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66 -- ULTRASONIC CLEANING TANKS SOL N68335-96-RFI-606 DUE 020996 POC B. Kephart Code 213BK, (908) 323-3065. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has a requirement for Ultrasonic Cleaning Tanks which meet the following requirements: (1) The type of cleaning fluid to be used in the ultrasonic cleaning tank is Navy Oxygen Cleaner (NOC), trade name OCTAGON OCC-RTU, manufactured by Octagon Process Inc., 599 River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07020, NSN 6850-01-389-3859 (5 gal); (2) Due to the corrosive nature of the cleaning solution, aluminum and anodized parts should not come in direct contact with the cleaning solution; (3) The Ultrasonic cleaning tank shall have a frequency range of 25-40 kHz; (4) The Ultrasonic cleaning tank shall have a heated bath for cleaning parts with a temperature range of 140 to 200 degrees F; (5) The tank which holds the parts to be cleaned should be in size range from 12'' L x 12'' W x 11''D to 36'' L x 34'' W x 36'' D; (6) The Ultrasonic cleaning tank shall have a generator power per radiated surface of at least 3 watts/in2.* The power per radiated surface area can be determined by dividing the total generator power by the surface area of tank bottom or side where the generator transducers are located. Vendors are requested to provide information concering the unit's ability to withstand enviromental conditions such as pitch/roll or static list, and information on the unit's emission of electromagnetic interference. NAWCADLKE is interested in determining if this item, along with the technical information required to support the equipment, is available in the commercial marketplace and meets the definition of commercial items as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 2. The technical information would be required to include a technical manual that would contain operation instructions, maintenance instructions and illustrated parts breakdown. Other data required would be supplemental provisioning technical documentation, a provisioning parts list, provisioning and other procurement screening data and a support material list. Those sources interested in this Request for Information are invited to submit their information, and a description of any currently available product that meets our requirements. This is not a Request for Proposal and no solicitation is available. The Government will not respond to any request for solicitation packages under this Request for Information. The Government will not pay for any information requested in response to this RFI nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. (0025)

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