Army Research Laboratory, Attn: AMSSB-ACA-P, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 21005-5066

36 -- INDUSTRIAL FURNACE SOL DAAD17-00-P-0333 DUE 042400 POC Barbara DeSchepper, Contract Spec, 410-278-5425, Jean Craig, Contracting Officer, 410-278-6517 The U.S. Army Reserch laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md intends to award on a sole-source basis with Centorr/Vacuum Industries, Nashua, NH, 03062 for the purchase of: (CLINS 0001 -- 0013 AND 0015 ARE QUANTITIES OF ONE EACH) (CLIN 0014 IS QUANTITY OF FIVE EACH) (CLIN 0016 IS QUANTITY OF 6 EACH) AND CLIN 0017 IS QUANTITY OF TWO EACH) THIS IS PART OF ANOTHER QUOTE THAT IS SUBMITTED TO CBD -- DAAD17-00-T-0330 (SUBMISSION NO. 443559) AWARD TO BE BASED ON AN ALL OR NONE BASIS (1) Centor/Vacuum Industries' Model 5SA Single Arc Furnace System consisting of -- Model 5SA basic furnace assembly, circular copper hearth, relief valve, furnace base, P/N C03-0009 (2) Power cable and feed lug set, 600A power supply, P/N A66-0703-3 (3) Evacuation/backfill kit, ITT evaluation pump, manifold, control valve, compound gage, P/N B58-0127-50 (4) Eye shield -- 3 sided with 3 replaceable #9 welding glass covered view parts, P/N D27-0016-9 (5) Modified hearth C42-0336, OFHC copper with 10 taper, vacuum connection (6) Raising/lowering health assembly, P/N B42-0010 (7) Loading luck, P/N B85-0045 (8) Hearth-copper-plain top, P/N C42-0003-1 (9) Hearth-copper-rectangular, P/N C42-0003-6 (10) Hearth-copper-3 circles, P/N C42-0003-7 (11) Hearth-copper-cylinderical, P/N C42-0003-8 (12) Water-cooled-hearth feedthrough, P/N B42-0182-9 (13) Water-cooled copper hearth (circular cavity-2) P/N B42-0182-1 (14) O-ring gasket set, P/N A27-0017-1 (15) Cathode and handle assembly, P/N B13-0010-1 and 2 (16) Electrode (set of 6), P/N C03-0010-20 (17) Observation tube,P/N 1321-0003-1 SEE Note(s): 22 Posted 04/11/00 (W-SN443581). (0102)

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