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95 -- T-200 MARAGING STEEL SOL NB853000603204 DUE 121595 POC Jacqueline Wright, (303) 497-5282 In the absence of other qualified sources, it is the intent of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to procure titanium strengthened (type T-200) maraging steel bar for the production of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2098 specimens that will be sold by the Government for the indirect verification of Charpy impact machines. These machines must be calibrated in accordance with the ASTM Standard Test Method, ASTM E 23, which has been adopted by DoD to replace method 221.1. T-200 maraging steel must meet exact NIST technical specifications, including chemical composition requirements and low TiN inclusions. Teledyne Vasco, Monroe, NC 28110, has been identified to be the only resoponsible source pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1) and 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(2). No other qualified source is known that can meet the Government's minimum requirements on this particular procurement. Alternative materials will be considered in order to evaluate suitability in future procurements. Interested concerns must submit a written qualification statement that clearly establishes the firm's capability to meet equivalent requirements. This is not a formal solicitation. (0335)

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