A02 PWS_Vance_Fabrication_Technical Support.docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FABRICATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES BPA FY25

1.0 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

The Fabrication and Technical Support Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) requires manufacturing engineering, Metrology, precision machining, fabrication, grinding and other miscellaneous services to be performed on a variety of materials, including high-yield carbon steel plates and pre-cut shapes and products.

At times, based upon workload and customer timelines, the projects assigned to the Fabrication and Technical Support Division will have some precision services performed by Contractors.

These services may be required for various components composed of a variety of materials. The materials may include but not be limited to stainless steel products (300, 400, and 17-4 PH series), aluminum (5000, 6000, and 7000 series); other steel products (which may consist of, but not limited to, A-36, MIl-S-16216, HY-80, HY-100 steel); pipe; structural steel; steel plate stock; nickel, aluminum, bronze and titanium alloys.

Components may also include but not be limited non-metallic products, such as photopolymer, fiber-reinforced plastics, nylon, and ABS.

Individual blanket purchase agreement (BPA) call will specify if the material will be provided by the Government (Government Furnished Material (GFM)). Material will be detailed in each BPA call. (CDRL A001) (GFM)

2.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:

General material testing shall comply with American National Testing Institute (ANSI).

Manufactured materials or assemblies shall be tested for compliance with American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications.

Non-destructive testing and welding inspections shall be performed to meet the acceptance criteria in accordance with MIL-STD 2035A or NAVSEA Technical Publication T9074-AD-GIB-101/1688 with personnel qualified in accordance with NAVSEA Technical Publication T9074-AS-GIB-0010/271 and AWS/ANSI B5.1 “Specification of the Qualification of Welding Inspectors. Welding inspections shall be performed by a Senior Certified Welding Inspector who has been tested in accordance with AWS D1.1.

Report certifications shall state testing was performed in compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards specified on each task order.

Perform all Quality Control checks and prepare document findings on discrepancy sheet in accordance with ISO 9001/ASME ANSI Y14 Series.

Welders shall be qualified per the standards specified by the order which may include AWS, ASME, or NAVSEA 248 as required. If a standard is not specified in the order, the welder shall be qualified to the applicable AWS standard for the process used.

Blasting/Coating shall meet the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) and NACE International Standard.

2.1 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION (GFI)/MATERIAL (GFM)/PROPERTY(GFP)

· GFI, GFM or GFP will be provided on BPA Call or after award as necessary.

3.0 SCOPE OF WORK:

The purpose of this PWS is to solicit and obtain manufacturing engineering, metrology, precision machining, fabrication, grinding and other miscellaneous services.

The Contractor shall provide precision services on a variety of materials.

For these services, all work will be performed in accordance with the specifications detailed in the specific BPA call.

Drawings and diagrams will be provided with each BPA call “As necessary”.

The information supplied in the BPA call may or may not be in electronic format. The format will be at the Government’s discretion and may or may not be limited to one type of CAD file.

If there are government furnished material (GFM), the BPA call will specify whether the Contractor or the Government will be required to arrange for transportation (pick-up/delivery). (CDRL A001) (GFM).

If specified in the BPA call, the Contractor will perform certifications inspections on the completed components. All equipment/devices must be calibrated to meet National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards and provide documentation to the Government prior to award. (CDRL A002) (Inspection Report) If required, the Contractor shall also package or palletize remnant and scrap material for return to the Government as instructed in the BPA call.

Final acceptance of serviced components is subject to inspection at NSWCCD (or other designated location). (CDRL A002) (Inspection Report)

3.1 MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING SERVICES (CDRL A003) (Technical/Data Report)

· Design fabrication fixtures

· Conduct stress analysis

· Develop fabrication process and procedures documentation

· Write Technical Reports

· Write technical specifications

· Develop Standard Operating Procedures Documentation (SOP) for fabrication and manufacturing processes

· Similar requirements as specified in individual task orders

3.1.1 DRAFTING SERVICES (CDRL A003) (Technical/Data Report)

· Develop fabrication drawings

· Develop drawing sets

· Revise drawings

· Maintain configuration control documentation

· Prepare drawings utilizing Solidworks CAD software or other CAD software

· Similar requirements as specified in individual tasks orders

3.1.2 TECHNICAL WRITING SERVICES: (CDRL A003) (Technical/Data Report)

· Generate technical reports with the inclusion of all assumptions and findings

· Develop written specifications and plans

· Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) documentation for fabrication and manufacturing processes

· Record data

· Prepare presentations

· Utilize MS Office Suite to prepare deliverables

· Similar requirements as specified in individual task orders

3.1.3 MATERIAL TESTING, WELDING INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION SERVICES AND REPORTS:

Non-Destructive Testing Magnetic Particle inspection (CDRL A002) (Inspection Report)

· Radiographic inspection

· Ultrasonic inspection

· Dye penetrant inspection

· Visual inspection

· Thickness measurements (CDRL A003) (Technical/Data Report)

· Ultrasonic measurement

· Material testing (CDRL A003) (Technical/Data Report)

