SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Sources Sought for 30kN Load Frame with Advanced Video Extensometer System.
- Notice Date
- 3/14/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- N00174 NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, MARYLAND 4072 North Jackson Road Suite 132 Indian Head, MD
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0017412SN010
- Response Due
- 4/16/2012
- Archive Date
- 5/1/2012
- Point of Contact
- Jacqueline Payne
- E-Mail Address
-
1-744-6632<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Synopsis. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government from an ultimate acquisition approach. This synopsis should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Requests for solicitation will not receive a response. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any input as a result of this market survey. The U.S. Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this market survey. The Indian Head Division Naval Surface Warfare Center is seeking potential sources capable of providing a 30 kN Load Frame with Advanced Video Extensometer System. The system must be capable of meeting the following requirements: System Overview The system shall consist of a load frame with a maximum load capacity of 30 kilonewtons (or greater), a load measurement system, a video extensometer capable of axial and transverse strain measurement, and software for machine control, data acquisition, and data analysis. The specifications for the major sub-systems are: Load Frame 1.The dual column-loading frame shall be capable of tension, compression, flexure, shear, and reverse stress testing. It should include a digital closed loop command and feedback motion control system. 2.The load frame shall include a bright red ISO approved emergency stop switch. For safety purposes, the system shall not restart the crosshead moving when the emergency stop button is released. 3.The frame shall include dual level mechanical limit switches on the front of the frame that prevent the crosshead from traveling too high or too low. The first level switch should stop the crosshead and the second level limit switch should cut the power to the frame should the first level limits ever fail in the future. 4.The frame shall include adjustable leveling feet and an integrated graduated measurement scale. 5.The vertical distance between the top surface of the base platen to the bottom surface of the moving crosshead shall be at least 1212 mm (47.7 inches) for load cells, grips and fixtures. 6.The total height of the load frame shall be a maximum of 1630 mm (64.2 inches) in order to mount on a standard 30 or 32 inch table in a room with 8 foot ceilings. 7.The maximum load capacity shall be at least 30kN (3,000 kg, 6,750 lbs). 8.The speed range should be 0.001 mm to 1,000 mm (0.00004to 39.4 in) per minute and shall be settable continuously. 9.The steady state speed accuracy shall be within +/-0.1%, of set speed measured over full speed range. 10.The frame must have a clearly labeled buttons to jog the frame UP or DOWN. When released, the crosshead should stop. 11.The frame shall include an operator panel which can be used to run and stop tests at the frame as opposed to through the PC and software. 12.The operator panel shall have up to (2) live displays that are in synch with the testing software live displays as well as (2) shortcut keys that can be used to carry out functions such as balancing load, strain or marking data. 13.The operator panel shall also have a fine position wheel that can be used to move the frame crosshead in small increments to aid in the installation and removal of fixtures. Load Measurement System 1.The system should be supplied with a +/-30kN (6,750lb) capacity load cell mounted under its moving crosshead. Additional optional load cells should be available. 2.Load cell and extensometer transducers available for the system shall include self-identification (recognition) electronics in the connector directly attached to these transducers which automates the calibration of these devices. Manually calibrated load cells or extensometers requiring calibration weights or calibration micrometer fixture are not acceptable. In addition to the above, the system should allow for manual calibration of third party transducers. 3.The load weighing system accuracy shall be within +/-0.5% of reading down to 1/500th of the load cell capacity for load cells 500N or higher. Digital signal processing of the load signal should be used to achieve this accuracy throughout the entire range without affecting the resolution of the data by having the operator, software, or electronics to perform manual or automated ranging. 4.Any load cell provided shall have 105% over range protection that will stop the frame automatically. 5.To avoid expensive repairs and downtime, the tension/compression load cell shall have an overload capacity without permanent zero shift of 150% of capacity. Video Extensometer 1.The video extensometer shall be capable of optically measuring strain in both the axial and transverse directions during testing. 2.The extensometer shall have two different options of Axial Field of Views for different applications: 200 mm and 500 mm. 3.Measurement resolution with the 200 mm Field of View shall be 1 µm. 4.Measurement resolution with the 500 mm Field of View shall be 5 µm. 5.Measurement accuracy with the 200 mm Field of View shall be ± 2.5 µm or 0.5% of the reading. 6.Measurement accuracy with the 500 mm shall be ± 25 µm or 0.5% of the reading. 