MODIFICATION
66 -- Upgrade to Instron 4482 Tensile Testing Apparatus
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- SB1341-07-RQ-0132
- Response Due
- 4/9/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/24/2007
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Roderick, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-8173, Fax 301-975-8884, - Todd Hill, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-975-8802, Fax null,
- E-Mail Address
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Jennifer.Roderick@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
- Description
- The purpose of this amendment is to 1) provide answers to questions from industry and 2) to modify a specification previously posted. NIST hereby amends Solicitation Number SB1341-07-RQ-0132 as follows: QUESTION: 1) What is the maximum capacity of the Instron model 4482 machine (in either kN, lbs, or kgs) ANSWER: The Model 4482 is a floor-mounted universal testing machine with a maximum capacity of 100 kN. QUESTION: 2) What is the manufacture year of the machine? ANSWER: August 2001 QUESTION: 3) What load cell capacity is used with this machine (if more than one load cell is used, please list all capacities) ANSWER: A range of load cells are currently available to us. Depending on the application, our work with this machine has used load cells ranging from 100 lbf (500 N, Instron catalog #2525-816) up to 20000 lbf (100 kN, Instron catalog #2525-801). QUESTION: 4) What accessories are used with this machine (grips, special fixtures, extensometers other than the listed video extensometer)? ANSWER: The primary accessories are: a. Pneumatic Grip Control (Instron Series 2701) b. Pneumatic Cord & Yarn Grips (Instron catalog #2714-006) c. For clarification the current extensometer was not described. It is a non-contacting video extensometer [Instron catalog #2663-307, Type 3(PCI-Bus)] d. Standard compression platens QUESTION: 5) Can you provide photos of the machine (full frame photo, photo of the drive system, photo of electronics)? ANSWER: One is a full load frame photo; one is a close-up of the control panel; and one is a close-up of the video extensometer and grips presently installed on the machine. Also, in the full load frame photo, one can see the orange foot pedal that is a component of item (a) above (the pneumatic grip control). For a copy of the requested pictures, send requests to jroderic@nist.gov. The drive system and electronic system within the load frame are enclosed and not readily viewable, although they should not have to be modified. The control panel, which is attached to the right load column, contains other electronic components that are the subject of this solicitation. The control panel, in our present configuration, has six cables attached to it: 1) Interface with the strain measurement system 2) Interface with the load measurement system 3) IEEE cable interface with a separate computer 4) Interface with the drive system of the load frame 5) Power cable drawing power from the load frame 6) Ground cable A few other cable ports are open on the back side of the control panel. The control unit is sealed and interior photos of it are not available. The following language is hereby changed as follows: FROM: "All vendors must be capable of upgrading existing equipment, the Instron 4482 and all systems quoted must be compatible with our current video extensometer, the Instron 5565 System P31418 60 Hz video extensometer, or a non-contact extensometer that is compatible with the new equipment must be included in the quotation." It is not the "Instron 5565 System P31418 60 Hz video extensometer" described in the solicitation. When Instron last calibrated our video extensometer, the "5565" happens to be the testing system on which they performed the calibration, but that is not the correct designation for the extensometer itself. Unfortunately, it is not obvious what the model number is for the extensometer. The calibration paperwork lists it as "Part #A1697-3060". The reference manual describes it as a "non-contacting Type 3(PCI-Bus) video extensometer." Information provided by Instron, when the extensometer was purchased in 2004, describes it as a non-contacting 60 Hz video extensometer whose catalog number is 2663-307. TO: "All vendors must be capable of upgrading existing equipment, the Instron 4482 and all systems quoted must be compatible with our current video extensometer, which is a non-contact Type 3(PCI-Bus) 60 Hz video extensometer by Instron, Catalog #2663-307. Otherwise, a non-contact extensometer that is compatible with the new equipment must be included in the quotation." All other terms and conditions remain the same. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (30-MAR-2007); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Shipping & Receiving, Building 301, Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Record
- SN01263614-F 20070401/070330224130 (fbodaily.com)
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