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44 -- FURNACE, STEAM PLANT, AND DRYING EQUIPMENT AND NUCLEAR REACTORS SOL 52SBNB8C1074 DUE 042498 POC Contract Specialist, David Orris, (301) 975-4154; e-mail, david.orris@nist.gov, or Contracting Officer, Pauline Mallgrave, (301) 975-6330, e-mail, pauline.mallgrave@nist.gov WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a quantity of seventeen (17), each, shim safety rods for the NIST research reactor. Delivery shall be required within two (2) years of contract award at the National Institute of Standards & Technology, Receiving Room, Building 301, RT 270 and Quince Orchard, Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. FOB is destination. A general description of the requirement is as follows: 1 inch thick by 5 inches wide and have active poison that is 52 1/4 inches long. The hollow interior is filled with helium and sealed and the cadmium is clad on the outside and inside surfaces with aluminum. The hub section of the rod is made of aluminum plate. The 0.040 -- 0.060 inch thick cadmium is in sheet form and is 99.95% pure. Exact thickness of the cadmium will be established prior to fabrication. A number of specifications from the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) will be incorporated within the resulting solicitation and contract: ASTM B-440, AStandard Specification for Cadmium@; ASTM B-221, AAluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Shapes@; and ASTM B-209, AAluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate@. The general scope of these specifications can be found on the Internet at Ahttp://www.astm.org@ (without quotes). Additional standards and NIST drawings will be provided in the solicitation package along with manufacturing procedures. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed price procurement. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. See Note 26. Please request copies of the solicitation in writing. Requests may be telefaxed to (301)963-7732. The solicitation will be available on the NIST external web page. The Internet address is for this web site is: http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm@ (without quotes). (0069)

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