7.The device must be capable of measuring transverse strain using Field of Views of 28 mm or 30 mm compatible with the axial Field of Views of 200 mm and 500 mm respectively. 8.Measurement resolution with the 28 mm transverse Field of View shall be 1 µm. 9.Measurement resolution with the 30 mm transverse Field of View shall be 5 µm. 10.The device shall be able to measure axial gauge lengths as low as 10 mm with the 200 mm Field of View. 11.The device shall be able to measure axial gauge lengths as low as 10 mm with the 500 mm Field of View. 12.The device shall be able to measure transverse gauge lengths as low as 8 mm with the 28 mm transverse Field of View. 13.The device shall be able to measure transverse gauge lengths as low as 10 mm with the 30 mm transverse Field of View. 14.The video extensometer shall be capable of measuring strain in a test sample within an environmental test chamber when temperatures in the environmental test chamber range from -70 ºF to 200 ºF. 15.The axial and transverse strain data measured by the video extensometer shall be capable of being acquired and recorded by the software used for controlling the load frame. Software 1.Test frame control a)The control software will be a true graphical user interface meeting all of the Microsoft Windows standards. DOS based software is not acceptable. b)The testing software must be able to perform tensile, compression, flexure, peel, tear, friction and simple cyclic tests and include an appropriate calculation list for each type of test. c)Digital displays on the computer monitor should show live load, displacement, and optional strain values engineering units that can be selected to be Metric, S.I., U.S. customary. Up to 4 live display windows shall be available for display simultaneously. d)The control software shall include set-up of the following: test speed, limits on all channels, calibration and balance of transducers, specimen dimensions, and results tables at a minimum. e)An unlimited number of test methods shall be available for storage and retrieval. f)The system shall include an integrated context sensitive help and reference system. The help screen shall demonstrate both how a function works and why it is used. g)The software shall allow the user to be prompted during testing and provide a mechanism for the user to select images or video clips to be included in the prompt area when running tests. h)The software shall provide security based on 3 defined user levels with password protection. 2.Data acquisition a)Run time screen must be capable of displaying both the real time graph and the calculated results of multiple specimens simultaneously. b)The control software shall be capable of acquiring data at 1000 Hz across load, displacement, and up to two optional strain channels. Data rates should not be affected by the number of strain channels collected. c)Data shall be acquired at a user selectable, continuous rate without gaps. d)Specimen geometry ™s for each specimen shall include rectangular, irregular (area), cube, cylindrical, 3- and 4-point bend specimens. e)A real time X-Y plot of two selected variables will be displayed. The variable for each axis will be load, stress, extension, and optional strain 1 as selected by the user. The available system of units for each axis will be US Customary, Metric, or SI and will be independently set by the user. Other graph features will include manual and automatic scaling, legend symbols, to distinguish individual test curves, horizontal and vertical offset between test curves, and selectable number of test curves per display. f)Test control software must be able to automatically store raw data or calculated results in an ASCII file. g)The software shall offer the following user inputs: oFive user text inputs oFive user numeric inputs oFive user choice inputs oOne user note input 3.Data manipulation a)The software shall offer the following calculations: oMaximum Peak (all available channels) oMinimum Peak (all available channels) oSpecimen Break Point (all available channels) oYield (Zero slope, Offset and Energy at Yield) oModulus (Secant, Tangent, Automatic Young ™s, User-defined Young ™s, Chord) o2 User Calculations b)The software must include the capability to define correction factors such as machine compliance, slack, pretension, load and gauge length. c)The ability to re-analyze past test data using different calculations must be provided. d)The software shall allow the user to define the organization logo as a part of the method. e)The software shall provide a direct printout and CSV or ASCII results output. f)The software shall provide CSV or ASCII raw data output. All interested sources shall provide a company brochure or list of equipment specifications, a summary of their company ™s capabilities including organization name, address, and past experience. It is also required to provide a point of contact, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, business size, taxpayer identification number, DUNS number, and CAGE Code. All responding sources must email their response submissions no later than April 16, 2012 to: 1) Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center Michael McDonnell Code R35MM 5326 Whitman Ct Suite 115, Bldg 1864 Indian Head MD 20640 Michael.P.McDonnell@navy.mil 301-744-4653 301-744-4865 fax 2) Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center Attn: Jacqueline E. Payne, Contract Specialist 4072 North Jackson Road, Bldg. 1558 Indian Head, MD 20640-5035 jacqueline.payne@navy.mil Large files need to be compressed using WinZip (http://www.winzip.com).
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