MODIFICATION
36 -- Blanking, Annealing, Upsetting (BAU)
- Notice Date
- 4/25/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 333249
— Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, United States Mint (USM), Manufacturing Procurement Branch, 801 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20220, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20220
- Solicitation Number
- USM-HQ-02232016BAU
- Archive Date
- 4/7/2016
- Point of Contact
- Cecily Dennis, Phone: 2023547782
- E-Mail Address
-
cecily.dennis@usmint.treas.gov
(cecily.dennis@usmint.treas.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Requirements for Quarter Blanking, Annealing, Upsetting (BAU) The Unites States Mint is conducting market research into new annealing furnace technology to better equip our production facilities for current and future quarter Dollar production. Interested parties should provide a technical brief of all of the unique elements of their proposed solution and highlight new features. The US Mint is not restricting any type of annealing furnace as long as the furnace and all associated systems meet the below requirements: 1. Blank Requirements: a. Hardness according to HR-15T: 50-60 (this value constitutes a fully annealed coin) b. Minimal to zero oxide formation. - checked via visual Kappa test (attached) i. Zero detrimental oxides c. Weight: i. LSL: 5.443g ii. Nominal: 5.67g iii. USL :5.897g d. Staining - must conform to steam test e. Process must allow for Carboshield BTX (anti-tarnish and lubrication product) to bind to the blank. 2. Furnace Requirements: a. Temperature Range of 1000-1800 Fahrenheit b. Control accuracy of ±10 F c. Proposed solutions should minimize the need for new utilities. d. Design to incorporate manual loading option. e. Discharge blanks into a bucket conveyor. 3. Footprint Requirements: a. Footprint cannot exceed 50 feet by 15 feet. Maximum footprint includes all allowances for maintenance access. 4. Throughput Requirements: The US Mint requests the contractor state what the maximum achievable material throughput rate given the qualisty and foot print constraints. Also provide a brief description of the process used (i.e. atmosphere used, material movement method, washing and drying mthod and energy requirements). Interested parties shall provide a full technical brief including (but not limited to): 1. Furnace atmosphere: specify atmosphere required to meet blank requirements and how temperature is achieved within the furnace. 2. Techniques used for blank movement, washing and drying processes to meet requirements listed. 3. Utilities needed to operate furnace equipment. 4. Size of furnace equipment and all associated systems 5. Estimated throughput of blanks in pounds per hour 6. Any other notable features Places of Performance: Denver Mint 320 W. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80204 Philadelphia Mint 151 North Independence Mall East Philadelphia, PA 19106
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/TREAS/USM/CirPr/USM-HQ-02232016BAU/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 801 9th Street, Washington, District of Columbia, 20220, United States
- Zip Code: 20220
- Zip Code: 20220
- Record
- SN04094345-W 20160427/160425234151-3fe38674ff00fe71c49038e092352913 (fbodaily.com)
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