extreme right rear of the table. h) Automatic in-cycle wheel dressing routine. i) Manual interrupt of the automatic cycle with return to programmed routine. 16. The control panel shall include the following features, shall digitally display axis position, auto-cycle settings including rough infeed, fine infeed, spark-out,plunge increments, retract increment, and table speed. 17. Shall have all operating controls necessary for manual and automatic operation of the machine mounted at the front of the machine for convenient operator access, and shall be clearly identified to facilitate use. All parts subject to wear, breakage, and distortion shall be accessible for adjustment, replacement and repair. 18. Shall be fabricated such that all rotating dials and/or hand wheels, which are used to position machine axes, shall be graduated in increments no larger than 0.001 inch. Dial and hand wheel diameters shall be permanently and legibly engraved or etched on a non-glare background with graduations that can be read from the operator's normal position. 19. Shall accept, process, and display in either the U. S. Customary system of units (US) or in dual US and International System of units (SI). US or US/SI units shall be used to graduate measuring and indicating devices such as scales, depth stops, carriage stops, dial indicators, pressure gauges, temperature indicators, and other similar devices. 20. Shall be fabricated such that all machine slide motions are provided with a means of over travel protection to prevent damage to the machine power feed and rapid traverse mechanisms in the event the machine is inadvertently fed or rapidly traversed into an over travel switch. 21. Shall be equipped with a central lubrication or hydraulic/lubrication system with a means to ensure adequate oil filtering and lubrication for all moving parts. Each lubrication or hydraulic/lubrication reservoir shall be identified by type of lubricant and shall have means for determining fluid level. All oil holes, grease fittings, and oil reservoirs shall conform or be otherwise compatible to S.A.E. Standards and be accessible for service. The reservoir and pump (s) shall be separate from the machine and shall be equipped with a temperature regulating system. Shall be equipped with at least a 4 horse power motor. 22. Shall be equipped with covers, guards, enclosures, and other safety devices for all parts of the machine that present safety hazards. These devices shall not interfere with the operation of the machine and shall be removable to facilitate inspection, maintenance, and repair of the machine. 23. Shall have all words on plates, panels, and charts in the English language. Characters shall be engraved, etched, embossed, or stamped in bold face on a contrasting background. 24. Shall be equipped with a pressurized coolant system to include a coolant tank with a capacity of at least 80 gallons and a pump producing a flow rate of at least 30 gallons per minute. The coolant tank and pump shall be separate from the machine. 25. Shall be capable of operating on 440-volt, 60-hertz, 3-phase power available at the site and be in accordance with NFPA electrical specifications. 26. Shall be equipped with at least a 2.000 inch wide by 16.000 inch diameter grinding wheel, wheel flange with balancing weights and a balancing arbor. 27. Shall be equipped with at least a 48 inch long by 20 inch wide electromagnetic chuck, chuck power supply and control. The control shall have features that include variable holding power and automatic de-magnetizing. 28. The Contractor shall furnish, within thirty (30) days after date of contract award, sufficient information to allow the Government to prepare the site. The Government will bring the electrical and air service to within ten (10) feet of the installed grinder. 29. The Contractor shall furnish, in addition to the delivery of the grinder, two (2) sets of operation and maintenance manuals. All software information required to operate/program/diagnose the CNC unit, if so supplied, of the grinder shall be included. 30. After completing a safety briefing at Langley Research Center, the Contractor shall install the Grinder in building 1225, Room 106, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA. 31. The Contractor shall, w/in 3 days after installation, demonstrate that the Grinder is in accordance with the above specifications and conduct a performance test consisting of the following: the performance test shall consist of the 5-Block test. The test material shall be supplied by the Contractor and be 4 inch square by 1 inch thick, 15-5 PH, stainless steel heat treated to H 1025, 35-42 Rockwell c scale. One block shall be placed on each corner of the (48 inch by 20 inch, minimum) magnetic chuck and one block in the center of the chuck. After roughing passes, finishing passes and spark out passes all blocks shall be parallel and measure the same thickness within 0.0002 inch. 32. Within 3 days after the performance test, the Contractor shall provide at least eight (8) hours of basic training at the site. Training shall include set up, operation, and programming of the automatic features of the Grinder for at least five (5) technicians. This is a combined synopsis/Request for Offer (RFO) for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This procurement is being conductedunder FAR Part 13.5. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. It is the offeror's responsibility to download a copy of this RFO and to monitor this site for the release of any amendments to this RFO. This RFO and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 97-10 as revised by FAC 97-07 Addendum. The SIC Code and small business size standard are 3541 and 500, respectively. DPAS rating is D0-C9. Offerors are encouraged to send 3 original signed Standard Form (SF) 1449's located at http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Forms/Index.html to submit their offer. FAR 52.212-1, "Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items", applies to this acquisition. Addenda (incorporated by reference) are as follows: FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) PROVISIONS: 52.214-34 APR 1991 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 52.214-35 APR 1991 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN U.S. CURRENCY 52.215-5 OCT 1997 FACSIMILE PROPOSALS Insert: 757-864-7898 52.233-2 AUG 1996 SERVICE OF PROTEST Insert: NASA LARC,MS 126, Hampton, VA NASA FAR SUPPLEMENT (48 CFR CHAPTER 18) PROVISIONS: 1852.233-70 MAR 1997 PROTESTS TO NASA 52.212-1, Full Text Provisions: Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements (February 1999), By submission of its offer, the offeror represents that, if it is subject to the reporting requirements of 37USC 4212(d) (i.e. the VETS-100 report required by FAR Clause 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era), it has submitted the most recent report required by 37USC 4212(d). 