SOURCES SOUGHT
44 -- Carbottom Box Furnace
- Notice Date
- 12/5/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333994
— Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Contracts Department, Hwy. 547 Attn:B562-3C, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733-5083
- ZIP Code
- 08733-5083
- Solicitation Number
- N68335-12-T-0056
- Archive Date
- 1/20/2012
- Point of Contact
- Deborah L Dewyea, Phone: 732-323-7068
- E-Mail Address
-
deborah.dewyea@navy.mil
(deborah.dewyea@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Request For Information (RFI) in regards to a NAVAIR requirement for a commercially available Carbottom Box Furnace intended for heat treating components for the U.S. Navy. NAVAIR Lakehurst, NJ seeks potential sources and no cost product information of commercially available box furnace. This RFI is for planning purposes and information only and should not be construed as a solicitation for applications or an obligation on the part of the government. The government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for the government's use of that information. Background The Carbottom Box Furnace shall be used to heat treat components for Navy applications. This unit shall be a new, commercially available model. A commercially available model is defined as the Contractor's model which, on the date this solicitation is issued, has been designed, engineered, sold, or is being offered for sale through advertisements or the Contractor's published catalogue or brochures. Products such as a prototype unit, pre-production model, or experimental unit do not qualify as meeting the requirements specified herein. However, the Government will consider changes to an existing commercially available product design that may improve the efficiency, accuracy, or productivity of the machine or decrease its operational costs. The furnace shall be designed to accept a work load of at least 8'-0" wide x 10'-0" deep x 7'-0" high. (X x Y x Z, respectively). The overall dimensions of the unit and electrical cabinet should not exceed 16' wide x 16.5' deep. If the unit is to include tracks for a cart to roll on they should not be longer than 18'. Information Requested Information in the following areas will assist NAVAIR Lakehurst in the development of its procurement strategy. Qualified vendors should provide the following: Product Literature: Brochures, catalogs, or other documents listing commercially available Carbottom Box Furnace; The literature should include information about electric and direct/indirect gas heated box furnaces; Product Literature on the software being provided with the equipment; Equipment utility requirements; Detailed product descriptions of their Carbottom Box Furnace; Foundation drawings and requirements for their Carbottom Box Furnace (if one is required); Procurement history with their Carbottom Box Furnace; Long-Term Reliability and maintainability data; including the expected life (in years); Product drawings and photographs of their Carbottom Box Furnace. Typical production plans and installation timeframes. ** It is preferred that all measurements be stated in US Standard units. Responses should cite RFI number N68335-12-T-0050 and be addressed to the attention of Ms LeAnn Wardell, Code: 2.5.2.5.2. ; Email: leann.wardell@navy.mil. All responses are due by 05 January 2012. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation MAY NOT necessarily result from this RFI. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. The Government will not release any information marked with a Proprietary legend, received in response to this RFI, to any firms, agencies, or individuals outside of the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVAIR/N68335/N68335-12-T-0056/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Highway 547, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 08733, United States
- Zip Code: 08733
- Zip Code: 08733
- Record
- SN02633457-W 20111207/111205234250-9754e8c1b56fd7fd093d7e0cc0b8d3c8 (fbodaily.com)
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