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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 FBO #2120
SOURCES SOUGHT

66 -- Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Tester in accordance with ASTM D3241.

Notice Date

9/14/2007
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

TACOM - Rock Island, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AR, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-7630
 

ZIP Code

61299-7630
 

Solicitation Number

W52H09-07-JFTOT
 

Response Due

10/5/2007
 

Archive Date

12/4/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Sources Sought Description Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Test DESCRIPTION OF INTENT: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT REQUESTING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is it a request seeking contractors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. Response to this survey is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-on informa tion requests. Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned. No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered. POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT: Rock Island Arsenal is conducting a sources sought to identify companies, partnerships, universities that have developed or are in the process of developing a Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Tester in accordance with ASTM D3241. RATIONALE: The results of this market survey will be used to refine program planning. RESPONSES DUE: Responses to this Markey survey are requested no later than 05 October 2007. RESPONSE FORMAT(S): ELECTRONIC. Electronic responses are preferred and strongly encouraged. It is requested that electronic responses be provided in any of the following format: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. The maximum size of each email messa ge should be no more than three and one-half (3.5) megabytes. You may use multiple email messages. The subject line must include message 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3, etc., as well as Title of the Survey and Organization Name. Please submit electronic respons es to Jill Veloz at jill.veloz@us.army.mil . All interested entities (e.g. companies, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions), regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this request for information. Partnering with other entities to c ollaborate and provide the maximum amount of capability for this endeavor is encouraged. Questions prior to full response should be directed to Jill Veloz at jill.veloz@us.army.mil GENERAL INFORMATION. Please mark any document or information submitted as Proprietary, as you feel appropriate. We appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for your participation. QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MARKET SURVEY# Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Test Organization Name Address Point of Contact. Phone Number Email US Owned (yes/no)? Size of Company Type of Company Partnering Entities (if applicable) 1). Is your organization a manufacturer of or conducting research and development to manufacture a Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Stability Test Apparatus per ASTM D3241? a). If your organization is conducting R&D on development of a JFTOT, when will it be commercially available? 2). What method(s) does your equipment use for evaluating the heater tubes? Is this method included in the purchase of your JFTOT apparatus? 3). Is your organization a manufacturer of heater tubes conforming to specifications listed in ASTM D3241? If yes, do you have a reliable source of raw materials to continue producing heater tubes? If no, where can approved heater tubes be purchased? 4). Is the JFTOT your organization manufacturers or plans to manufacture operated and controlled by Windows?-based computer? a). If no, how is your organizations instrument operated and controlled? b) Does your instrument require the use of a keyboard and mouse? c). Does your organizations JFTOT have network capability? If yes, explain what how this capability is used and can this capability be disabled and removed? d). Could your instrument transmit data to the PQAS Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)? e). Does the instrument have a RS-232 serial port for data communication between the instrument and LIMS? If no, will your organization provide a conversion cable? f). Will the instrument employ a transmit-on-completion or a simple, query-and-respond communication method for use with the LIMS? g). Will the data being transmitted be in plain-text format (ASCII compliant)? If no, what format will be used? h). Will your organization be capable of transmitting the maximum differential pressure and tube rating to the LIMS? Would your organization be capable of sending instrument configuration to the LIMS if desired? i). Will your organization include a data output format and command list with the instrument documentation? The information should identify each field in the output record(s), legal command names, and error messages. 5). What is the footprint and weight of your organizations JFTOT? (Desired footprint for mobile lab application is 22 Wide, 23 Deep, 30 Height; 180 lbs). 6). Does your organizations apparatus include consumable supplies (for examples fuses) that must be that must be replaced? If so, please list the recommended consumables that would have to be stored. 7). In a 20 hour operational day, how many tests can your organizations instrument complete and evaluate? 8). On average, how often must the drive pump be primed? What is the proper method for priming the pump? Can the instrument automatically prime the pump? 9). Has your organization identified any limitations on the use of a JFTOT in a mobile lab application? 10). Where is your organizations JFTOT manufactured? Also, include the country of manufacture for consumable items and raw materials (ie heater tubes, drive pump, etc).
 

Place of Performance

Address: TACOM - Rock Island ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AR, Rock Island Arsenal Rock Island IL

Zip Code: 61299-7630

Country: US
 

Record

SN01407615-W 20070916/070915195425 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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