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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN EVALUATING THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE COMPOSITE CAPSULE LAUNCH SYSTEM(CCLS) UPPER FLANGE JOINT SOL N66604-99-Q-1567 DUE 011599 POC J. Clermont, Contract Negotiator at (401) 832-1460; J. Masterson, Contracting Officer at (401) 832-1585; FAX (401) 832-4820. WEB: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Jeannie Clermont, Contract Negotiator, clermontjm@npt.nuwc.navy.mil. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Newport, Rhode Island (NUWCDIVNPT) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to the University of Rhode Island (URI), Research Office, 70 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881 on a Sole Source basis pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) Only One Responsible Source under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items. This is sole source acquisition due to the fact that this analysis has been recently identified and must be done on material that is currently being tested at URI under another Government contract. There is a need to maintain a short time frame in conducting a series of tests that must be done consecutively . Any delay in conducting the tests would invalidate the results. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation in accordance with the format in 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; requests for quotations under N66604-99-Q-1567 are being solicited by this synopsis. A written solicitation will not be issued. This is in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13 in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-9. Other applicable FAR provisions are 52.212.1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (evaluation will be based on Technical Capability, Past Performance and Price), 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (will be requested before award), 52.212-4 and -5 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, 52-211.4 Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense -- This is a "DO" Rated Order and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.212-7001. The following is the performance specification for this effort. BACKGROUND: NUWCDIVNPT is evaluating the service life of the Composite Capsule Launch System (CCLS) upper flange joint. Work on this program began in FY98 with the URI materials Laboratory and NUWCDIVNPT. Electrochemical reactions are now known to occur between the etched and primed titanium and the Carbon Composite. How the reaction affects the aging properties of the adhesive joint is the focus of this work. The continuation of accelerated aging studies will be ongoing until it is established that the composite to titanium adhesive joint has a service life of 30 years, or if premature failure of the joint will occur due to the aging factor caused by electrochemistry. SCOPE: Contractor shall perform tests on the Carbon to titanium adhesive joint according to the test matrix below. TEST MATRIX UPPER FLANGE JOINT NOMENCLATURE: 1. Baseline Titanium bonded to Titanium (Ti-Ti) 2. Titanium to Carbon Composite with no shim wires (Ti-C) 3. Titanium to Carbon Composite with Stainless Shim wires (Ti-C-SS) 20C 5 years Year 2002 10 53C 6 months October 1998 10 53C 12 months April 1999 10 53C 12 months April 1999 10 20C 10 years Year 2007 10 20C 10 years Year 2007 10 @-.3V 53C 6 months October 1998 5 @-.3V 53C 12 months April 1999 5 53C 6 months October 1998 5 53C April 1999 5 DELIVERABLES: At the completion of the test matrix, the contractor shall provide a final report on the results of testing and analysis. This final report shall be submitted within 30 days of completion of the test matrix. Period of Performance will be for one year with delivery of final report to NUWCDIVNPT. The SIC Code for this procurement is 8731, 500 employees. This is unrestricted. Responses are due by 2:00 p.m. EST 1/15/99; estimated RFQ release date is 12/24/98. Our department no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Instead, they may be accessed at our web site http: http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contracts. We also provide electronic access in our Bid Room. Posted 12/23/98 (W-SN283066). (0357)

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