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66 -- MECHANICAL CREEP TESTING MACHINES SOL RFQ3-125891 DUE 060799 POC Ronald L. Matthews, Contract Specialist, Phone (216) 433-2766, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Ronald.L.Matthews@grc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GRC/date.html#RFQ3-125891. E-MAIL: Ronald L. Matthews, Ronald.L.Matthews@grc.nasa.gov. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). Mechanical Creep Testing Machines, 2 each. The machines shall be an Applied Test Systems, Inc. Model number 2410 or equal, and shall be inaccordance with the following specifications: Specifications for 2 Mechanical Creep Testing Machines The Contractor shall provide two (2) mechanical creep testing machines to perform constant load creep testing at temperatures of at least 2000oF in air. Systems shall fulfill all creep and stress rupture testing requirements according to latest ASTM Standards. The machines shall have a left-hand assembly. EACH MACHINE shall include a testing frame, loading weights, a furnace, and a temperature controller as described in the specifications below: A. The Testing Frame Shall: 1. Be able to load the specimen by direct application of a force through a lever arm via a weight pan. A pre-load weight pan shall also be included in the weight train. Two > -- 1 in. thick shock pads shall be provided for use under each weight pan. 2. Use a draw head for loading the specimen and for automatic lever arm beam leveling during the test. Speed for the draw head: 0.1-1.2 in./min., variable. Travel: 5 -- 6 in. The draw head shall have a precision guide assembly so that the draw head cannot twist during installation of specimen or during operation of the draw head. 3. Include a counterbalanced, dual ratio lever arm with 20:1 and 3:1 precision ratio amplification and rotatable, hardened knife edges. The slot for the large counterweight of the lever arm shall be sufficiently long enough to balance the lever arm at either the 20:1 or 3:1 ratio for a variety of load trains, without the use of a weight attached to the top of the lever arm. Load accuracy shall be within + =%, with certificate of calibration, and shall include additional light load verifications for both ratios. For the 20:1 ratio, calibration shall include light loads at 400, 1000, 2000, 4000, and 8000 pounds; for the 3:1 ratio, calibration shall include light loads at 60, 150, 300, 600, and 1200 pounds. The lever arm shall also have a small counterweight to finely tune the balancing of the lever arm after the large counterweight has been put in its optimal location. A level indicator shall be mounted on the lever arm for balancing the lever arm. 4. Have a maximum load capacity of 20,000 lbs. 5. Have an automatic shutdown switch and actuator for shutting off the power to the furnace and to the elapsed time meter after specimen failure. 6. Have vibration isolator mounts with leveling screws that are accessible for adjusting from the outside of the machine. 7. Be useable with 120 VAC, one (1) phase, 60 Hz electrical power. Have a terminal block located in the control cabinet for powering light loads such as an LVC signal conditioner. 8. Have an electrical elapsed time meter with a manual, push-button reset. Range: 0.0-9999.9 hours. 9. Contain a pair of precision knife edge alignment couplings with a 12,000 lb. maximum capacity to maintain axial loading of specimen. Hardened and ground knife edges shall be rotatable. Couplings shall have quick change connections for specimen pull rods and >-10-2B threads for attachment to machines. 10. Have a 28 in. (minimum) long furnace bar that is installed on the testing frame. The bar shall be adjustable vertically and horizontally and shall have the ability to be removed completely from the frame. The O.D. of the bar shall be useable with the split furnace mounting brackets in Section B12. 11. Have an 18 in. (minimum) spacing between the columns of the testing frame so that a 16 in. diam. government-owned testing furnace can be installed in the testing frame if needed for future uses. 12.Maximum dimensions of the frame shall be 20 in. wide x 48 in. long x 88 in. high. Control cabinets are contained within the frame dimensions and are not located near load train/extensometer placement. 13. Have a 3-position thermocouple junction box for three (3) government-owned Type R thermocouples which will be attached to the test specimens. This junction box shall be attached to the inside of the column closest to the control cabinets. The bottom edge of this junction box shall be 15 -- 18 in. above the base plate on the machine. The first and third female plugs of the thermocouple junction box shall be wired for reading out the temperatures on an LED temperature indicator (min. height of numbers on indicator is 1/2 in.); a switch on the LED indicator shall enable these two temperatures to be monitored. The second female plug of the thermocouple junction box shall be connected directly to the temperature controller of the furnace; the furnace shall be controlled off this second thermocouple on the specimen gage length. The temperature from this second thermocouple shall be monitored directly from the indicator on the temperature controller. The temperature controller and the LED temperature indicator shall be calibrated so that accurate indications of any thermal gradients along the specimen length can be obtained since two different instruments shall be used for temperature monitoring. 14. Have a control cabinet(s) fully wired and installed, for temperature controls, LED temperature indicator, elapsed time meter, and draw head controls. 15. Provide a pair of pull rods sufficiently long enough for testing specimens having lengths of 2 to 5 inches. Pull rods shall be 0.75 in. diam., threaded 3/4-10-2A x 1.25 in. both ends, on centers and in alignment. Pull rods shall be fabricated from MAR-M246 material. 