SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- INSTRUMENTED IMPACT TEST SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Administrative Support Center, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NB8530505523KAR
- Response Due
- 3/25/2005
- Archive Date
- 3/29/2005
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement to upgrade an instrumented impact striker and data acquisition system. The Government will provide a reusable striker. The instrumented striker is from our Tinius Olsen (TO) Model 84 (264 ft-lbf capacity) impact machine, which should be regaged by the successful bidder and reinstalled on our TO Model 84 for use with this new system. The successful bidder shall take responsibility for the new upgraded system (including the striker). Prototypes are not acceptable, only proven systems will be considered. Our request is for the lowest total cost to obtain a complete system that meets the specifications listed below. NIST plans to use this system to assign values to reference-grade instrumented impact specimens. Thus, this system must be of very high resolution, and better than the average industrial system. 1) Strain Gages - Strain gages to be mounted on the TO 84 striker shall be of the bonded resistance type (semiconductor gages are not acceptable) 2) Optical Encoder - An optical encoded with at least 20,000 divisions per revolution is required so that a useful estimate of the instantaneous velocity of the striker can be recorded through out the test. 3) Amplifier - The amplifier for the strain signals shall have the following minimum specifications: a. wideband operation without filtering b. DC to 100 kHz or higher full power bandwidth at all gain settings c. continuously variable gain of 1 to 3000 4) Fast Acquisition Board - The fast acquisition board for acquiring the output from the amplifier shall have the following minimum specifications: a. 20 MHz bandwidth or higher b. 12 bit or higher resolution c. 1.25 Megasample/second or higher sampling rate d. Capable of acquiring 50,000 points per test or higher e. Capable of acquiring at least 1000 points/msec 5) Data Acquisition Computer - A computer to house the acquisition board and process the data with the following minimum specifications: a. Computer with Pentium IV or AMD processor (2.4GHz, 1Gb RAM, or better) b. Windows 2000 operating system c. Keyboard and mouse (The government will furnish the monitor.) 6) Software - The software shall meet the following specifications: a. Data acquisition and analysis program with flexible data analysis and plotting capability b. Easily changeable test configurations to accommodate various test requirements, such as both full-size pendulum (TO 84) and table top plastics machine (Tinius Olsen machine for use with ASTM D256) c. Virtual digital voltmeter for easy load cell balance verification and shunt calibration check d. Ability to store the optical encoder, instrumented striker energy and velocity, percent shear, and lateral expansion in the instrumented data file e. ASCII data file storage format for easy transfer to other analysis and presentation programs f. User manual and extensive built-in program help g. Global unit change capability for easy conversion from English to metric h. Ability to create plots and custom tables which summarize results from any number of tests It is understood that the absorbed energy calculated directly from the instrumented striker data will not be exactly the same as the absorbed energy measured on the dial of the impact machine. However, the agreement for this system shall be reasonable, and this system shall perform at a level considered as state of the art for instrumented impact machines in 2004 (as reflected by general literature and round robin data). It is expected that the performance of the system exceeds that required (or expected) by the ASTM work item on instrumented testing, WK383 (Method for Instruments Impact Tests of Metallic Materials). This proposed standard prescribes the test method for performing instrumented Charpy V-Notch (CVN) impact tests. ***In the future, we plan to use the amplifier, computer, etc. from this system with our Tinius Olsen plastics impact machine. At that time, we will need an appropriate instrumented striker, which shall be listed as an option on this bid.*** This procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items(NTE 100K) as a combined notice/solicitation. No separate solicitation is available. The proposed procurement is non-restrictive, but small businesses will receive preference. The award decision will be based on price, technical merit and proven performance. Written proposals should address all of the required specifications and will be accepted until close of business on March 25, 2005. FAR Clauses in full text are available at http://www.ARNET.gov/far/. Any contractors doing business with the Government must now be registered with the Central Contractor Registry. The web site is http://www.ccr.gov/. Agency level protest procedures can be found on web site http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/conops/reflib/alp1296.htm. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing to the attention of Ms. Rima (e-mail preferred). Anticipated award date is March 31, 2005.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 325 BROADWAY, BOULDER, CO
- Zip Code: 80305
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
- SN00763675-W 20050309/050307211609 (fbodaily.com)
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