NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

66 -- MATERIAL TEST SYSTEM SOL 8-5-5-21-18479 POC Contact Glynda H. Meeks, GP24M/Contract Specialist, 205-544-0422, or Jane Maples, GP24L/Contracting Officer NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for a Material Test System -- NASA/MSFC intends to purchase from MTS Systems Corporation the following item: Model 810 Material Test System, Qty. 1 system, consisting of the following -- (1) 810.22E Load Unit, 22,000 lbs - MTS Model 318.10 2-column load frame - Shall be free standing, self-supporting unit requiring no special foundation - Nominal dynamic load range load rating: plus or minus 100 kN (plus or minus 22,000 lbs), fatigue rated - Moveable crosshead - Integral actuator - Nominal frame stiffness of 1.7 x 105 kN/mm (1.5 x 106 lbs/in) based on a crosshead position of 1232 mm (48.5 inches) above the platen - Test space width: 533 mm (21 inches) - height: 146 mm (5.75 inches) to 1308 mm (51.5 inches) - overall height: 2718 mm (107 inches) - base dimensions: width - 844 mn (33.25 inches), depth: 610 mm (24 inches) - Crosshead hydraulic lifts and controls - Crosshead hydraulic locks and controls - MTS Model 244.22 Hydraulic Actuator - Nominal dynamic force rating: 100 kN (plus or minus 22,000 lbs) - Displacement: 150 mm (6 inches) total stroke - Coaxially mounted full stroke linear variable displacement transducer (LVDT) for measurement and/or control of actuator displacement - 1''-14 internal threads in the piston rod for mounting a grip or a load cell -- MTS Model 661.20E-03 Load Cell - Fatigue rated at plus or minus 100 kN (plus or minus 22,000 lbs) - Accuracy of plus or minus 0.5% or better - High output for better resolution and precision - Symmetrical output between tension and compression for accurate through 0 testing - Static overload capacity: 150% of rated load - Used for measurement and/or control of force - 1''-14 internal mounting threads -- (2) 298.12 Hydraulic Service Manifold - Close-coupled accumulators allowing maximum high frequency response of servo valve - Maximum operating pressure: 21 MPa (3000 psi) - On/off high/low pressure control - Optional pilot pressure available -- (3) 252.54 Servo Valve - Rated for 10 GPM (37 L/min) - 5 port mounting - 254.02 port shut off - (4) TestStar II Digital Control System and Software - 790.0 TestStar II System Software shall include: Controller Interface, System Utilities, Software Function Generator, 790.00 Programming Libraries and 790.10 TestWare-SX Materials Testing Application - Single Channel Telestar Controller shall include: 490 Digital Controller, 490.12 DC Transducer Conditioner, 490.22 AC Transducer Conditioner, 490.14 Valve Driver, 490.70 Instrumentation Bus Controller, 490.72 Instrumentation Bus Interlock Module, 490.30 Workstation Communication Interface, Floor standing enclosure, 490.05 Load Unit Control Panel, and cables - (5) Manuals - (6) Installation - (7) Operation Introduction/Instruction - (8) 12-month warranty from date of installation or 15 months from date of shipment, whichever occurs first -- This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/MSFC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 -- Requests for copies of the RFO must be submitted in writing -- Transmission by facsimile to 205- 544-0422 or by Internet e-mail to glynda.meeks@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- Note: This sole-source procurement, described is based on system compatability -- Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualifications/capabilities in the critical areas mentioned above, along with a request for a copy of the solicitation -- Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis -- Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered -- A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government -- Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice -- RFO will be released on or about 15 days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) -- Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO -- The solicitation and any related documents to this procurement will be available over the Internet -- These documents will be in ASCII format and reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as, MOSAIC -- The WWW address, or URL, of the MSFC Procurement home page is: ''http://procure.msfc.nasa.gov''. (0200)

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