16. Have an automatic electrical power shutdown feature with manual reset button. This feature shall be used with the over-temperature controller, and must provide automatic cutoff of power to the SCR power controllers, 30 amp, so that both the furnace and the elapsed time meter are shutoff in the event of an overtemp. This power shut-down feature shall also include a variable time delay relay, which is set for 120 secs. If the electrical power is interrupted for more than 120 seconds, a manual reset button is pushed to activate the frame, furnace, and temperature controller. If the power interruption is less than 120 seconds, the frame, furnace, and temperature controller shall resume automatically without manual operation. 17. Have calibrated load weights. Calibrated to United States Bureau of Weights and Standards Class "T". Weights required are 10 @ 30 lbs., 4 @ 20 lbs., 1 @ 10 lbs., 1 @ 5 lbs., 4 @ 1 lbs., 2 @ 0.5 lbs. B. The Furnace shall consist of a split-type cylindrical furnace. Each furnace shall have: 1. Dimensions: 3 in. (min.) I.D. x 10 in. (min.) O.D. x 16 in. (max.) long, and for use in testing frame described in Section A11. 2. Replaceable heating elements: Kanthal A1 or equal, for maximum service of at least 2200oF, embedded windings. 3. A maximum furnace temperature rating of at least 2000oF. 4. A 3-zone construction, with each zone 4 in. (min.) long, for a 12 in. (min.) total heated length. 5. Connections with opposing half sections connected in parallel. 6. Ability to be used with 120 VAC, 1 phase, 60 Hz electrical power. 7. End bore dimensions of the furnace: Top end bore: 1- 1_ in. dia. Bottom end bore: 3.0 -- 3.25 in. dia. 8. Removable, ceramic insulating end caps: Top and bottom end caps each 1.5 in. (min.) thick. Top end cap: 0.75 in. I.D. for use with pull rod in Section A15. Bottom end cap to have an opening cut 1.25 in. wide x 2.5 in. long, for use with an extensometer. These bores shall be centered within the O.D. of the end caps. 9. One (1) thermocouple port: 0.25 in. (max.) dia., located mid-length in the center zone for the over-temperature thermocouple. 10. One (1) Type R thermocouple, with ceramic insulators, imbedded in port described above in B9. 11. One (1) thermocouple connector with mounting bracket, Type R. 12. Split furnace mounting brackets with position locking for attachment to the creep frame in Section A. 13. All connecting cables and wires installed and connected. C. The Temperature Controller shall be a three-zone temperature controller with one 3-mode programmable microprocessor with: 1. 4-20 mA output, 2 alarm output modules. 2. Ramp and soak features for a maximum of 8 intervals. 3. Vacuum fluorescent display, touch panel keyboard and battery backup to protect against memory loss. Controller equipped with high and low visual temperature alarms. 4. Three (3) SCR power controllers or equal, each with a power adjusting potentiometer and power meter, so that independent control for each furnace zone is provided. 5. A 30 amp circuit breaker, indicating lamp, and interconnecting cable and connector with power and thermocouple leads. Interconnecting power cable shall be sufficiently long enough to permit full opening of the split furnace. 6. Temperature range: 0-2000 degree F, Type R thermocouple feedback. 7. Ability to be used with 120 VAC, 1 phase, 60 Hz electrical power. 8. A separate over-temperature controller connected to the imbedded Type R thermocouple in the furnace: 120 VAC, 1 phase, 60 Hz, High limit, 5A EMR, . 9. An automatic shutdown feature with manual reset button. This feature shall be used with the over-temperature controller, and must provide automatic cutoff of power to the SCR power controllers, 30 amp, so that both the furnace and the elapsed time meter are shutoff in the event of an overtemp. D. Documentation shall include one (1) set of operation manuals for each Mechanical Creep Testing Machine, furnace, and temperature controller, and shall each include the Certificate of Calibration for the lever arm described in Section A3. F. One-year warranty on all equipment, material, and workmanship E. Required Delivery Schedule 1. Delivery of Mechanical Creep Testing Machines and Accessory Equipment shall be 10 The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 97-11. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 3826 and 500, respectively. The quoter shall state in their quotation their size status for this procurement. All qualified responsible business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery to GRC is required within 10 weeks ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Quotations for the items(s) described above may be mailed or faxed to the identified point of contact, by the date/time specified and include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Quoters are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Forms/Index.html to submit a quotation. Quoters shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1. If the end product(s) quoted is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the quoter shall so state and shall list the country of origin. The Representations and Certifications required by FAR 52.2l2-3 may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/sats/ FAR 52.212-4 is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference. [INSERT CLAUSE NUMBERS THAT ARE APPLICABLE] Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing no later than 5/28/99. Quotations are due by 6/7/99, 4:30pm EST. to the address specified above. Selection and award will be made (on an aggregate basis) to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quoter. Technical acceptability will be determined by information submitted by the quoter providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the Government's requirement. Quoters must provide copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their quote. See above for where to obtain copies of the form via the Internet. [OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT IS REQUIRED] An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Posted 05/24/99 (D-SN334987). (0144)

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