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18 -- THRUST MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (TMS) FOR ROCKET ENGINE TEST STAND SOL F04611-95-R-0049 DUE 042195 POC BARBARA BARCELONA, CONTRACT NEGOTIATOR, (805) 277-3900, Ext. 2214; LILIANA MICHALESKI, CONTRACTING OFFICER, (805) 277-3900, Ext. 2229. A Thrust Measurement System (TMS) is needed for Test Stand 1A at Phillips Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, California for testing large liquid rocket engines. The TMS will be capable of axial thrust measurement from 100,000 pounds to 1,600,000 pounds. Side load measurement is not required; however, side loads up to 350,000 pounds and moments of 3,000,000 in-lbf must be tolerated by the TMS. The accuracy required is 0.20 percent of full scale. The accuracy at lower thrust levels should be as high as possible. The TMS will consist of a fixed bed, a live bed(s), flexures, load cell(s), calibration cells, and a hydraulic load simulator for calibration of the TMS. The calibration system must be remotely operated. Contract performance is projected to start 1 Jun 95 with delivery of the TMS by 30 Sep 95. Award of this contract will be made competitively to the offeror with the best technical and cost proposal. The Request for Proposal will be released on or about 21 March 1995 with responses due 30 days later. A site visit for all potential offerors is scheduled for 29 March 1995. This will be a full and open competitive action. Interested firms must request a copy of the solicitation in writing and indicate whether they are a large or small business, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, or a woman-owned business. No telephone requests will be honored. (0058)

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