Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, 9500 MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700

A -- SPRAYFORMERS-TUBE AND CLAD BAR-POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT DUE 070698 POC Roger N. Branstiter, Contract Specialist, 301-227-5782 The Naval Surface Warfare Center -- Carderock Division is conducting a market survey to determine the existence or interest of possible sources who possess or who are interested in obtaining the capacity to manufacture tubes of the following alloys: 600, 625, 690, 718, 304L, and 304LN. The current outer diameter interest ranges from 8.000 inches to 30.000 inches, with deposit thickness' ranging from 1.000 inch to 3.000 inches, with lengths ranging from 2.000 Ft to 20.00 Ft. Austenitic pipes are to meet ASTM A 943/A 943M-95. The U.S. Navy Spray Forming and Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) Spray Forming programs have matured to the point that serious consideration is now given to finding existing companies with spray forming experience, that have full production capacity to produce preforms over a range of thickness', diameters, and lengths. The potential U.S. Navy shipboard applications for preforms include piping, bimetallic pipes, heat exchanger tubes, and ring rolling stock to be rolled into flange like shapes. Those sources interested in the possible future production of preforms as specified within the range cited above should respond that they are interested, and address what impact/considerations must be given to enhance their current capability to accommodate their interest in production. Additionally, all interested firms should provide pertinent information concerning current capabilities and practices, quality assurance procedures, production quantity, years of experience in metals production, current principle product line. This announcement is a request for information only and is not a request for proposal (RFP) or announcement for solicitation. Response to this announcement is on a voluntary basis; the Navy neither intends to award a contract on the basis of this request nor to otherwise pay for the information provided. Respondents should submit their data no later than 06 July 1998, to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Detachment, Attn: Craig Madden, 1661 Bayhead Road, Annapolis, MD, 21401. Mr. Madden can be contacted at (301) 227-1520. (0155)

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