SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 5/6/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- N00167 9500 MacArthur Blvd West Bethesda, MD
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0016703Q0403
- Response Due
- 5/20/2003
- Archive Date
- 6/19/2003
- Point of Contact
- RAY PARK 3012271121
- Description
- THE CARDEROCK DIVISION NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. THE CONTRACTOR WILL STUDY THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE CONTAMINANTS OF STATE OF THE ART GIANT MAGNETORESISTIVE (GMR) HEADS IN STANDARD HARD DISKS AND DETERMINE THE POSSIBLE ALLEVIATING EFFECTS OF VAPOR PHASE CORROSION INHIBITOR (VCI). THE CONTRACTOR WILL EXPOSE COMMERCIAL HEADS UNDER SEVERE CONDITIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE, AND DETERMINE THE ACCUMULATION RATE OF OXIDE FORMATION AND OTHER COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES ON THE READ HEAD. THE CONTRACTOR WILL USE A JEOL IC848 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE WITH X-RAY DISPERSIVE ANALYSIS AS WELL AS A DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES TO ELUCIDATE THE TOPOGRAPHICAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES AS A FUNCTION OF EXPOSURE.THE CONTRACTOR WILL EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF USING VAPOR PHASE CORROSION INHIB ITORS AS FAR AS REDUCING OXIDATION AND SURFACE CONTAMINATION, USING TOPOGRAPHIC AND SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING TECHNIQUES. ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE AND NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES WILL SATISFY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302.1. ANTICIPATED AWARD IS ON OR ABOUT 5/21/03. SEE NUMBERED NOTE 22.
- Record
- SN00318959-W 20030508/030506213528 (fbodaily.com)
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