Questions and Answers Rev 1.pdf

Vendor Questions and NSWCCD Technical Responses

N0016721Q0023 Machine and Tensile Test 17-4 Stainless Steel Material

Vendor Question #1:

Is there a way to get the test pieces made to be at least 2.75” long or is the approx. 2” overall length the only thing that can be provided?

Technical Response #1:

The material blanks are already fabricated and will only be provided in the dimensions listed in the SOW (2 inches by 0.5 inches by 0.5 inches).

Vendor Question #2:

I need to know if you are going to need the testing done on all 250 pcs you will provide or if a test would need to be performed on each heat number of the material only? The reason I ask is whatever piece gets tested will be destroyed so I want to make sure that you aren’t trying to make parts out of the material once the testing is performed.

Technical Response #2:

We want all 250 pieces tested. All 250 pieces were fabricated solely for the purpose of destructive materials testing. As stated in the SOW, we request that the tested (destroyed) pieces be returned to us, but we will not be using them for parts.