3. Request for Technical Literature- Paint Stripper.pdf

REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL LITERATURE

Paint Stripper

a. The bidder shall provide, with its bid, descriptive literature that has previously been used to market the proposed paint stripper. The literature will be used to technically evaluate the bid and shall describe how the paint stripper meets requirements of the specification; specifically the paragraphs:

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Contractor Requirements 2 The contractor shall provide a paint stripping material that will have the following characteristics:

2.1.1.

Material cannot be corrosive to ferrous materials. 2.1.1.1.1

Must be a benzyl alcohol based paint stripper. 2.1.1.1.2

Must not have fumes or smells that create an unsafe or poor work environment to the operators as determined by OSHA regulations and the ANAD Safety Office.

2.1.1.1.3.

The material must process all metal types including Aluminum without attack of the base metal.

2.1.1.1.4.

Must not leave a residue. 2.1.1.1.5.

Must withstand being heated in excess of 200˚F for extended periods of time using steam heating.

2.1.1.1.6.

The paint stripper shall not be corrosive to ferrous or aluminum materials.

2.1.1.1.7.

Materials must not have any SARA 313 Reportable agents or Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs).

2.1.1.1.8.

Materials must not have any component that is listed as a US EPA or OSHA recognized Carcinogen.

2.1.1.1.9.

Additional Requirements: 2.1.2.

Contractor must supply material within 25 calendar days from date of order.

2.1.2.1.1.

Material must be provided in recyclable tote bins in sizes between 275 and 330 gallons.

2.1.2.1.2.

Contractor must be capable of providing paint stripper in up to 10-bin increments. ANAD orders not to exceed 6000 gallons in a 30 day period.

2.1.2.1.3.

Material cannot have any component listed in the ANAD RED BOOK for prohibited items.

2.1.2.1.4.

Material must be a single component product (all in one container). 2.1.2.1.5.

Contractor must provide the following documents for material: 2.1.3.

Universal Safety Data Sheet 2.1.3.1.1.

EXACT Full formula disclosure including SDS for any proprietary ingredients such as surfactants or hydrotropes.

2.1.3.1.2.

Technical Data Sheet with a.)

Operating parameters and b.)

Titration procedure.

2.1.3.1.3.

Paint Stripping Testing Requirements: The testing evaluation is a scored and weighted series of analysis. The results for each candidate’s paint stripper is documented only on Attachment 5, Multi-Metal Paint Stripper Evaluation Form. There are three ways to fail testing: (1) fail an individual category of the testing; (2) have a Total Score below 31 when testing is completed;

or (3) the discovery of a violation of one of the Contractor Requirements cited in Section 2 of the SOW, rendering the material technically unacceptable. The testing analyses are as follows:

3.

Stripping Performance Study: Time to remove CARC paint and primer from two ferrous and two aluminum test panels. Panels will have paint mil thickness of 3.5-5 mils and confirmed by the laboratory before testing.

Elapsed time to strip ends after 99 percent or greater paint removal at

3.1.

180°F. The performance is averaged for each substrate and scored.

Base metal attack testing: 2 cleaned and blasted ferrous test panels and 2 new aluminum test panels are cleaned and oven dried then weighed. Panels are then placed in a solution of the paint stripper at ambient temperature for 24 hours.

The panels are then thoroughly rinsed in DI water and dried in an oven and reweighed. The percent base metal removed is calculated and averaged for each substrate and scored.

3.2.

Aged tank life performance testing: A 10% solution of an alkaline cleaner used on depot and waste paint will be added to the candidate paint stripping solution. The stripping performance study will be repeated and al four test panels are averaged together as a group. No individual metal type is allowed to surpass 4 hours strip time.

3.3.

Foam testing: Must demonstrate minute to no foaming at operating temperature of 180°F. Compressed air will be introduced to the solution for 10 seconds and the foam generation noted initially and after 10 seconds.

3.4.

Hydrogen embrittlement (HE): If two candidate paint strippers end the testing with the same score on the Multi-Metal Paint Stripper Evaluation Form, the laboratory will perform HE testing on those two subjects materials per ASTM F519. If both specimens pass, price will be the determining factor in accordance with FAR 52.212-2. If both subjects fail HE testing, the material with the longest elapsed time before failure is considered to be more desirable.

3.5.

b. The features, which must be addressed in the descriptive literature, are necessary to consider the bid responsive. If the bidder’s preprinted literature does not show all these features, the bidder must attach a letter of supplemental information to the literature describing in detail those required features.

c. The failure of descriptive literature to show that the product offered conforms to the requirements of this solicitation will require rejection of the bid.

d. Descriptive literature furnished under this solicitation that contains statements similar to ‘specifications are subject to change without notice’, ‘bid is subject to the following conditions’, or ‘prices are subject to change without notice’ shall not be considered for an award. The government has no assurance the products offered will conform to the specification; therefore, the bid is not considered a firm bid and will not be considered for an award.

e. Bidders who furnish a product catalog to satisfy this requirement must indicate which item is the subject of the bid by citing (highlighting, marking, etc.) model numbers and page numbers from the catalog in Section B of the solicitation along with the bid price.

Bids that fail to clearly establish what item or items are bid will be considered as non-responsive.

JUSTIFICATION FOR DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE

Signed // Timothy French

DELIVERY: Reasonable delivery for this item is 25 days.