· Tensile testing

· Compression testing

· Bend testing

· Chemical make/analysis

· Hardness testing

· Charpy V-Notch Test

· Dynamic Tear Test

· Fracture Toughness Test

· Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Test

· Elastic Modulus Test

· Strain-controlled Fatigue Test

· Axial-load Fatigue Test

3.1.4 METROLOGY SERVICES: (CDRL A003) (Technical/Data Report)

· Process optimization

· Uncertainty budgeting

· Measurement consulting

· Laboratory and records management

· Product quality assurance and control

· Laser tracker and CMM (portable and fixed) measurement plan development

· Technical writing and reports

· Material testing quality assurance and control

· Review data from special measurement and calibration equipment

· Equipment Calibration

· Part inspection utilizing a laser tracker, fixed and portable CMM (CFE or GFE)

· 3D Scanning and data analysis

· Part inspection utilizing hand precision measurement tools

· In process, final and Post assembly inspection

· Material acceptance inspection

· Coordinate Measurement Machine inspection services

· Capable of inspection up to 59” long by 47” wide by 39” high

· Capable of accuracy of +/- .0002”

· Optical Comparator inspection services

· Capable of inspection up to 12” long by 8” wide by 1” high

· Measurement Instrument and Equipment Calibration and Certification Services

· Calipers, Micrometers (inside, outside, depth, etc.), Gauges (bore, height, depth, thread, Go-No-Go, radius, etc.), indicators, Jo blocks, Standards, others as requested

· Load Cells

· Portable CMM/laser scanner

· Scale bars

· Other instruments and equipment

3.2 MACHINING SERVICES: (CDRL A003) (Technical/Data Report)

If the required work is being performed at the Contractor’s site, the Contractor shall have onsite programming capability of computer-aided design (CAD)/ computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software.

The Contractor will ensure work is completed to the required specifications detailed in the BPA call.

The work order details will also include finish requirements, angular requirements, dimension requirements and tolerance limits.

3.3 WELDING SERVICES:

All work will be performed in accordance with the details in the drawing(s) provided with the BPA call.

Orders may include details for pre-weld material preparation, welding process requirements, and post-weld material treatment.

The Contractor will be required to provide a copy of the welder’s certifications.

The work order may specify additional inspection requirements which could include MT, PT, UT and or RT.

Welders shall be qualified per the standards specified by the order which may include AWS, ASME, or NAVSEA 248 as required. If a standard is not specified in the order, the welder shall be qualified to the applicable AWS standard for the process used.

3.4 GRINDING SERVICES:

The Contractor will ensure that, as the required grinding services are performed, the temperature of all plates and pieces must not exceed 300 degrees Fahrenheit during grinding operations.

The Contractor will ensure that all work be completed to three decimal place dimensions, with tolerance requirements ranging from +0.003"/-0.003" to +0.005”/-0.005", and flat/parallel from 0.003" to 0.005", unless otherwise stated in the individual BPA call.

3.5 ABRASIVE BLASTING AND PAINTING SERVICES:

The Division may request various GFM surfaces prepared using abrasive blasting techniques. Unless otherwise specified in the individual BPA call, all blasting will be to near white blast, SP10/NACE #2 using silica sand, the mesh size shall be no larger than 120.

Additionally, the Division may request various GFM be painted, in accordance with industry standards, unless otherwise specified. The materials and required specifications will be specified in each individual BPA call.

3.6 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SERVICES:

The Division may request that components or models be fabricated using various additive manufacturing techniques. The materials and required specifications will be specified in each individual BPA call.

Additive manufacturing processes may include but not be limited to material extrusion, material jetting, powder bed fusion, vat photopolymerization, binder jetting, and direct energy deposition. Additive manufactured metal parts shall include but not be limited to iron-based, aluminum, titanium, cobalt, copper, and nickel alloys. Non-metallic materials may include but not be limited to photopolymer, nylon, ABS, and carbon-reinforced, glass-reinforced and ceramic-filled materials.

3.7 METAL FORMING/CUTTING SERVICES:

The Division may request that metal forming/cutting be performed on various GFM or Contractor-supplied materials in accordance with industry standards, unless otherwise specified. Services may include but not be limited to press brake, plate roll, laser cutting, plasma cutting, water jetting, spinning, explosive forming, extruding, stamping, dishing and punching. The materials and required specifications will be specified in each individual BPA call.

3.8 PLATING SERVICES:

The Division may request metallic and non-metallic materials be plated. Plating processes shall include but are not limited to chrome, chromic anodized, copper, cadmium, zinc, black chrome, hard anodized, nickel, and sulfuric anodized. Division may also request materials be passivated or hard dip galvanized.

4.0 DELIVERABLES:

5.0 SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

See section 3.3 for welder certification requirements.

Other special qualifications may be on BPA Call as necessary.

6.0 PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY:

The period of performance for the BPA will be from the effective date of award through five (5) years thereafter.

7.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

All work will be done at the Contractor Facility

8.0 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

The documents/materials supplied in association with this BPA may or may not be released to the public. The Contractor will handle all documents/materials associated with the BPA call order/delivery order in accordance with the designated distribution statement and will abide by all distribution restrictions and DOD Instruction 5230.24.

It will be incumbent upon the Contractor to acquire the associated DOD Government and Commercial technical specifications publications required to complete the tasks outlines in the BPA call.

9.0 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

Technical Point of Contact:

TPOC: Vance Haddock, 770-480-7383, vance.e.haddock.civ@us.navy.mil, Code 623 Alternate TPOC: Josh Crum, 301-227-1296, josh.m.crum.civ@us.navy.mil, Code 621, Matt McGuigan, 301-227-1858, matthew.t.mcguigan.civ@us.navy.mil, Dodik Tahmasian, 301-227-0098, dodik.tahmasian.civ@us.navy.mil,