MODIFICATION
34 -- Laser Machining Center
- Notice Date
- 9/6/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 333512
— Machine Tool (Metal Cutting Types) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Acquisition Center - Adelphi, ATTN: AMSSB-ACA, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX06T0164
- Response Due
- 9/19/2006
- Archive Date
- 11/18/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Solicitation Amendment: W911QW-06-T-0164 effective September 5, 2006 New Response Date for Proposal: Tuesday, September 19 at 11:59 PM Amendment Changes to SOW (cited in shown in red italics in C.6.3 and C.8.0): C.1 Objective: The Contractor shall provide complete equipment such when it is connected to the utilities identified herein, it can be used for any function for which it was designed and constructed. C.2.0 The Contractor shall provide a machine: C.2.1 Capable of supporting a 5 feet x 10 feet sheet of material C.2.2. Including a Resonator with a minimum of 4000 Watt, with 5000 Watt max. enhanced pulse C.2.3 Including a Main frame constructed of a minimum ? steel plate, end plates a minimum of 1-1/4 steel plate, and the load frame on shuttle tables a minimum of 1-1/2 steel plate. C.2.4 Including a Gantry fabricated from stress relieved aluminum weldment to permit high acceleration and deceleration rates through corners and tight geometry, maintaining + - .001 inch positioning accuracy over the entire table and .001 inch or repeata bility per axis C.2.5 Including Machine motion via preloaded linear bearings on the X, Y, and Z axes drives C.2.6. Including a minimum 8 inch of travel in the Z- axis, 122 inch in the X- axis, and 62 inch in the Y-axis C.2.7. Including Machine controls by AC digital servos C.2.8. Including frame mounting of all controls and resonator C.2.9. Including a replaceable type with quick adjust material clamps material support system C.2.10. Including a scrap removal system consisting of a fume collection plenum, and a wiper to push scrap into a removable tray during pallet exchange C.2.11. Including a remote hand held operator station C.2.12. Including a General Electric Fanuc fast axial flow CO2 industrial resonator mounted on at least three bearing points and Premix laser gases C.2.13. Including a Beam delivery system enclosed in a constant volume bellows system C.2.14. Including a compressed air filter/dryer C.2.15. Including a single circuit recirculating water cooling system incorporated into the machine with a minimum fluid capacity of 100 gallons C.2.16. Including a nozzle tip cooling provision C.2.17. Including a breakaway design cutting head , with magnetic coupling, dual lens holders (self aligning design with both a 7.5 inch and 5 inch focal length lens included), focus adjustment collar, nozzle tip holder and nozzle C.2.18. Including a lens failure detection warning system C.2.19. Including a programmable high pressure assist gas C.2.20. Including dynamic power control to automatically match feed rate and power for accuracy and quality of part C.2.21. Including all required laser safety lights mounted in a highly visible location in accordance with industry standards for laser warning systems. C.2.22. Including a work area surrounded by safety mats with pressure activated sensors that automatically shut off the laser beam and stop machine motion shall have enhanced optics to ensure laser beam consistency C.2.23. Not exceeding 32 feet in length and 15 feet in width C.2.24. Operating with 460 Volt electrical hookup C.2.25. Including a maximum cutting speed, depending on part geometry, material and thickness, of 1,400 IPM max C.2.26. Including chain drive dual pallet configuration C.2.27. Including An automatic lubrication system for ball screws and linear bearings C.2.28. Including a fume blower with a minimum 4500 CFM to evacuate fumes from the entire cutting area. C.2.29. Including an edge of sheet detector to calculate the position and orientation of a workpiece C.2.30. Including a lower pallet special function to allow for cutting of parts up to 7 inch high and 24 inch wide C.2.31. Including a 500 PSI gas preparation kit to hook up all recommended gas supplies, 50 feet of hoses, regulators, flow control valves and fittings. C.3.0 The Contractor shall meet the following machine controller specifications: C.3.1. A 15 inch color hi-resolution touch screen with Intel Pentium processor and Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system is required with the following capabilities: Compatible with Laser programming and nesting software 3.5 inch disk drive English language Network