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66 -- TEXTILE TENSILE TESTING MACHINE SOL N00421-99-Q-1127 DUE 061099 POC Susan Cusic, Contract Specialist, 301-757-8940 E-MAIL: CusicSM@navair.navy.mil, CusicSM@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has a requirement for Textile Tensile Testing Machine, 1 each. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the ONLY solicitation for which proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number N00421-99-Q-1127 is issued as a Request For Quote (RFQ). The incorporated document and provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular, FAC 97-11 and Defense Acquisition Circular, (DAC) 98-01 and Defense Change Notice (DCN) 98-1014. The applicable SIC is 3829 and the small business size is 500 employees. All changes to the solicitation shall be sent electronically to the Commerce Business Daily as amendments. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, MD intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) order for this procurement. The equipment shown below shall comply with diagrams and descriptions as specified by the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) test standards. Test standards can be obtained from The American Society of Testing Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1187. CLIN 0001 -- Tensile Testing Machine of the constant rate of extension (CRE) type appropriate for assessing the strength of textiles. The apparatus shall be brand name or equivalent to INSTRON 4467. The machine shall conform to ASTM D76 with respect to force indication, working range, capacity, and elongation indicator, and designed for operation at a speed of 300+/- 10 mm/min (12 +/- 0.5 in/min); or a variable speed drive, change gears, or interchangeable weights as required to obtain the 20+/- 3s time-to-break. The system shall include jaws and grips necessary for conducting ASTM D -1683, -2256, -2261, -2262, -5034, -5035 within the reliability requirements set by those standards. The system shall be capable of measuring the tensile strength of threads (minimum 3 pounds break strength) as well as webbings (6000 pounds break strength). The machine shall include a temperature chamber (brand name or equivalent to INSTRON 3119-005) with roller mounts, upper and lower pullrods, and cooling module (-95F to 480F temperature range), and a personal computer with printer and GPIB interface. Requirements for the tensile testing machine (same as or equivalent to Instron 4467): Transducer self-recognition; electrically calibrated transducers; auto-ranging transducer; manual control panel Load Capacity of 6750 lbf -- Speed range: 0.00004 -- 20 in/min -- Max force at full speed: 6750 lb -- Max speed at full load: 20 in/min -- Return speed: 24 in/min -- Position measurement accuracy: +/-0.10mm -- Position control resolution: 0.057-0.054 micrometer -- Crosshead speed accuracy +/-0.1% of set speed -- Frame Stiffness: 570,000 lb/in -- Load Measurement Accuracy: +/- 0.5% of reading down to 1/50 of load cell capacity -- Total Crosshead Travel: 44.6 +/-0.1 in -- Maximum power reqmt: 600VA -- Single phase voltage: 120V -- Operating Temperature: +50 to +100 deg F -- Electrical Supply Requirements: Power supply must be free of spikes, surges or sags exceeding 10% of the average voltage -- Operation Mode: Screw-driven -- Operating Atmosphere: Normal laboratory 70 degrees +/- 2 d F, 65% +/- 1% RH -- Data Analysis: The system shall include hardware and software for automated test set-up, control, data reduction, result generation, and report preparation. Computer hardware shall be IBM clone PC compatible using the Microsoft Windows operating system. Software shall be Y2k compliant. -- Accessories: System shall include jaws and grips. System shall include tools as needed for maintenance. -- Maintenance: Calibration frequency, maintenance actions shall be minimal. -- Safety: Movement mechanism will be contained such that risk of entanglement or other injury is minimized. -- Requirement for Temperature Chamber: Power: 240/120V, 50/60 Hz, 2.4KVA maximum -- Heating and Cooling times to max and min temperatures: < 30 min -- Recovery time to max and min temperature, door open 2 minutes: 5 minutes -- Temperature Stability: +/-4 deg F -- Temperature gradient: +/-1% of set point after 10 minutes stability time -- Max temperature overshoot: 4 deg F -- Requirements for Software: Results and graphics on same screen -- Reanalysis capability -- Batch statistics -- On-line hyper test help -- User-definable data sampling -- User programmable module -- Acquisition and analysis of tension, compression, flexural. Peel, tear and friction applications for ASTM test methods -- Automatic test report generation after test completion. All items shall be delivered FOB Destination within 120 days after contract award. Inspection and acceptance shall be made at destination. The contractor shall DELIVER TO: Receiving Officer, Supply Department, Bldg. 665, 47179 Vaughn Road Unit NASSU, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1614 between the operating hours of Monday through Friday 0700 to 1330. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (AUG 1998) and DFARS 252.211-7003 Brand Name or Equal (Dec 1991) are incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Within FAR 52-212-1, any reference to "offer" is changed to read as "quote". The provision at 52-212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (JAN 1999) does not apply to this acquisition. Instead, the following information will be used for evaluation of offerors: An award shall be made to that responsible offeror submitting a technically acceptable quote and offering the lowest evaluated price. Price shall be the deciding factor among technically acceptable quotes. Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this provision as it compare to the minimum characteristics provided above in CLIN 0001. Therefore, it is essential that offerors provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc., in order for the Government evaluation team to make an adequate technical assessment of the quote as meeting technical acceptablility. Price shall be the deciding factor among technically acceptable quotes. The offeror shall provide backup information to support the quoted price (e.g. a copy of the current catalog or established price list, three invoices for the same equipment, etc.). Before the specified expiration date of an offer, the Government may accept the quote (or part of the quote) regardless if there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received prior to award. The successful offeror may be requested to provide a written letter of acceptance within five days of order issuance. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (FEB 1999) with its proposal. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (APR 1998) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The following clause applies to this synopsis/solicitation and any resulting contract: Clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (MAY 1999) (a) The Contractor agrees to comply with the following FAR clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (E.O. 11755); and (2) 52.233-3, Protest after Award (31 U.S.C 3553), 52.247-34-FOB Destination (NOV 1991). (b) The Contractor agrees to comply with the FAR clauses in paragraph (b) which the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components. For paragraph (b) only the following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.203-6-Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2401), 52.222-21-Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999), 52.222-26-Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246) Alternate I, 52.222-35-Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37-Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.225-18-European Union Sanction for End Products (E.O. 12849), 52.232-33-Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332), 52.239-1-Privacy or Security Safeguards (5 U.S.C.552a) As Amended (41 U.S.C.351, et seq.), DFARS clause 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (JAN 1999) is incorporated by reference, however, for paragraph (b) only the following apply: 252.225-7001-Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C.10a-10d, E.O. 10582), 252.225-7007-Balance of Payments Program (_Alternate I)(41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C.2501-2518, and 19 U.S.C.3301 note), 252.227-7015 -- Technical Data -- Commercial Items (10 U.S.C. 2320), 252.227-7037-Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data (10 U.S.C. 2321). Any questions regarding this solicitation must be emailed to: CusicSM@navair.navy.mil by June 1, 1999. No telephone or faxed questions will be accepted. RFQ responses are DUE NO LATER THAN 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time on JUNE 10, 1999 to: Contracts Bldg. 441, ATTN: Susan Cusic/Code 254222, NAVAIRSYSCOMHQ, 21983 Bundy Road, Unit 7, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1127. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. For general information regarding this RFQ, contact Susan Cusic (301) 757-8940. FAR provisions and clauses, including FAR 52.212-3, can be found at internet site: http://www.arnet.gov/far. NOTE: Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to be eligible for contract award or payment from any DOD activity. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423, or by accessing the CCR web site at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/. Posted 05/26/99 (W-SN336157). 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