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N -- INDUCTION MLTG FURNACE & POURING SY SOL F04699-95-R-0154 DUE 070395 POC For copy, contact the info office indicated., For additional information contact Melby.K8s/Pkocc/916-643-3795 The closing date of 03 Jul 95 is an approximation only. McClellan AFB is purchasing two (2) 4000 to 6000 lb capacity coreless induction melting furnaces with 1500 kilowatt to 2000 kilowatt power supplies each and automatic iron pouring system. The iron melting and pouring furnace system shall be required to melt gray and ductile iron and accurately pour metal by weight into individual molds indexing through the pouring station for automotive and Department of Defense castings. INDUCTION MELTING FURNACE REQUIREMENTS: The coreless induction melting furnaces shall be required to produce a total of 7500 deliverable pounds per hour continuously. The furnaces must also be able to produce 12,500 pounds of metal per hour for two (2) hours including total storage reserves of metal (melters and holder described below) and at the end of the two hour run, nearly all the metal must be consumed. Furnaces must efficiently melt small quantities of metal ranging from 1500 to 3000 pounds. Furnaces shall have a stirring characteristic indicated by a meniscus height to furnace diameter ration of 0.1 to 0.2. Furnaces shall include appropriately sized transformers (12 KV primary) for each melting system, one (1) common water system complete with pump stand and cooling tower to cool two (2) melting furnaces, one (1) pouring/holding furnace and one (1) additional government provided combination box and swing coil furnace. Furnaces shall also have individual hydraulic power supplies for each furnace, one (1) common hydraulic furnace lining removal system, automatic furnace lining sintering & cold start-up system. The furnace coils shall be protected by a battery operated pump system which automatically activates upon power failure. AUTOMATIC IRON POURING SYSTEM: The pouring system shall receive iron from melting furnaces and accurately pour metal by weight into individual molds indexing through the pouring station. Pour weights shall range from approximately 30 pounds to 250 pounds per mold. Pouring unit shall include load cell weighing system under pour station conveyor coupled with pouring system controls. Pouring furnace shall hold 6000 pounds of iron with a working capacity of 3000 pounds of iron. Pouring from the unit shall be via an adjustable rotating stopper rod metering system using a programmable and/or self-learning programmable rate with feedback from the load cell weighing system. Furnace shall be heated with coreless induction coil with 200 kilowatt power supply and coupled to common water system for the melting furnaces. Pouring furnace shall be capable of back tilting to completely empty the furnace at the end of each production run. Pouring furnace shall be mounted on indexing carriage with powered ''X'' and ''Y'' movement to allow for different pouring basin locations on the molds and aborts beside the mold line. 1 ea Applicable to: CERP Program Destination: McClellan Air Force Base CA 95652-1060 Estim Delivery: 31 Dec 95 1 ea Descriptions, quantities, locations are based on the best available data at the time. This is an All or None requirement. All responsible sources may submit a proposal/quotation that shall be considered by the Agency. It is the intent of the Government to purchase a commercially available furnace, without the need for new development; therefore, the contractor shall be required to demonstrate that they have produced and sold furnaces for a minimum of ten (10) years. Any response should state whether your organization (together with its affiliates) is a large or small business and whether it is a small disadvantaged business. All requests must state that they are not currently on the consolidated list of debarred, suspended and ineligible contractors or otherwise ineligible to receive Government contracts. All interested parties are urged to provide their CAGE code and CEC code with their written or FAX request at (916) 643-4157. Verbal requests will not be honored. An Ombudsman has been appointed for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate his/her concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact Allen Taylor at (916) 643-5209, with serious concerns only. Routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to the buyer listed elsewhere in this synopsis. The approximate issue/response date will be 02 Jun 95. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered. Specifications, plans, or drawings relating to the procurement described are incomplete or not available and cannot be furnished by the Government. (0136)

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