SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Low load hardness tester based on load cell technology.
- Notice Date
- 6/29/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC), Building 1111, Jerry Hlass Road, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, 39529, United States
- ZIP Code
- 39529
- Solicitation Number
- 80NSSC17Q0052
- Archive Date
- 7/22/2017
- Point of Contact
- Sean P. Hennessey, , Will C. Garrett,
- E-Mail Address
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sean.p.hennessey@nasa.gov, will.c.garrett@nasa.gov
(sean.p.hennessey@nasa.gov, will.c.garrett@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Synopsis: 80NSSC17Q0052 NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Low load hardness tester based on load cell technology. NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Struers Inc. 24766 Detroit Rd. Westlake, Ohio 44145 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that Struers, Inc is the sole provider of DuraScan-80 G5 Low load hardness tester based on load cell technology. NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The Government intends to acquire commercial items and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334516 Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on July 7, 2017. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html. Primary Point of Contact: Sean Hennessey Contract Specialist Sean.p.hennessey@nasa.gov 228-813-6613 Secondary Point of Contact: Will Garrett Contracting Officer Will.c.garrett@nasa.gov 228-813-6627 The micro-hardness test system must meet the following specifications and requirements: 1.) Micro-hardness Test and Indenter Requirements a. The micro-hardness test system must be able to perform Vickers hardness testing at loads ranging from 0.25 gf to 62.5 kgf. b. The system must also be able to perform Vickers hardness testing according to EN ISO 6507 and ASTM E384. c. The system must include one standard Vickers hardness indenter accompanied by an accredited ASTM and EN ISO certificate d. The micro-hardness test system must be able to perform Knoop hardness testing at loads ranging from 0.25 gf to 62.5 kgf. e. The system must also be able to perform Knoop hardness testing according to EN ISO 4545 and ASTM E384. f. The system must include one standard Knoop hardness indenter accompanied by an accredited ASTM and EN ISO certificate g. The micro-hardness test system must be able to perform Brinell Hardness testing at loads ranging from 1 kgf to 62.5 kgf. h. The system must also be able to perform Brinell hardness testing according to EN ISO 6506 and ASTM E10. i. The system must include one 1mm Brinell hardness indenter accompanied by an accredited ASTM and EN ISO certificate j. The system must include one 2.5mm Brinell hardness indenter accompanied by an accredited ASTM and EN ISO certificate k. The system must include one 5mm Brinell hardness indenter accompanied by an accredited ASTM and EN ISO certificate l. Upon installation, the system vendor will verify the micro-hardness system is properly calibrated to utilize all supplied indenters and test sequences. 2.) Stage Configuration and Stage Operation a. The micro-hardness test system must provide automated and motorized stage motion in the X, Y, and Z directions. b. The stage must have an operationally usable area no less than 300mm wide in the X direction, and 150 mm deep in the Y direction. c. The stage must be capable of handling specimens up to 260 mm in height. d. The stage must be capable of hardness mapping a maximum of eight 2" metallographically mounted specimens in an automated sequential batch operation. e. The stage movement resolution shall be less than or equal to 0.25 microns and the positional accuracy of the stage shall be 1 micron or less. 3.) Specimen Holder Requirements a. One holder for simultaneously clamping six 1.5" metallographic specimens must be provided. b. Two holders for simultaneously clamping four 2" metallographic specimens must be provided. c. All provided specimen holders must be capable of plane parallel leveling. 4.) Optical Imaging Requirements a. An overview camera capable of viewing an entire 2" metallographic specimen without stitching, must be provided. b. The sample overview camera must be able to capture pictures of at least 1.3 megapixels in size or larger. c. The system must include a digital camera for capturing hardness impression images that are at least 10 megapixels in size or larger. d. In order to perform the full range of high to low load micro-hardness testing the following optical objective lenses must be provided with the system: 2.5x, 20X, 50X, and 100X. 5.) Hardware Operation Requirements a. The micro-hardness system must operate on a standard 110 volt power outlet. b. The system must operate with at least three indenters and two objective lenses installed concurrently. c. The applied load system must be load cell based and not dead weight based. 6.) Control System Requirements a. A PC based computer control system must be supplied that automates the micro-hardness tester operation and data collection including automatic measurement of hardness indentations, and manual review and adjustment of irregular measurements. b. NASA information technology rules require all new computer systems to run the most recent operating system version: Microsoft Windows 10, Mac OS X 10.12, or latest UNIX variant. c. The control software must be capable of automatic edge detection of hardness indentation images to calculate the hardness value. d. The control software must be able to set up and run an automated distribution of hardness tests over a predetermined area and create colorized maps that represent hardness variability across a surface. e. The control software must be able to set up and run automated line and contoured line scans. f. The control software must be able to collect hardness lines or maps on at least eight different samples in a sequential batch operation. g. The system must be capable of generating user customizable reports including 2D and 3D graphic data representations as well as formatted alpha-numeric raw data output for manipulation in third party software packages. h. The system must be capable of exporting image files including sample overview images and individual hardness indentations. 7.) Installation Requirements a. All necessary mounting hardware required for system installation must be provided. b. All necessary hardware interface cabling for proper system operation must be provided.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 35812, United States
- Zip Code: 35812
- Zip Code: 35812
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