99 -- MACHINABILITY OF HIGH PERFORMANCE STEELS IN QUANTIFIABLE TERMS

Notice Date

August 29, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Acquisition Management, HAAM, Room 4410 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC, 20590

ZIP Code

20590

Solicitation Number

DTFH61-01-Q-00180

Response Due

September 12, 2001

Point of Contact

Donna McAleer, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-4270, Fax (202) 366-3293, Email donna.mcaleer@fhwa.dot.gov -- Jodi Condes, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-6991, Fax (202) 366-3705, Email jodi.condes@fhwa.dot.gov

Description

The Illinois Division Office of the Federal Highway Administration FHWA has a need for research that will define the machinability of high performance steels in quantifiable terms. This research shall include the quenched and tempered, thermo-mechanically processed, and hot rolled forms of ASTM A709 and A710. The machinability will be compared to A36, the standard structural steel used in bridges in the United States for more than 50 years. The contractor shall investigate several machining operations, using direct measurement of cutting tool wear, quality of the machined surfaces, various material factors, power consumption, and research of the known technical literature. This is a Simplified Acquisition under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13, which applies to all acquisitions at anticipated dollar levels of $100,000 and under. A purchase order will be awarded to the offeror whose offer, conforming to the Statement of Work, is the best value for the Government using price and other related factors. The North American Product Classification System Code is 541710 and the small business standard is 500 employees. THIS REQUIREMENT IS AN UNRESTRICTED PURCHASE, which means all qualified sources may respond regardless of company size. A copy of the solicitation may be requested via fax number 217-492-4317, to the attention of Janet Rawlings. REQUESTS WILL ONLY BE RECEIVED VIA FAX, NO TELEPHONIC REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED. The request must include your company name, address, phone numbers and contact name, as well as the solicitation number DTFH61-01-Q-00180. The point of contact for this requirement is Janet Rawlings (217-492-4617) in the Illinois Division Office. The anticipated award date is on or about September 30, 2001.=20

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010831/99SOL025.HTM (D-241 SN50W303)