SOLICITATION NOTICE
23 -- Ground effect vehicles, motor vehicles, trailers, and cycles.
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- TACOM WARREN, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W56HZV06R0535
- Response Due
- 5/1/2006
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THE PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE ACQUISITION IS FOR SUPPLIES AND SERVICES NECESSARY TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZING A HYBRID OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS WITHIN THE VEHICLE DESIGN FOR THE ABRAMS FAMILY OF VEHICLES, STRYKER AND FUTURE COMBAT VEHICLES (FCS) UNDER THE ABRAMS SYSTEM TECHNICAL SUPPORT (STS) CONTRACT DAAE07-01-C-N075 WITH GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS, INC OF STERLING HEIGHTS, MI . THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRICTION STIR WELDING HAS OPENED THE DOOR TO JOINING ALUMINUM ALLOYS AND THE COMBINATION OF ALLOYS THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN VIEWED AS NON-WELDABLE. THIS EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON THE ABILITY TO UTILIZE DISSIMILAR ALUMINUM ALLOYS TO ACHIEVE THE OPTIMUM SOLUTION BY PROVIDING INCREASED SURVIVABILITY AND REDUCE WEIGHT FOR EXISTING AND FUTURE VEHICLES AGAINST MINE BLASTS. THE MAJOR ALUMINUM ALLOYS OF INTEREST WOULD FOCUS ON 2195, 2519, 5083 AND 5059. THIS EFFORT WILL ALSO INCLUDE PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING EVALUATIONS AND STUDIES OF 1) NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST EVALUATION OF! ARMOR; 2) MODEL CENTRIC ? DESIGN VALIDATION AND 3) STRUCTURE INTEGRATION EVALUATION OF DISSIMILAR ALUMINUM ALLOY JOINING.
- Place of Performance
- Address: TACOM WARREN, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Record
- SN01019215-W 20060402/060331212418 (fbodaily.com)
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