SOLICITATION NOTICE
34 -- INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 4/3/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- 3-198261
- Response Due
- 4/16/2002
- Archive Date
- 4/3/2003
- Point of Contact
- Nancy M. Shumaker, Purchasing Agent, Phone (216) 433-2133, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Nancy.M.Shumaker@grc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Nancy M. Shumaker
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- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. DESCRIPTION: 1 EACH - 5KW RF INDUCTION GENERATOR FOR HEATING COUPON TYPE TEST SAMPLES SPECIFICATIONS FOR A RADIO FREQUENCY INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION The equipment shall be a solid state, radio frequency (RF) induction heating system capable of heating tensile, creep, and fatigue test specimens to at least 1200?C in air, vacuum or a protective atmosphere (e.g., argon). The specimens are typically in one of two forms; plate specimens of 6" in length and 1" wide and 0.25 inches thick or cylindrical specimens of 5" in length and 0.6" in diameter. The specimen material can be Ni-alloys, Ti-alloys, Cu-alloys, steels, metal matrix composites and ceramic matrix composites. The ends of the specimens will be held with water-cooled grips. The equipment shall be capable of continuous operation for at least 4000 hours. This unit will be used with a vacuum chamber. A water-cooled induction feed-through currently exists in the chamber. However, some means must be provided to connect the power supply to the feed-through. Note that the government has a 85 psi cooled water system to provide cooling to the induction heater. The heater must be compatible with this system. Each system shall consist of a solid state, radio frequency, induction heating power supply. 2. SOLID STATE, RADIO-FREQUENCY INDUCTION HEATING POWER SUPPLY. A. The induction heating power supply shall be a solid-state, radio frequency, generator capable of continuously delivering at least 5 kW of RF power at the work coil. B. Power input for the generator shall be 440 volts, 50/60 Hz, 3 phase, 8.0 kVA maximum. The maximum voltages generated within the unit shall be line voltage or less. C. The generator shall be microprocessor controlled, providing automatic tuning at peak resonance over the frequency range of 50 to 450 KHz. D. The generator shall be housed in a cabinet with safety interlocks on any door. E. The control section of the generator shall include, as a minimum, readouts of the following: 1. DC voltage 2. DC current 3. DC power 4. Rf frequency 5. Status condition The generator shall be controlled via the front panel. F. Voltage levels at the isolated work coil shall be 500 volts (RMS) maximum to minimize danger to personnel and equipment in the event of accidental grounding. G. The output power must be stable with a ?10% fluctuation in supply AC power line. H. The induction heating supply shall include a coil mounting assembly. This assembly will enable attachment of a vacuum feed-through, which supplies power to a copper work coil used to heat the laboratory test specimens. NASA shall supply the water-cooled work coil and the feed-through. I. The induction heating power supply shall include a temperature controller. This temperature controller shall be used for closed loop control of the induction heating power supply via a thermocouple. The West temperature controller, model N5010-T1127-H21-C651-D0-E0-A0000-X361, shall be installed by the contractor. The temperature controller shall enable utilization of platinum/platinum-13% rhodium (Type R) thermocouples and chromel-alumel (Type K) thermocouples for control signal input. J. A spare circuit boards kit shall be provided. 3. DOCUMENTATION The contractor shall supply two sets of drawings, operation and maintenance manual for all components of the heating system. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 01-05. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 332811 and 750, respectively. The quoter shall state in their quotation their size status for this procurement. All qualified responsible business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Quotations for the items described above are due by COB 4-3-02 and may be mailed or faxed to NASA-Glenn Research Center, Attn: Nancy Shumaker (MS: 500-306), 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44136, FAX: 216-433-2480, and include solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. If the end products quoted are other than domestic end products as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the quoter shall so state and shall list the country of origin. The Representations and Certifications required by FAR 52.2l2-3 may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/sats/ The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm 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; other critical requirements (i.e., delivery) if so stated in the RFQ will also be considered. Unless otherwise stated in the solicitation, 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). Quoters must provide copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications - Commercial Items with their quote. See above for where to obtain copies of the form via the Internet. An ombudsman has been appointed - See NASA Specific Note "B". It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release of amendments (if any): http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=22 Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
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