Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, P.O. Box 79, West Mifflin, PA 15122-0079

99 -- DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND INSTALL LARGE CAPACITY SHOCK AND VIBRATION TEST EQUIPMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM Sol. 73-DBS-882352. Contact D. B. Speer, 412/476-6437. Seller will be required to design, fabricate, assemble, test, and install an integrated shock and vibration test system capable of a minimum of 880,000 lbs. thrust in a single input plane veritcal arrangement, and 440,000 lbs. each at two elevations in a lateral arrangement. The system shall meet MIL-STD-167 vibration test and IEEE-344 seismic test requirements. The progammable shaker system shall be capbable of testing, components weighting 15,000 to 20,000 lbs. with random transients of 40 to 50 g's, 150 to 220 lps velocities, 10 inch peak-to-peak displacements, and transient duration of 0.6 to 1.25 seconds for shaker shock tests. The control system shall provide six-degree-of-freedom control. Transient analysis by a Seller-supplied computer simulation program will be required along with computer software qualification and verification plans, sample calculations, and acceptance test plans prior to award. Seller personnel to provide installation, shakedown, and acceptance testing shall be DOE ``L'' cleared employees. Seller's request for bid package shall include: 1) a list of previously designed and installed systems meeting previously stated minimum requirements, including a minimum net worth of $6.OM. Failure to submit, or failure to submit acceptable information may, in the sole opinion of Westinghouse, cause the Seller to be disqualified from receipt of the bid package. Award of this action will be based on points awarded to responsive bidders by a Bettis evaluation team. Categories to be considered for point award will include technical and administrative items in addition to price. The specific categories for award consideration will be identified in the inquiry. The complete lists of requirements for this procurement is contained within a technical specification that will be part of a procurement inquiry. Requests for the inquiry package must be in writing and must be postmarked no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of publication to assure Seller receipt of the inquiry upon its issuance. Telephone requests will not be honored. (020)

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