SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Dead Weight Force Calibrator Market Research Day - Attachments
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFLCMC/WNMRP AFMETCAL, 813 Irving Wick Dr. W. Bldg 2, Heath, Ohio, 43056-6116, United States
- ZIP Code
- 43056-6116
- Solicitation Number
- 18M-243A-FO
- Point of Contact
- Kristie M. Christie, Phone: 7407885013, Michael D Hickey, Phone: 740-788-5043
- E-Mail Address
-
kristie.christie@us.af.mil, michael.hickey.2@us.af.mil
(kristie.christie@us.af.mil, michael.hickey.2@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Force Lab Drawings Draft Purchase Description Title of Event: Dead Weight Force Calibrator Market Research Day Audience: Industry Representatives When: 6 Mar 2018, 0800-1600 Where: AFMETCAL, 813 Irving-Wick Dr. W., The Horton Bldg, Heath, OH 43056-1199 Abstract: Air Force Metrology and Calibration Division (AFMETCAL) is interested in meeting with industry representatives to answer questions and receive feedback regarding the purchase of a 100,000 lbf dead weight force calibrator and a 30,000 lbf dead weight force calibrator. These dead weight force calibrators are a primary force standard, as defined by ASTM E74. They will be used to calibrate force transducers such as load cells, tension links, crane scales, and other force measuring instruments in accordance with ASTM E74. The dead weights provided should be non-magnetic stainless steel or nickel plated steel and be calibrated directly by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST. The calibrator can be used to calibrate tension and compression forces in both increasing and decreasing forces. Misalignment shall be minimized as such to calibrate load cells to an ASTM E74 standard deviation of +/- 0.0016% in increasing loading and +/- 0.0016% in decreasing loading. High Level Agenda: Report to AFMETCAL, Horton Building lobby Opening Remarks Dead Weight Force Calibrator Requirements Break Instructions to Offerors Visit Lab Location and review Design Break One-on-One meetings Objectives: Provide early engagement and communication to Industry Provide a forum to discuss program strategies Improve the quality of any future solicitation Identify vendors interested and capable of executing future workload Who Should Attend? Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this Market Research Day event. For this Market Research Day, the Government will permit a maximum of three (3) individuals per vendor to register and attend. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to be used for this procurement is 334516. Items for Discussion: To facilitate effective exchange, the Government requests questions in writing, prior to the Market Research Day. This will allow the Government to conduct research in advance of the one-on-one sessions and come prepared to answer your questions. Please submit your agenda topic recommendations and specific questions to BOTH michael.hickey.2@us.af.mil and kristie.christie@us.af.mil. Answers may be limited as the Government is in the Market Research phase. The Government is not requesting capability statements or briefings at this time. One-on-one sessions will allow interested vendors the opportunity to openly communicate with the Government by providing comments and inputs for consideration during the development of the solicitation. One-on-one sessions will be no more than 30 minutes and discussion will focus on the Dead Weight Force Calibrator requirements. Vendors will be able to submit product information at this time. To ensure transparency, non-proprietary questions and answers will be recorded, sanitized, and placed on FedBizOpps. Please e-mail proposed topics and questions that you may have no later than 23 February 2018. Registration: Pre-registration is MANDATORY for attendance. Please submit the following information electronically to BOTH michael.hickey.2@us.af.mil and kristie.christie@us.af.mil no later than 3:00 PM EDT 23 February 2018 to pre-register. Information addressing security, directions, and individual session times will be provided to respondents. For this Market Research Day, the Government will permit a maximum of three (3) individuals per vendor to register and attend. Only group registrations will be processed. The following information shall be provided for each attendee: 1. Individual attendees' full name and title 2. Individual attendees' e-mail address 3. Company name 4. Company Cage Code 5. Small Business Status 6. Telephone number 7. Do you wish to have your company name included on a published list of attendees? 8. Do you wish to schedule a one-on-one session? Additional Information: Any submitted information may be used to structure future solicitations. Sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise confidential information must be marked appropriately in the response. Information received from respondents will not be shared with other vendors. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market research. Additionally, information gathered through this meeting may influence RFP development. This notification does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation, award a contract, or conduct an acquisition in any particular way. The U.S. Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse any companies or entities that respond to this announcement. Any costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement or incurred for participation in the Market Research Day will NOT be reimbursed. All information marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosure to non-Government personnel and entities. The acquisition strategy for the Dead Weight Force Calibrator has not been finalized; this requirement is in the market research and planning phase. No solicitation or projected solicitation date is available at this time. Points of Contact: All communication regarding this solicitation should be sent to BOTH of the following individuals: Michael Hickey, Contracting Officer michael.hickey.2@us.af.mil 740-788-5043 Kristie Christie, Contract Negotiator kristie.christie@us.af.mil 740-788-5013
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