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95 -- STAINLESS STEEL PLATE POC Michael McDonald, Senior Subcontract Administrator, 510/422-8469 E-MAIL: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,. perties of 304 stainless steel as listed in ASTM A 240. Two categories of material will be used to fabricate vacuum vessels for the National Ignition Facility. The first category includes the production of approximately 1200 short tons of plate with thickness that range between 3/16 inch to 1 inch. The largest of these plates has linear dimensions of approximately 360 inches by 140 inches. The second category includes the production of approximately 48 plates with a total weight of approximately 616 short tons with thickness that range between 2 inches to 3 1/2 inches. The largest of these plates has linear dimensions of approximately 372 inches by 108 inches. The plate flatness required is one half commercial (i.e. one half allowed in ASTM A 480). Chemical composition, mechanical property testing, and ultrasonic examination of the plate material will be required in accordance with ASTM Standards A 480, A 578, and A 240. Test certification s shall be provided where applicable. Production of the plates must not exceed five months after receipt of an order. The supplier must be capable of storing or arranging for the storage of the plates for up to six months. In addition, the supplier must be capable of shipping specific plates from storage to fabricators with two weeks notice. Prospective sources should have proper equipment and personnel experienced in plate production of the material and sizes described and capabilities in: 1) Ultrasonic examination; 2) Stainless steel weld repair of surface defects; 3) Inspection of weld repair. Interested firms should respond with a description of qualifications with respect to the foregoing or related fields. No price or proposal information is desired. Responses are required on or before December 18, 1996. Firms responding to this announcement which fail to provide the required information will not be considered for inclusion into any resulting source list. Facsimile and telephone responses will not be accepted. This notice is to assist the University in determining the potential for competition; no solicitation is currently available. (0338)

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