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66 -- FASTENER LAB FATIGUE MACHINE SOL N00421-00-R-0534 DUE 061900 POC Maxine Birst, Contract Specialist,301-757-2619,Mr. Shawn Campbell, Contracting Officer, 301-757-2611 E-MAIL: BirstMM@navair.navy.mil, BirstMM@navair.navy.mil. The Fastener Lab (AIR-4.3.5) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Patuxent River, Maryland has a requirement to purchase a Fatigue Machine to verify fatigue properties of fasteners. The Fastener Lab serves as the DoD's Qualifying Activity for fasteners manufactured to Military Specifications. The Fastener Lab Fatigue Machine shall apply static and cyclic test loads in an uni-axial direction. The machine shall consist of a load unit with a nominal dynamic load rating of 55,000 lbs.; a 55,000 lb. load cell, a 55,000 lb. hydraulic actuator; position transducer; hydraulic crosshead lifts and locks; emergency stop controls; 3000 psi internal hydraulic manifold and servo-valves, hydraulic wedge grips. The grips shall be capable of 55,000 lbs. dynamic force and 75,000 lbs. static force. The hydraulic wedge grip set shall be capable of testing flat and round specimens. A hydraulic power unit operating at 20 GPM and 3000 psi with 3-micron return filtration shall power the load unit. The hydraulic power unit shall require 460 VAC, 3 PH, 60 Hz incoming power, 24 VDC control, and be water-cooled. It shall operate at less than 90-dB noise fully compensated. The load and hydraulic power units shall utilize a controller capable of digital servo control, function generation, data acquisition, hydraulic control and digital I/O. The data acquisition system shall be a16-bit resolution, 6 kHz data acquisition rate. Function generation shall be by 32-bit processor, standard square, and ramp waveforms. The controller shall include cables for hydraulic control, servo-valves, conditioners, and communications to PC. The controller shall be provided with a remote station control panel. The remote station control panel shall provide local actuator and hydraulic control at the load unit. The controller shall be provided with a Pentium III PC. The PC shall have a 500 MHz processor, 64MB memory, 1 printer port, 1 serial port, 10GB EIDE hard disk drive, CD ROM Drive x32 speed, 512K L2 cache memory, mouse and keyboard, 17 inch monitor. The controller software shall enable integration of function generation, data acquisition, and test sequencing with data storage. The controller software shall provide capabilities for tensile, compression, bend, high-cycle fatigue, and low-cycle fatigue tests. This is a notice of intent to request a proposal from and negotiate with MTS Systems Corporation, 7400 Browns Farm Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22553, on a sole source basis. MTS Systems has been identified as the only responsible source capable of meeting the Government's requirements. It is anticipated that a Fixed Price contract will be awarded to MTS Systems for the purchase of the Fastener Lab Fatigue Machine. See Number Note 22. Posted 05/30/00 (W-SN459790). (0151)

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