SOURCES SOUGHT
35 -- Taskmaster Model #TM851208-316SS
- Notice Date
- 10/29/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333249
— Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Attn: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014, Maryland, 21702-5014, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- W81XWH-16-T-0013
- Archive Date
- 11/20/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jeffrey L. Flook, Phone: 3016192618, Jeffrey L. Flook, Phone: 3016192618
- E-Mail Address
-
jeffrey.l.flook.civ@mail.mil, jeffrey.l.flook.civ@mail.mil
(jeffrey.l.flook.civ@mail.mil, jeffrey.l.flook.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a Request for Information (RFI). The United State Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) is seeking potential sources capable of providing Brand Name Only Taskmaster Model #TM851208-316SS manufactured by Franklin Miller with the following Minimum Essential Characteristics: The vendor shall provide: • Single or multi-shaft effluent grinders to reduce the size of incoming solids to a maximum of 1/4" by 1/4" by l ". • Body and Access Plates • Grinders with all wetted parts 316L stainless steel. • Cutters with minimum Rockwell hardness of C 60. • Cutters which shall be able to handle glassware, hard and soft plastics and paper products. • Grinders with double mechanical shaft seals. • Electric motor drive. • Oil immersed speed reduction gear sets to reduce rotational speed to cutter requirements. • Automatic reversal of the cutter to clear jams and to equalize wear. • Motor current draw monitoring for monitoring by the plant controls. Functional Performance Test: The vendor shall demonstrate: • Operation of grinder as per specifications including the following: set cold water flow to 10 GPM to wash test items into the grinder at two minutes intervals. • Verify grinder reduces solids to a maximum size of 1/4" by 1/4" by l ". • Verify proper operation of motor current draw recording. • Check and report unusual vibration, noise, etc. Items for Grinder Performance Testing: • Quantity of ten 100 unit insulin syringes • Quantity of five l 0 mL test tubes • Quantity of five rawhide dog chew toy - 1 inch diameter by 6 inch long • Quantity of ten 2-inch foam rubber ball The Capability package must be clear, concise, complete and shall also include (in additional to the technical aspects above), at a minimum; 1) Identify their organization's name, address, telephone number, and point of contact (also with title, phone, fax, and email) on packaging and title pages (The organization name should appear clearly on every page of your submittal and proprietary information must also be clearly marked); 2) Organization Size/ownership of business, i.e. large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), Disabled-Veteran, Veteran, Women-owned Business, and Hub-zone; 3) Number of years in business; 4) Cage Code, DUNS# and Tax ID# (TIN#); 5) Company profile: number of employees, annual sales history, locations and if CCR registered.; 6) Identify if you are a GSA Schedule holder; 7) Affiliate contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime); 8) Experience and familiarity with providing the requested equipment and installation of same; and 9) Contract references in the past five (5) years relevant to the requirement to include: contract number, agency supported, whether or not you were the prime or subcontractor, period of performance, original contract value, final or current contract value, technical monitor and phone/fax number, POC with current phone/fax number, and a brief description of the effort. This RFI does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or a Request for Proposals, nor should it be considered as a commitment on the part of the Government. The information received WILL NOT obligate the Government in any manner nor will the Government reimburse companies for any costs associated with submittal of this RFI. Any information obtained as a result of this RFI is intended to be used by the Government on a non-attribution basis for market research determining most current industry advances in multi-shaft effluence grinders. By submitting information in response to this RFI, respondents consent to the release and dissemination of submitted information to any Government or non-Government entity to which USAMRAA releases and/or disseminates the information for review. As such, to the extent that any information submitted in response to this RFI is marked as, or construed to be proprietary or business-sensitive, respondents are hereby notified (a) about the potential that such information may be disclosed to third parties and (b) that submission of information in response to this RFI constitutes consent to such handling and disclosure of submitted information. NO phone calls and/or request for a Solicitation will be accepted or acknowledged. Company Brochures are NOT desired. The North American Industries Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 333249. Technical questions regarding this RFI should be directed to Jeffrey Flook at jeffrey.l.flook.civ@mail.mil. The Government requests responses to this RFI submitted NO LATER THAN 5 November 2015 at 5:00pm EST. All Interested parties must submit in writing (no more than 15 pages, single spaced) their capabilities information including experience and familiarity with providing the stated services above. Marketing material is not a sufficient response to the RFI. The responses should be in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) or compatible with Microsoft Office 2007. Please submit your responses via email to: Jeffrey Flook at jeffrey.l.flook.civ@mail.mil.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Building 1425 - Porter Street, Ft. Detrick, Maryland, 21702, United States
- Zip Code: 21702
- Zip Code: 21702
- Record
- SN03933267-W 20151031/151029234604-444bb4df93d6eb30ba08d478d60bd307 (fbodaily.com)
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