SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Rockwell Hardness Tester
- Notice Date
- 7/12/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFFTC - AF Flight Test Center, 5 S WOLFE AVE, Edwards AFB, CA, 93524-1185
- ZIP Code
- 93524-1185
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-F1S1AB6118B001
- Response Due
- 7/17/2006
- Archive Date
- 12/12/2006
- Point of Contact
- Kimberly Ponniah, Contract Specialist, Phone 661-277-9659, Fax 661-275-9602, - Mary Uptergrove, Contracting Officer, Phone 661-275-2538, Fax 661-275-7819,
- E-Mail Address
-
kim.ponniah@edwards.af.mil, mary.uptergrove@edwards.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-11 and DFARs Change Notice (DCN) 2006-06-16. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3829 and the size standard is 500 employees. NAICS is 334519. This acquisition is a 100% small business set aside. Simplified Acquisition Procedures (The award will be less than $100,000) will be followed. This purchase will be for the following items: Two (2) Rockwell Hardness Testers, to support the Weld Element in the verification and testing of material treatments for fabricated, modified, and/or repaired parts for the various aircraft assigned or deployed to Edwards AFB CA, to support test programs, engineering test modification and the commonality of associated equipment prior to heat treatment. REQUIREMENT: Rockwell Hardness Testers, Qty. 2 each. The technical specifications for these desired products are listed below: Meets or exceeds ASMT E18, DIN, EN, ISO, and other applicable national and international standards. Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR&R) of 5% or less. Throat Depth- 8.375 inches (210 mm). Vertical Capacity- 14 inches (335 mm). RS-232 serial interface capability. 100, 120, 220, 240 VAC (+/- 10%) 50/60 cycle single phase 370 watts. I/O port for external devices including footswitch, alarms, robotics and hand-switches. Test block and indenter storage rack. Ability to convert or correct value after test is already completed. Dedicated keys for repetitive functions including delete test, clear stats, auto print and print report. Statistical calculations include mean, min, max, range and standard deviation. Tolerance limits, cylindrical corrections, test counter, auto scale conversion. Ergonomically placed on/off, start, emergency stop, and jog keys. Fiber optic light source providing pin point illumination of test area. Adjustable height control panel that can be configured for left or right-hand operation. Self-check diagnostics at start up and automatic recall of last test set up. Clear Fluorescent back-lit display with status icons that indicate indenter type, scale, conversion, cylindrical correction and tolerances. Logical menu drive system with soft keys and user friendly operation. Indenter snap grip to eliminate traditional gripsel and provide increased repeatability by elimination side loading of the indenter. Easy indenter changing. Encoder based, high precision, optical displacement measurement system. Accessories to include: 2.5 (63mm) flat anvil 1/16 inch carbide ball indenter with 5 balls Comprehensive operators manual Certificate of Calibration In addition to this, the Rockwell Hardness Testers will need to meet the following testing and calibration standards: ASTM E-18, ASTM B-254, Deutsches Institut for Normung (DIN), Japan Instrument Society (JIS), European Norms (EN), France, European Committee for Standardization (CEN), and British Standards Institute (BS). Your company will also need send a service engineer or representative to Edwards AFB for installation and hook-up of all hardware; start-up training to include: basic operator instructions, safety features, calibration requirements and basic operational functions; and the calibration and certification of two (2) scales for Rockwell Regular and Superficial testers and four (4) scales for Twin testers. Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the items described in this synopsis are invited to submit in writing complete quote including delivery FOB destination Edwards AFB CA 93524. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the minimum requirements detailed in this synopsis. CONTRACTORS MUST COMPLY WITH FAR 52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT 2003) AND DFARS 252.204-7004, ALTERNATE A (NOV 2003). INTERESTED CONTRACTORS CAN ACCESS THE CLAUSEs BY INTERNET URL: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. TO REGISTER WITH THE CCR, GO TO URL: http://www.ccr.gov/ . ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA) MUST BE COMPLETED.USE OF ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA) BECAME MANDATORY 1 JANUARY 2005. CONTRACTORS CAN ACCESS ORCA THROUGH CCR BY INTERNET URL: http://www.ccr.gov/ . The following provisions and clauses apply: Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial; Clause 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, the following factor shall be used to evaluate offers: technically acceptable to the Government lowest price offer; clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items; clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (to include: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era); Clause 52.225-3 Buy American Act ? North American Free Trade Agreement; Clause 52.232-33 Mandatory information for electronic funds transfer payment. The following DFARs clauses apply to this acquisition: Clause 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items (Mar 1998); 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; Clause 252.225-7036, North American Free Trade Agreement Implement Act; Clause 5353.223-9000, Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Materials. Offers are due at the Air Force Flight Test Center, Directorate of Contracting, 5 South Wolfe Avenue, Edwards AFB, CA, 93524, not later than Close of Business (COB) 17 July 2006 at 4 pm PST. Faxed transmissions of quotes are acceptable. Fax #: 661-275-7819 or e-mail address: mary.uptergrove@edwards.af.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Edwards AFB CA
- Zip Code: 93524
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 93524
- Record
- SN01087307-W 20060714/060712220709 (fbodaily.com)
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