SOLICITATION NOTICE
34 -- Dry Bag Isostatic Press System
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-06-T-0853
- Response Due
- 8/11/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/10/2006
- Description
- The US Army TACOM Picatinny has a requirement for the manufacture and installation of a Dry Bag Isostatic Press System Conventional blocking presses are used to produce billets of high explosive (HE) from a variety of energetic compositions. These billets are then sectioned and machined to meet the specifications required to fabricate a particular warhead. The current process is labor intensive and has limited applications in an advanced research and development facility. Tooling requirements for these conventional presses are stringent due to the high compaction pressures and close clearances permitted for safe operations. The conventional blocking presses have a proven record of reliability for producing simple, repetitive parts. They will continue to be used extensively in the research and development of warheads and energetics. The isostatic pressing system sought provides an alternate method of consolidating HE with a higher degree of efficiency, quality, and safety. Isostatic pressing widens the scope of design by allowing researches the flexibility to produce parts of complex shape and size. New and unique warhead designs can be produced through isostatic pressing, as well as, the ability to case-load certain types of warheads. The objective of this effort is to manufacture, deliver, assemble, and install an automatic, dry bag isostatic press system to be configured for remote control operations. This press system shall be used to produce shaped explosive charges and/or to press-load explosives into warhead cases. The contractor shall provide a dry bag isostatic press system that shall meet the specified footprint area to be housed in the designated building. The system shall meet all dimensional requirements and working capacity, pressure, vacuum and temperature conditioning requirements. The remote control of the system shall be performed by a Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) to monitor and control the critical parameters. The contractor shall provide an isostatic system without exposed threads, metal pinch points, sparking parts, or sliding parts to prevent explosive build up. These requirements allow for the safety of the operator(s). The contractor shall install and connect the isostatic press system, SCADA system, and all ancillary equipment for the operation. Training is required to ensure that ARDEC operators will be able to perform operational and programmable functions without service calls unless malfunctions occur. The contractor shall follow each milestone for the specified period of performance. Any questions, please contact Lance Drennan 973-724-4842 lance.drennan@us.army.mil
- Web Link
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US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/Download/GoGetSolicitation.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-06-T-0853)
- Record
- SN01086553-W 20060713/060711221133 (fbodaily.com)
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