SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- BAM Friction Tester
- Notice Date
- 11/13/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, US Army, Army Contracting Command, Joint Munitions and Lethality (JM&L) Contracting Center, US Army, Army Contracting Command, Joint Munitions and Lethality (JM&L) Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-09-X-0302
- Response Due
- 12/8/2008
- Archive Date
- 1/7/2009
- Point of Contact
- WILLIAM TENZ, Contract Specialist, (973)724-2885<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Army Contracting Command (ACC) Joint Munitions & Lethality LifeCycle Management Command is seeking potential sources who are capable of providing a Bundesanstalt fur Materialprufung (BAM, English translation Committee for Materials Testing) Friction Tester as described by MIL STD 1751A Method 1024, Annex A in STANAG 4487, or AOP-7. Thisequipment will be used to measure the response of solid energetic materials to a friction stimulus generated between two roughened porcelain surfaces.The results shall be expressed numerically (as a 50% point in newtons (N))which will allow for a relative sensitivity ranking. Although liquids and pastes are not generally tested, interested sources that can provide a friction tester capable of testing liquids, pastes and solid energetic materials are encouraged to provide this information. The BAM friction tester must be 110/120V and be capable of fitting into a 3ft (length) by 3ft (width) area. The BAM friction apparatus must consist of a reciprocating sample table which holds a porcelain sample plate. In addition, the Friction Tester must be equipped with a lever arm to which a porcelain pin is attached. The porcelain pin shall be 15 mm long and 10 mm in diameter, with rounded ends of approximately 10 mm radius of curvature. The porcelain plates shall be 25-mm square and 5-mm thick. The total (peak-to-peak) displacement of the horizontal motion shall be 10 mm with the full cycle taking about one second tocomplete. This piece of equipment must be capable of testing weights of varying mass (samples to be placed between the pin and plate) that are attached at different distances on the lever arm which shall adjust the force applied between the porcelain pin and plate. The friction tester shall be driven by an eccentric arm attached to a geared-down electric motor which executes one revolution of the eccentric arm (one full cycle of reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction) when the motor is actuated. Interested sources shall also be capable of supplying weights with the standard BAM apparatus, which must be capable of providing a force on the pin of 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 18 kg when suspended from the position nearest the pin. This can be increased by factors of 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, and 2.0 by suspending the weights from successively more distant positions. Loads varying from 5 to 360 N can thus be realized. In addition to the standard BAM weights, potential sources shall also be able to supply weights with the small BAM apparatus, which must be capable of providing a force on the pin of 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.25, 0.3, 0.35, 0.4, 0.45 and 0.5 kg when suspended from the position nearest the pin. This can be increased by factors of 1.5 and 2.0 by suspending the weights fromsuccessively more distant positions. Loads varying from 0.1 to 10 N can thus be realized. It is requested that interested sources submit sufficient information to demonstrate their ability to meet the above requirement. It is also requested that submissions be kept to 10 pages or less. Respondents should submit their capabilities to the following point of contact no later than December 8, 2008: William Tenz, e-mail: william.d.tenz@us.army.mil. Interested firms should also provide their address, point-of-contact with telephone number, e-mail address, and size of business (small/large). This announcement is for informational planning purposes only, and is not a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey.
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