Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Contracts Department, Building 129-2, Highway 547, Lakehurst, NJ 08733-5083

49 -- HYDRAULIC TUBE BENDER SOL N68335-98-RFI-808 DUE 080398 POC Eileen Johns, Code 233EJ, 732-323-2899 The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst is considering purchasing a hydraulic tube bender to support the V-22 aircraft. The equipment must be portable, capable of being used in confined spaces (8 feet by 8 feet by 20 feet), capable of handling a 4 foot section of titanium or stainless steel hydraulic tubing material and performing a minimum of two bends for the tubes listed below. (All materials are titanium with the exception of size 03 which is 21-6-9 Stainless.) Size Tube OD Wall Thickness CL Bend Radius 03 0.188 0.020 0.75 04 0.250 0.022 1.00 06 0.375 0.022 1.12 and 1.50 06 0.375 0.032 1.12 and 1.50 08 0.500 0.022 1.50 and 2.00 08 0.500 0.043 1.50 and 2.00 10 0.625 0.043 1.87 and 2.50 10 0.625 0.054 1.87 and 2.50 12 0.750 0.027 3.00 16 1.000 0.036 3.00 This request is not a solicitation for proposals and does not commit the Government to the award of a contract. There is no solicitation package. This is a request for information only. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Posted 07/02/98. (0183)

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