Department of the Navy, Carderock Division Headquarters, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Bethesda, MD 20084-5000

20 -- GILMAN IONOMER FOAM SPONSON SYSTEM, TYPE 400, IN THREE SECTIONS, FOR INSTALLATION ON A 30 FOOT RIGID INFLATABLE BOAT. SOL N00167-95-R-0098 POC David Tychman, 301-227-3604, C.O. Douglas M. Smith, 301-227-1640. The Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (CDNSWC), IAW FAR 6.302, intents to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Gillman Corporation, Gilman, CT, for a Gilman Ionomer Foam Sponson System, Type 400, in three sections. The sponson system will be delivered and installed on a 30 foot rigid inflatable boat. The color of each sponson shall be white. The outer diameter is 24 inches and the inner diameter is 19 inches. There will be 2 straight sections each approximately 22 feet long, one for the port side and one for the starboard side of the boat. There will also be one preformed bow section. The foam sponsons shall provide high buoyancy and energy absorption at low weights while being strong enough for structural attaachments. The base material of each sponson shall meet or exceed all of the following characteristics: (a) nominal density of 0.96 g/cm3 (ASTM D-792), (b) tensile impact at 73 deg. F = 600 ft-lb/in2 (ASTM D-1822S), (c) flexural modulus at 73 deg. F = 36 kpsi (ASTM D- 790), (d) hardness (shore D) =61 (ASTM D-2240), (e) tensile strength = 4.4 kpsi (ASTM D-638), and (f) abrasion resistance = 410 NBS Index (ASTM D-1630). Effective utilization of the foam sponson in the marine environment shall be proven. This proof should include US Coast Guard approvals or uses if available, but USCG approval or use is not a requirement. The form sponson shall not be composite coated nor shall it be encapsulated in neoprene or hypalon. The solicitation will be issued on or about 1 May 1995 and will close approximately 30 days thereafter. (See Note 22) (0103)

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