SOLICITATION NOTICE
44 -- HIGH TEMPERATURE FURNACE, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL
- Notice Date
- 3/18/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 333994
— Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Adelphi Contracting Division, ATTN: AMSSB-ACA, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX-04-R-0012
- Response Due
- 4/11/2004
- Archive Date
- 6/10/2004
- Point of Contact
- Debra Morrow, 410-278-8675
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Adelphi Contracting Division
(dmorrow@arl.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is W911QX-04-R-0012. This acquisition is issued as an Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-18. (iv) This acquisition is set-aside for small businesses. The associated NAICS code is 333994. The small business size standard is 500. (v) The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable): Description CM FURNACES, INC. SERIES 2800 MODEL 242424, FRONT LOAD WITH FLOOR REINFORCED FOR 1000 LB CAPACITY MODIFE D FOR USE WITH INCONEL RETORT, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Qty1 Each CM FURNACES, INC. INCONEL RETORT 20 in X 16 in X 20 in DOOR PERMANITLY MOUNTED ON FURNACE RETORT MADE FROM quarter inch 601 INCONEL, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL 1 Each SHIPPING 1 Each (vi) Description of requirements: The Army Research Laboratories at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD intends to buy a high temperature furnace, with modifications. The furnace is to be used for sintering, heat-treating metals and general research of ceramic and metal materials. The desired bra nd name system is a CM Furnace, Inc., Series 2800, Model 24 in x 24 in x 24 in (Front Loading) with listed modifications, or their commercial product equals. Furnace floor shall be reinforced for 1000 lbs capacity and modified for use with a 20 in x 16 i n x 20 in Inconel Retort door permanently mounted on the furnace. The Inconel Retort should be made from .25 inch 601 Inconel. The Government will review and consider alternate furnaces; however, alternate product submissions must meet or exceed the produ ct characteristics of the brand name and specifically the salient characteristics listed herein. The furnace shall be a high temperature air atmosphere front-loading box furnace. Must posses a minimum 24 in x 24 in x24 in usable cavity. The furnace must have a top rating of 1550 degrees C in air. The furnace shall use a higher temperature furnace design with silicon carbide heating elements. These elements must provide low watt loading. Furnace shall have a reinforced floor and ceramic floor plates to a capacity of 1,000 lbs. There must be a nitrogen flow meter with piping to gas ports to enrich the atmosphere with nitrogen or argon. Must have half couplings located on several faces of the furnace to allow enrichment with inert atmosphere. A removable D shaped retort shall be provided. Retort shall be made from quarter inch 601 INCONEL. The retort will be a self-contained unit that will be positioned in the front of the furnace and bolted. Must achieve a tight seal at the front door and shall use a water cooled O-ring seal and an Inconel plugged door. Must have an inlet and outlet for water connection to maintain seal integrity. Gas ports shall come in through the back of the furnace through the back wall and be diagonally positioned. The door sys tem shall include the standard door mounted with the hinge on the left side of the furnace. The plugged retort door will be mounted on the right. The doors must stay in place. When the doors are not being used they will move to the side out of the way a nd be supported on a stand. Because the retort can distort over time it shall be designed so it does not damage the furnace for non-retort use, the retort shall be 20 in W x 16 in H x 20 in D. The manufacturer shall provide additional insulation to fill i n the gaps on the three sides of the retort when it is inserted. For uniformity purposes the heating elements will be parallel to the front door above and below the heated chamber. Two feed through ports for probe thermocouples shall be provided. The furnace case is to be con structed of heavy gauge steel. All surfaces are protected with heat resistant aluminum paint. Exterior surfaces are shielded to reduce surface temperatures. The frame section consists of rigid structural shapes welded and reinforced where necessary. All surfaces are painted with machinery enamel Nassau Blue (or equivalent). Front loading furnace shall feature a double pivot swing-away door with self-centering and double latching systems. Silicon carbide heating elements are to be located horizontally acr oss the lower and upper portion of the heated cavity on front-loading models and all four walls in bottom loading models. Sufficient elements are utilized to assure low watt densities for maximum element life. The elements are easily replaceable through th e sides of the furnace. Quick disconnect terminal straps and clamps shall be supplied. The furnace shall utilize a block-graded design employing high purity alumina fiber on the hot surface with a reinforced fiber roof. A removable floor setter place shall be supplied. A microprocessor based set point controller shall be supplied. An independent variable set point overtemperature control instrument shall be supplied. Control instrumentation is required (Honeywell UDC 3300, or brand name equivalent). Type R platinum alloy thermocouples shall be provided for both the control and overtemperature instruments. A phase angle fired SCR power controller shall be supplied. All instruments are calibrated in degrees centigrade. A main circuit breaker disconnect shall b e supplied. All control instrumentation operates on 120 volts. Power transformers and low voltage step-down transformers are an integral part of the system. Ammeters and voltmeters shall be supplied on the secondary of each zone. All panels into hazardous areas shall be electrically interlocked. Interconnecting wiring between components on bottom loading designs and front-loading furnaces with remote control consoles are not to be supplied. The furnace shall be factory tested and ready for immediate instal lation. (vii) Delivery is required by June 30, 2004. Delivery shall be made to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. The FOB point is Origin. Acceptance shall be performed at Bldg. 4600, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Final acceptance by Government personnel will occur only after installation and successful test of furnace. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows: Proposals will be evaluated based on the technical specifications of the proposed brand name or equal product offering and must meet (or exceed) the Governments stated requirements. A review of past performance will also be conducted as part of the best va lue evaluation. Offerors are to provide past performance information with their proposals, to include a point of contact, telephone number, contract or order number, and date of the effort/performance. Past Performance information will consist of at leas t 3 references from other customers for similar services within the past 3 years. The contracting officer will make a best value award decision weighing the technical and past performance information with the overall price. Technical and past performance when combined are more important than price, and the contracting officer may make award to other than the lowest priced submittal. The contracting officer reserves the right to award without discussions. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: NONE (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications -Commercial Items, with its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: NONE (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defen se Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.219-8 Utilization of SB Concerns; 52.219-14, Limitati ons on Subcontracting; 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered M aterial Content for EPA-Designated Products; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer CCR; 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards; 252.225-7001, Buy America Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.227-7015, Techncial Data-Commercial Items; 252.22 7-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on techncial Data; 252.204-7004, Required CCR Registration. This contract is made pursuant to FAR 13.5. (xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply: NONE (xiv) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A. (xv) The following notes apply to this announcement: N/A (xvi) Offers are due on 11 April 2004, by 12:00 A.M., via e-mail to RMAC-Adelphi@arl.army.mil or via mail to U.S. Army Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Branch, Bldg. 434, Suite 200, AMSRD-ACC-AA, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005. Offerors must cite the solicitation number in the subject line. Proposals received after this date and time will be considered non-responsive. (xvii) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Debbie Morrow, 410-278-8675, dmorrow@arl.army.mil
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Adelphi Contracting Division ABERDEEN BRANCH - BLDG 434 APG MD
- Zip Code: 21005
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 21005
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