Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Group, D-7810, PO Box 25007, Den Fed Cnter, Denver CO 80225

J -- COMPLETE UPGRADE AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON A BALDWIN 5 MILLION POUND UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE SOL 1425-96-SI-81-98003 DUE 063096 POC Contact Todd Leneau, Contracting Officer, (303)236-8040, ext. 242 This acquisition will be accomplished as a Two-Step Sealed Bid acquisition. A site visit/inspection at the Bureau of Reclamation Research Laboratory, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO, is mandatory. Site visit and bid preparation costs will NOT be reimbursed by the government. Technical and subsequent pricing proposals will be accepted only from firms who attended the mandatory site visit/inspection. Attendance at the site visit/inspection requires reservations. Reservations will be accepted only after issuance of the solicitation document. Instructions for making reservations will be included in the solicitation package. Requests for the solicitation package must be in writing sent to the above address or via FAX at (303) 236-8630. Work includes the complete replacement/upgrade of the control, electrical and hydraulic systems on a Baldwin five million pound universal testing machine. Design, furnish, and install a digital electronic control system for the testing machine consisting of two parts: (1) testing machine equipment controls and (2) test controller/data acquisition system. The test/controller data acquisition system shall be a personal computer based system using the Windows 95 operating system. The government will provide a PC for this system. Contractor shall remove existing hydraulic pump, piping, valving, and controls and design and install hydraulic piping, valving, servo valve, and controls on the testing machine to make it compatible with the new electronic control system. Install a new 150 gal/min, 3000 psi hydraulic pump system and oil supply tank. The oil supply tank shall be sized to accommodate operation of the testing machine and the auxiliary actuators. Provide high pressure piping and connections for auxiliary hydraulic actuators. Contractor shall also replace the variable speed motor controls for the crosshead positioning drive system and rebuild the drive motor as required. Contractor shall replace all existing electrical service panels, breakers, switches, and controls currently in place and install any additional electrical service equipment required. All instrumentation necessary for the proper operation of the testing machine and controls shall be provided and installed. Upon completion of installation the machine shall be calibrated on each of the seven ranges (50,000; 100,000; 250,000; 500,000; 1,000,000; 2,500,000; and 5,000,000) to its full 5 million pound capacity using NIST traceable calibration standards in compliance with ASTM E4. Two complete sets of documentation shall be provided for the control and hydraulic systems. Training in the operation of the new systems shall be provided on-site upon completion of the installation. This acquisition is unrestricted. (0114)

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