Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

A -- THERMAL AND MECHANICAL TESTING OF MATERIALS SOL N00178-97-R-1051 DUE 071497 POC Janice S. Williams, Contract Specialist, Code SD118 or Paul Learn, Contracting Officer, Code SD11 on (540) 653-7478 WEB: NSWCDD Procurement Division Homepage, http://proc_div.nswc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Questions concerning Solicitation Number N00178-97-R-1051, jswilli@nswc.navy.mil. This acquisition is for thermal and mechanical testing and analysis of materials in support of the Reentry Systems Applications Program for a base year and four one-year periods on a cost-plus-fixed-fee (term) basis. Testing and analysis efforts to be performed under this requirement include, but are not limited to, characterizing of thermal and mechanical properties of carbon phenolic heatshield materials for reentry bodies, assessing the aging of carbon phenolic heatshield materials for reentry bodies, testing the thermal conductivity and specific heat of carbon phenolic heatshield materials in the transition temperature range, evaluating in-depth thermal response of carbon phenolic heatshield material under rapid surface heating conditions, characterizing thermal and mechanical properties of high temperature insulations, screening and characterizing thermal and mechanical properties of 3D carbon-carbons for nosetips of reentry bodies, and analysis of thermal and mechanical properties of bulk and N3M graphite for reentry bodies. Additionally, testing support under the proposed acquisition may include, but is not limited to, analog and special testing of materials and components for reentry bodies, screening of thermal and mechanical properties of new material concepts, characterization of fibers and tows of candidate reentry body materials, and nondestructive inspection and machining of materials for ablative testing. The preparation and maintenance of data bases for reentry body nosetip, leading edge, and heat shield materials may be required during the performance of this effort. Material to be provided by the Government for nondestructive characterization and testing purposes will include panels, cylinders, frustra, and billets. Successful performance of this effort requires that the contractor possess a full range of testing facilities to perform the efforts set forth above. This requirement will be negotiated on a sole-source basis with Southern Research Institute, 2000 Ninth South Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama and is a follow-on to Naval Surface Warfare Center Contract N60921-95-C-0019. See number Note 22. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren Laboratory Procurement Division is implementing Electronic Commerce (EC) in the acquisition arena; therefore, this synopsis and resulting solicitation with any applicable amendments will also be available on the World Wide Web at http://www.nswc.navy.mil/ under Procurement Division or http://proc_div.nswc.navy.mil. (0133)

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