52.212-2, Evaluation-Award will be based upon overall best value to the Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merits, price and past performance. Technical acceptability will be determined by information submitted by the offeror providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product offered meets the Government's requirement. For selection purposes, technical, price, and past performance are essentially equal in importance. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer. (SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)(4),(10)). Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their offer which may be obtained at URL: http://aim5msfc.msfc.nasa.gov/sdgs/KFT/FT212.03G These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultant contract. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addenda (by reference) are as follows: FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES: 52.203-3 APR 1984 GRATUITIES 52.203-8 JAN 1997 CANCELLATION, RESCISSION AND RECOVERY OF FUNDS FOR ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER ACTIVITY 52.225-10 APR 1984 DUTY-FREE ENTRY Insert: NASA LARC, SCHEDULE 6, PART 4f, MACHINES FOR WORKING METAL, ETC., NASA LARC 52.225-11 AUG 1998 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES 52.227-14 JUN 1987 RIGHTS IN DATA -- GENERAL As modified by 1852.227-14 NASA FAR Supplement (OCT 1995) 52.227-19 JUNE 1987 COMMERCIAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE -- RESTRICTED RIGHTS 52.232-33 AUG 1996 MANDATORY INFO. FOR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER PAYMENT 52.245-2 DEC 1989 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY 52.247-35 APR 1984 F.O.B. DEST W/IN CONSIGNEE'S PREMISES NASA FAR SUPPLEMENT (48 CFR CHAPTER 18) CLAUSES 1852.215-84 OCT 1996 OMBUDSMAN Insert "Sandra S. Ray", "(757) 864-2428", "Tom Luedtke" "(202) 358-2090". 1852.216-78 DEC 1988 FIRM FIXED PRICE 1852.219-76 JUL 1997 NASA 8 PERCENT GOAL 1852.225-73 DEC 1988 DUTY-FREE ENTRY SUPPLIES Insert "Item 1, Surface Grinder" 1852.227-86 DEC 1987 COMMERCIAL COMPUTER SOFWARE -- LICENSING FAR 52.212-4 Addenda -- full text: YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE (May 1998) (a) "Year 2000 compliant," as used in this clause, means that the information technology (hardware, software and firmware, including embedded systems or any other electro-mechanical or processor-based systems used in accordance with its associated documentation) accurately processes date and date-related data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations, to the extent that other information technology (IT), used in combination with the information technology being acquired, properly exchanges date and date-related data with it. (b) Any IT provided and/or maintained under this contract is required to be Year 2000 compliant. To ensure this result, the Contractor shall provide documentation describing how the IT items or services demonstrate Year 2000 compliance, consisting of standard product literature or test reports. (c) The Contractor warrants that any IT items or services provided under this contract that involve the processing of date and date-related data are Year 2000 compliant. If the contract requires that specific listed products must perform as a system in accordance with the foregoing warranty, then that warranty shall apply to those listed products as a system. (d) The remedies available under this warranty shall include repair or replacement, at no additional cost to the Government, of any provided items or services whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the Contractor in writing within 90 days after acceptance. In addition, all the other terms and limitations of the Contractor's standard commercial warranty or warranties shall be available to the Government for the IT items or services acquired under this contract. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies the Government may otherwise have under this contract with respect to defects other than Year 2000 performance. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Offers -- Commercial Items, applies. The following clauses which are cited in FAR 52.212-5 also apply: 52.203-6, Restriction to Subcontractor Sales to the Government, w/Alt. I. 52.219-4, Notice of Price Eval. Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns. 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting. 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (Alt I). The evaluation adjustment factor inserted in paragraph (b)(1) is 10%. If the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer. 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity. 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities. 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products. 52.225-21, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program. Offers are due to the Contracting Officer specified above, by April 23, 1999, 4:00 P.M., local time. Offers must be signed by an authorized company representativeand shall include all information required by FAR 52.212-1. Further, offerors must include completed copies of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3. Offerors must identify the city and state where the item is manufactured and/or where the work is performed. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Note "B". Posted 04/02/99 (D-SN315836). (0092)

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