interface capability DSP based motion controlled Material parameter library Dynamic power control Inch/metric programming Programmable power Message display 1 giga byte of program memory Custom macro capability Kerf width compensation Mirror image capability Background editing Work coordinate system Coordinate system rotation Assist gas override via touch screen or keyboard Feed rate override from 30% to 100% via touch screen or keyboard Jog mode for manual feeds Block delete softkey Exact stop mode Dry run capability Single block program cycle Scaling capability Corner radius Global editing Retrace function Auto blending CDRW drive USB port C.4.0 The machine shall meet the following software specifications: Laser and programming and Nesting software capable of accepting 2D CAD files in DXF, DWG or IGES format and turning these into machine code necessary to run laser. The Software shall also perform the following functions: Fixing gaps and multiple overlapping entities Grain constraint and mirror image per part Open too paths (kef cuts or scribe lines) supported Automatic true shape part nesting for optimal material utilization Nesting of parts in slugs Nesting on remnants Control to limit nesting in clamp zones Common line cutting Visual editing of parts and nests to customize NC programs Cycle time calculations and part utilization reports Head down operation for feature avoidance C.5.0 The machine shall also include: C.5.1 Two seat licenses required for software C.5.2 One year usage/support fee for programming and nesting software seat license and troubleshooting C.5.3 Software training class provided for up to 2 programmers for up to 2 days at factory location after contract awarded and before delivery to APG. C.5.4 A Software manual provided on CD ROM C.5.5 Operator training for machine usage s for up to 5 days for 2 Government operators at factory location and include the following: Safety aspects of laser operation The fundamentals of laser operation Operation of machine controls Programming and machine operation Start-up and shut down procedures Maintenance Hands on operation C.5.6 After machine installation, the Contractor shall provide on-site advanced programming and cutting techniques training within 6 months C.5.7 Two (2) sets of Operation, Safety and Maintenance manuals C.5.8 A pre-installation package to include foundation plan, gases and electrical requirements prior to delivery of the machine C.6.0 The Contractor shall supply installation services as follows: C.6.1 The Contractor is responsible for providing all necessary personnel to complete the installation including all travel expenses. C.6.2 The Contractor shall ensure that the installation is turnkey. C.6.3 The Contractor shall provide all necessary equipment to complete the installation including if necessary all plumbing, high voltage electric, equipment rigging and utilities (electric, gas and air supply) within 25 feet of the planned installation site. C.6.4 The Contractor shall provide a detailed floor layout of equipment with utility requirements and hookups upon award of contract C.6.5 The Contractor is responsible for all rigging. C.7.0 The Contractor shall warrant all workmanship and materials furnished in the manufacture of this machine, to include parts and service labor, for a period of two (2) years. The Contractor shall provide a qualified (factory certified) service represen tative to perform the first 1,000 hour planned maintenance service on machine. C.8.0 Site Visit- A site visit will be held for all interested contractors on Thursday, September 14 promptly at 10:00 AM at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in building 1115. This is the only scheduled site visit. The contractor shall report to APG gate off Route 40 to sign in and then call Mr. Dave Heiner at 410-278-6645 for escort. The contractor shall provide at the gate a picture ID, social security number, full name, c ompany address and phone and all must be US citizens. If the contractor is from out of the county, they shall provide documentation for the date of birth, dual citizenship and from what county. It is suggested to get there by 9:30 to allow enough time to g et through the security gate and to building 1115 by 10:00 AM.
- Place of Performance
- Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Adelphi ATTN: AMSSB-ACA, 2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi MD
- Zip Code: 20783-1197
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20783-1197
- Record
- SN01135273-W 20060908/060906230027 (fbodaily.com)
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