Arnold Engineering Development Center, Attn: AEDC PKP, 100 Kindel Drive, Suite A332, Arnold AFB TN 37389-1332

66 -- STRAIN GAGE CONDITIONING AND AMPLIFIER SYSTEM SOL n/a POC Alan Fudge, Contracting Officer, 931-454-4406 E-MAIL: alan.fudge@arnold.af.mil, alan.fudge@arnold.af.mil. This is a notice of intent to negotiate a contract with Encore Electronics, Saratoga Springs, NY, for which a solicitation will be issued to that company approximately 26 July 2000. This solicitation will be for a strain gage signal conditioning and amplifier system which must interface to existing equipment. The system shall be a commercial off the shelf product which has been available for at least two years. The system shall accomodated 1/4 static, 1/2 static, 1/4 dynamic and full bridge configurations. It shall provide AC an d DC signal components with independent gain control simultaneously. The system shall provide all excitation and calibration sources required for stand-alone operation. The rack input connector shall be a PT02A-14-18S capable of supporting six dynamic strain gages simultaneously (pin order is + signal, -- signal, shield). The rack output monitor connector shall be a PT02A-14-18P capable of monitoring all conditioner/amplifiers within the rack simultaneously. The tape output connector shall be an insulated BNC connector per channel. Quantities required: 195 each strain gage amplifier/conditioner modules, Encore model 635-002; 32 each rack assemblies with integral calibrators, Encore Model 4007-135; and 32 each power supplies to operate encore Model 635 Amplifier, Encore Model 843, To fit Encore rack Assemblies 4007-135. Delivery shall be made to Arnold AFB TN. All interested sources may identify their interest, but must provide proof of capability to provide an acceptable product by submitting pricing data, an accurate description of the equipment offered which demonstrates that the equipment will meet the above listed criteria, and make and model numbers of the equipment. Firms responding should indicate wheterthey are a small or small disadvantaged business. Only responses containing the required data will be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses must be received not later than 15 calendar days after the date of publication of this anouncement. Posted 07/05/00 (W-SN471414). (0187)

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