SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Cesium-137 radioactive check source assembly
- Notice Date
- 12/16/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, NSWC Carderock Division, 9500 MacArthur Boulevard, West Bethesda, Maryland, 20817-5700
- ZIP Code
- 20817-5700
- Solicitation Number
- 14-TCC-012
- Archive Date
- 1/11/2014
- Point of Contact
- Thomas C Coletti, Phone: 2158977586
- E-Mail Address
-
thomas.coletti@navy.mil
(thomas.coletti@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Navy, Cesium-137, radioactive check source assembly for use with handheld survey meters. The Navy uses the IM-231 family of ionization chamber detectors to meet this need, but to minimize the cost of a significantly expanded number of instruments in use, the Navy seeks a radioactive check source assembly that is a lower-cost alternative to the current MX-12xxx/s series source kits. The device must meet the following requirements: 1.1. Radiological •1.1.1. Radionuclide: Cesium 137. •1.1.2. Activity: 8.0 ± 1.0 μCi (296 ± 37 kBq). •1.1.3. Emission: the gamma radiation rate on-contact with the outside of that case shall be less than 0.05 milli-rem per hour. •1.1.4. Form: sealed in polymer or metal and requiring no leak testing, with or without a beta-transmitting window. •1.2. Physical •1.2.1. The assembly must accommodate both of the following survey meters •a. IM-231C/PD (Nuclear Research Corporation SM-200) •(1) Weight: 3.6 pounds •(2) Dimensions: see Enclosure (2) •b. IM-231D/PD (Ludlum Measurements, Inc. Model 9-4) •(1) Weight: 4.2 pounds •(2) Dimensions: see Enclosure (3) •1.2.2. The weight of the check source assembly shall be less than five pounds. •1.2.3. The check source assembly shall have a non-slip base or feet. •1.2.4. The carrying case shall be rigid, shock proof and dust proof. •1.2.5. The check source assembly should have no moving parts other than an opening case to allow for instrument reading on-contact with the source itself. •1.2.6. Besides the Cs-137 source itself, the check source assembly and/or case shall not contain any hazardous or otherwise any material that must be controlled when discarded. •1.2.7. The Cs-137 source shall be affixed in such a way that it could be removed from the fixture or case without risk of damage to any parts other than fasteners (example: pop rivets) and replaced if needed. However, the check source shall not be a loose "button" source unsecured to the fixture or case. •1.2.8. The components shall be highly reliable, require minimal preventive maintenance and minimal corrective maintenance. The vendor's logistics support plans, systems and infrastructure shall exist to sustain the system and individual components in accordance with these performance requirements. •1.3. Environmental Requirements •1.3.1. Temperature: the check source assembly shall be usable over the temperature range of -10°C to 50°C (ANSI N42.17A-2003 Section 9.1). •1.3.2. Humidity: the check source assembly shall be usable up to 90% relative humidity at 30°C (ANSI N42.17A-2003 Section 9.3). •1.3.3. Corrosion: the check source assembly shall be constructed of corrosion-resistant materials that do not require painting.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/N00167/14-TCC-012/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19112, United States
- Zip Code: 19112
- Zip Code: 19112
- Record
- SN03252927-W 20131218/131216235701-856d97d786631a9325d8de1fe32beea7 (fbodaily.com)
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