SOLICITATION NOTICE
95 -- TRIMODAL AI 5083 ALLOY BILLETS
- Notice Date
- 5/31/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 331314
— Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Acquisition Center - Adelphi, ATTN: AMSRD-ACC, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX-07-T-0140
- Response Due
- 6/15/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/14/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is W911QX-07-T-0140. This acquisition is issued as an RFQ. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-17. (iv) This acquisition is being pursued on a full and open competitive basis. (v) The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable): CLIN 0001 TRIMODAL AI 5083 ALLOY BILLETS QUANTITY OF TEN (10) UNIT OF ISSUE - EACH (vi) Description of requirements: The Contractor shall produce and deliver ten (10) fully dense (i.e. 99.99% theoretical density) billets of nanocrystalline aluminum composites consisting of fifty (50) weight percent coarse-grain aluminum 5083 alloy (A l 5083), forty (40) weight percent nano-grain Al 5083, and ten (10) weight percent nanometer-size boron carbide (B4C) particulates. This nanocrystalline aluminum alloy is referred to as trimodal Al 5083 alloy. The Contractor shall process the trimodal Al 5083 alloy by blending inert gas atomized -325 mesh Al 5083 alloy (-325 IGA Al 5083) powders with seven to ten (710) micrometer size B4C powders; cryomilling the blended powders under liquid nitrogen (LN2) environment; blending the cryomilled powder mixt ure of Al 5083 and B4C with unmilled Al 5083 powder; and then canning, degassing, and consolidating the entire mixture into billets. Each billet shall weigh no less than one hundred and sixty (160) pounds. The Government will provide the Al 5083 alloy po wders and the B4C powders as Government Furnished Property with an allowance of twenty (20) weeks of Contractor performance for production of the billets. (vii) Delivery is required by 20 weeks after receipt of Government Furnished Property. Delivery shall be made to Shipping and Receiving Building 434 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS APG, MD 21005-5001. Acceptance shall be performed at the same location. The F OB point is destination. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: none. (ix) ) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria in descending order of importance to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows: 1. Compliance with the salient characteristics (technical acceptability) listed in (vi) above, 2. Past Performance What similar activities has the company been successful at in the past? Please provide corporate performance history to show the proven ability to meet these requirements without interruption. Offeror must provide at least two references of previous sales of the same or similar product offered made during the past five years. Provide a point of contact and a telephone number, and 3. Price. Technical acc eptability and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price. CAUTION TO OFFERORS: The purchasing activity is not responsible for locating or securing any supporting information. Accordingly, to ensure that sufficient infor mation is available, the offeror must furnish as part of its proposal all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the purchasing activity (i) to determine whether the product offered meets the speci fications of the Request for Quotation; (ii) to establish exactly what the offeror proposes to furnish and what the Government would be binding itself to purchase by makin g an award, and (iii) to evaluate the proposal in accordance with the evaluation criteria. The information furnished may include specific references to information previously furnished or to information otherwise available to the purchasing activity. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications -Commercial Items, with its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause: none. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defe nse Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003), 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Conc erns (May 2004), 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996), 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003), 52.222-19, Child LaborCooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2006), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, E qual Opportunity (Mar 2007), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Othe r Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006), 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds TransferCentral Contractor Registration (Oct 2003), 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (JUN 2005), 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commoditi es (JAN 2007), 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (MAR 2007), 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAY 2002). (xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply: 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper. (xiv) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A. (xv) The following notes apply to this announcement: none. (xvi) Offers are due on 6/15/2007, by 11:59 PM EST, via email to cayti.kyle.abbott@arl.army.mil. (xvii) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Ms. Cayti Abbott at (410) 278-6517 or via email at cayti.kyle.abbott@arl.army.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Adelphi ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-AA BLDG 434 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS APG MD
- Zip Code: 21005-5001
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 21005-5001
- Record
- SN01306579-W 20070602/070531221154 (fbodaily.com)
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