Attach 1 Statement of Need.pdf

STATEMENT OF NEED (SON) HEAT TREATING FURNACE

General Description of Requirements:

• General Purpose Dual Chamber Convection or Recirculating Air Type Oven for solution heat treating, aging, and annealing aluminum alloys used on aircraft.

• Meets all accountability, qualifying, instrumentation, and secure (tamper-proof) digital batch records requirement of SAE-AMS-2750, USAF/NAVAIR Technical Order 1-1A-9, and National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) - as supplied

• Commercially certified, qualified, and approved for metal heat treatment of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Bombardier, Airbus, and Northrup Grumman aircraft

Required Maximum Outside Dimensions:

• 76” Wide, 96” Long, 110” High

Requires Guaranteed Certified Temperature Uniformity Survey (TUS) Work Volume:

Lower Convection Heat 1,200°F Furnace Chamber:

• Certified TUS Work Volume: 18” Wide, 12” High, 36” Deep

• Convection oven design with high volume blower

• Meets Class 2, +/- 10°F from 200°F to 1,200°F

Upper Convection Heat 500°F Furnace Chamber:

• Certified TUS Work Volume: 18” Wide, 12” High, 36” Deep

• Convection oven design with high volume blower

• Meets Class 2, +/- 10°F from 200°F to 500°F

Recorder/Controls/Instrumentation Type:

Notifies operators of approaching or past due “Out of Compliance” condition Notifies operators of thermocouple usage and/or change dates

• Instrumentation Type B capable per TO 1-1A-9 and SAE-AMS-2750

• Independent programmable chamber temperature controllers with multiple profiles, high temperature limit controllers and END OF CYCLE / TEMPERATURE DEVIATION alarms and ALARM SILENCE button

Design and Safety Features:

• Meets National Fire Protection Association standard NFPA-86 - Ovens and Furnaces and NFPA-70 / 79 National Electric Code / Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery

• Includes full electrical schematic and complete bill of materials / list of spares

• Includes Operation, Maintenance, and Calibration / Certificate Records manuals

Thermocouple (TC) Probe Sets / Certification / Features:

• Includes all necessary control and monitoring sheathed non-expandable type K TCs plus SAT type N TCs for both chambers, with spares, as a 3-year supply for commercial compliance to SAE-AMS-2750

• TCs include engraved individual serial number and large tag to document installation date, replacement date and usage record as required for compliance to AMS2750

• All type K operation TCs include AMS2750 required N.I.S.T. traceable lot Certificate of Calibration

• All type N SAT thermocouples include AMS2750 required individual (each) Certificate of Calibration

• Dedicated and fixed SAT/TUS test ports designed into furnace construction; standardized control and recorded process thermocouple locations guarantee repeatable SAT/TUS inspections

Quench Tank:

• Quench tank shall be a steel tank, located at floor level immediately under the solution heat-treating furnace

• Tank shall be fitted with locking wheels such that it can be secure underneath the furnace when not in service

• Fill and drain ports and valve shall be provided for simplistic management of water level

Removal / Installation:

• Install new heat treating furnace o Furnish labor and material handling equipment for off-loading and placing item on foundation o Provide and install anchor bolts and nuts (if necessary) o Set and rough level the machine on its foundation (if necessary) o Level and align machine o Provide and charge all systems with fluids in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions (if necessary) o Material and tooling required of the performance testing at Government facility (if necessary)

Utilities: Supplied as 230/208 Volts AC, 3 Phase, 60 Hz, not to exceed 225 amp supply