Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

99 -- CHEMICAL CLEANING VATS SOL FF96-124 DUE 071596 POC Fred Felton, LSO-360, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899. Lockheed Martin Space Operations (LMSO), NASA's Space Shuttle Processing Contractor at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), FL, seeks sources capable of designing and fabricating seven open-end semi-elliptical vats for chemical cleaning which may hold strong basic or acidic solutions. These vats are to be electrically heated with circulation and filtration system (four left handed - three right handed), including drainboard and work carriers. The vats are required for activation of a new precision cleaning facility at KSC. The formal solicitation will include drawings which are not intended for final design drawings - only for assistance in delineating the design criteria for this project. The tankage will be made of a minimum of 14 gauge 316 stainless steel and overall length (including the end stiffening and suspension flanges) shall be 6 feet and 1/8 inch. Included in the requirement will be tank stands also fabricated from stainless steel angle and channel, one removable dripboard per tank assembly, four work carriers per tank, calrod heating units to maintain a temperature of + 5_F over a thermostatically selectable range of 100_F to 220_F. Heaters should be sized so that the ambient solution (75_F) will reach a temperature of 175_F in approximately two hours. Each tank assembly shall be fitted with a pumping/filtration system capable of handling chemical solutions in the range of 1 to 12 pH. Pump must have electrical or pneumatic drive with a capacity of 60 gal. per minute and capable of continuous operations at least 16 hours per day. Further details will be in the formal solicitation. This synopsis is for the sole purpose of identifying prospective suppliers and does not commit LMSO to make an award, nor to reimburse costs of providing requested information. Interested firms should forward indications of interest to reach LMSO no later than 061496. In addition to indications of interest, data should be provided giving company capabilities, experience in this or related field, normal product lines, and such other data as may be useful in substantiating bona fide capability to provide the requirements of this synopsis. Address: Lockheed Martin Space Operations, P. O. Box 21166, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815, Attn: Fred Felton, Mail Code LSO-360. Questions may be submitted via FAX at (407) 867-7068. (0151)

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