SOURCES SOUGHT
34 -- Replacement Tube Bender
- Notice Date
- 12/5/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333513
— Machine Tool (Metal Forming Types) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Contracts Department Hwy. 547 Attn:B562-3C, Lakehurst, NJ, 08733-5083, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-N68335-07-RFI-0622
- Response Due
- 1/9/2007
- Archive Date
- 1/24/2007
- Description
- This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis. This is NOT a Request for Proposal. The following information is provided to assist the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAVAIR) in conducting a market research of industry to identify potential contractors capable of providing a Replacement Tube Bender. Interested Contractor?s should be able to provide a Replacement Tube Bender that meets the following specifications in a quantity of up to 84: Key Performance Parameters and Interface Requirements 1.) Material Capability: Shall have the capability of bending tubes with materials and sizes listed in Table 1. Table 1 will be provided through e-mail requests to the following address: veronica.anderson@navy.mil 2.) Tube Size Capability: Shall have the capability of bending tubes with O.D.s and wall thickness listed in Table 2. Table 2 will be provided through e-mail requests to the following address: veronica.anderson@navy.mil 3.) Bend Angle Capability: Shall have minimum bend angle of at least 165 degrees (not including required spring-back) with wiper dies installed. A maximum bend angle of 180 degrees (not including required spring-back) with wiper die installed is preferred. 4.) Tube Flatness: Shall not flatten tubes during the bending process in excess of 3% for Titanium and 5% for Steels and Aluminum. A tube bender that does not flatten in excess of 2% for Titanium and 3% for Steels and Aluminum is preferred. 5.) Wrinkle Heights: Shall not create wrinkle heights or depths in excess of 1% of the tubes nominal O.D. 6.) Scratch Depth: Shall not create scratch depths greater than 5% of the tubes nominal wall thickness. A bender that does not create scratch depths greater than 3% of the tube's nominal wall thickness is preferred. 7.) Mean-Time-To-Repair: Shall have a minimum Mean-Time-To-Repair (MTTR) of 2.0 hours or less. A MTTR of 1.0 hour or less is preferred. 8.) Mean-Time-Between-Failures: Shall have a Mean-Time-Between-Failure (MTBF) rate of no less than 2,000 hours. A MTBF of 2,500 hours is preferred. 9.) Footprint Shall not exceed 130"Lx70"Wx46"H during full operation, or 96"Lx35"Wx46"H during non-operation/storage. A replacement tube bender that can mount on top of a 96"Lx30"Wx36"H steel work bench and have a maximum non-operating/storage footprint of 15"Lx35"Wx10"H is preferred. 10. ) Weight Shall not exceed 3000 lbs (minus tooling weight). The weight is preferred not to exceed 275 lbs (minus tooling weight) if mounted on a steel work bench 11.) Compressed Air Shall not exceed 80 psi, a bender without an external requirement for compressed air is preferred 12.) Electrical Power Shall operate on 108 - 120 V AC single phase, less than or equal to 20 amp. A replacement tube bender that does not require electric power is preferred 13.) Hydraulic Power Shall operate on MIL-PRF 83282 or equivalent hydraulic fluid. A replacement tube bender that does not require hydraulic fluid is preferred. Companies interested in responding to this request for information should send company and/or description literature as well as comments or questions to Ms. Veronica Anderson, e-mail: veronica.anderson@navy.mil, fax: 732-323-2359 or address: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, NAVAIR Contracts, Code 2.5.2.1.1, Highway 547, Bldg 562-3, Lakehurst, NJ 08733. All responses should be received no later than 3:00 PM EST, 9 January 2007. All questions and comments must be in writing, no telephone calls. All contractors seeking award must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. For CCR information, contact the CCR Registration Assistance Center (RAC), at 888-227-2423 or for CCR registration at: http://www.ccr.dlis.dla.mil. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. ** Please Note: Tables 1 and 2 will be provided via e-mail. Request should be sent to the following e-mail address: veronica.anderson@navy.mil
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor's Facility
- Zip Code: 08733
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 08733
- Record
- SN01191135-W 20061207/061205220928 (fbodaily.com)
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