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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 9, 2001 PSA #2825
SOLICITATIONS

39 -- DESIGN/MANUFACTURER OF STACKABLE TEST WEIGHTS

Notice Date
April 5, 2001
Contracting Office
Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Annex, Purchase Division, Bldg. 1500, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000
ZIP Code
23709-5000
Solicitation Number
N/A
Point of Contact
Karen England, (757) 396-8372
E-Mail Address
Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via (englandkl@nnsy.navy.mil)
Description
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. FISC NORFOLK/NNSY ANNEX IS CONDUCTING MARKET RESEARCH TO SEEK QUALIFIED SOURCES CAPABLE OF DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING STACKABLE LEAD TEST WEIGHTS TO BE USED IN CRANE CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES (MULTIPLE APPLICATION). AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 1.5 MILLION POUNDS OF WEIGHTS IS REQUIRED IN A COMBINATION RANGING FROM 50 LBS TO 100,000 LBS IN THE FOLLOWING QUANTITIES: 100K (35 EA); 50K (18 EA); 30K (2 EA); 20K (57 EA); 10K (32 EA); 5K (33 EA); <5K (76 EA). EACH WEIGHT SHALL CONSIST OF A LEAD FILLED, SQUARE STEEL BOX WITH FOUR OUTSIDE, TOP EDGE LIFTING PADS. WEIGHTS WILL BE UTILIZED IN CONGESTED AREAS WITHIN AN INDUSTRIAL SHIPYARD ENVIRONMENT MAKING MOBILITY OF THE WEIGHTS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. CONTRACTOR MUST BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN ACCEPTABLE DESIGN MEETING THE GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENT AS WELL AS THE SUBSEQUENT STORAGE, GROUND LOADING AND SHIPMENT OF ALL MATERIAL(S) INVOLVED. ALL WEIGHTS SHALL BE SERIALIZED AND ACCOMPANIED BY CERTIFICATION OF ACTUAL WEIGHT. NNSY WILL FURNISH THE CONTRACTOR APPROX. 250K LBS OF LEAD AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIAL (GFM) TO FACILITATE IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. SHIPMENT OF THE GFM TO THE CONTRACTOR'S FOUNDRY SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY AND IS DONE SO AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTRACTOR. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. ANY POTENTIAL SOLICITATION RESULTING FROM THIS SURVEY WILL BE ANNOUNCED SEPARATELY. A SKETCH OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONCEPT IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. INTERESTED BUSINESSES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR WRITTEN STATEMENT OF INTEREST AND CAPABILITIES TO FISC NORFOLK/NNSY ANNEX, ATTN: KAREN ENGLAND, CODE 532.1G, BLDG 1500, 2ND FLOOR, PORTSMOUTH, VA 23709-5000; E-MAIL: englandkl@NNSY.NAVY.MIL. RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED BY 4:00 PM (EST), 20 APR 2001.
Record
Loren Data Corp. 20010409/39SOL004.HTM (W-095 SN50I462)

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