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Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

PICOLINE BASE UNIT

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PICOLINE BASE UNIT

NOTE: The requirements in DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, are applicable for this line item. The contractor shall provide DoD unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent.

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PSC CD: 6635

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PICOSPLIT

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PICOSPLIT

NOTE: The requirements in DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Identification and Valuation, are applicable for this line item. The contractor shall provide DoD unique identification or a DoD recognized unique identification equivalent.

PSC CD: 6635

NET AMT

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

SOW

Modular Powder Milling/Classification/Mixing Platform

Location:

Materials Engineering Division

Metals and Ceramics Branch

Powder Characterization Lab – Room 101

48066 Shaw Road Unit 5, Building 2188

Patuxent River MD, 20670-1908

Equipment Needed:

A countertop-sized powder-processing platform with the following requirements and modular capabilities.

Hardware Requirements:

The equipment shall be sized and designed for use on top of a standard laboratory countertop

Total dimensions shall not exceed 1.0 meter in Length, 0.75 meters in Depth, and 0.75 meters in

Height.

The base platform shall be capable of being mounted to the table or countertop upon which it is placed.

Total equipment weight shall not exceed 150 kilograms when not loaded with powder.

Equipment shall be either designed or configured to function on single-phase 120V, 60Hz electrical power.

Equipment shall utilize a NEMA5 connector in order to interface with wall electrical powder.

The equipment shall be able to utilize either compress air or compressed inert gas, fed from a standard compressed gas bottle of sizes G, F, or E.

All metallic contact parts that will interact with powder samples inside the system shall be composed of 300-series austenitic stainless steel. This does not include functional surfaces like grinding elements.

The surface roughness of all internal contact parts that will interact with powder samples shall be less than 1um.

All machine connections and motors shall be sufficiently lubricated to prevent seizing, galling, and fretting.

The base platform shall be equipped with USB connections in order to facilitate data transfer to and from the computer.

Modularity and Upgrade Capability:

The base platform shall be fully functional with a variety of modules manufactured by the OEM, each of which shall be capable of a different powder-processing step.

The base platform shall contain all electrical and mechanical components needed for machine operation.

The base platform shall include all drive controllers needed to power the various modules.

The base platform shall contain all piping and wiring to supply gas, water, power, and control signals to the various modules.

The base platform shall include all values, pressure transducers, and flow measurement equipment needed to control, monitor, and feed the modules.

The base platform shall not require upgrading or additional equipment to use any modules included in the product line.

At a minimum, the following milling modules shall be available at time of purchase:

o Fine Impact Mill Module

Shall produce powders in the size range of 40um to 600um or tighter.

o High Speed Impact Mill Module

Shall produce powders in the size range of 5um to 600um or tighter.

o Spiral Jet Mill Module

Shall produce powders in the size range of 1um to 50um or tighter.

o Hammer Mill Module

Shall crush granules and agglomerations in preparation for further processing o Wet Agitated Ball Mill Module

Shall produce powders in the size range of less than 1um o Fluidized Bed Opposed Jet Mill Module

Shall produce powders in the size range of 1um to 130um or tighter.

o Classifier Mill

Shall produce powders in the size range of 5um to 130um or tighter.

At a minimum, the following classifying modules shall be available at time of purchase:

o Classification Module

This module shall be capable of interfacing with the ultrafine classifier module and the deflection wheel classifier module

The classification module internal components shall either be made of ceramic or metal/ceramic composite in order to minimize wear and cross contamination.

o Deflection Wheel Classifier Module

This module shall be capable of the classification and separation of fine powders between 10um and 100um or wider o Ultrafine Classification Module

This module shall be capable of the classification and separation of fine powders between 5um and 100um or wider

At a minimum, the following classifying modules shall be available at time of purchase:

o High Torque Drive Module

This module shall interface with and drive the batch mixer module and the high energy mixing module.

o Batch Mixer Module

The mixing mechanism of this module shall be a vertically oriented rotating inclined blade.

The maximum capacity of this module shall be a minimum of 80ml

The weight limit of each batch processed by this module shall be a minimum of

15g

The motor that operated this module shall be a minimum of 500W o High Energy Mixer Module

This module shall be capable of producing functionalized powder via high energy mechanical-chemical mixing.

Software Requirements:

The base platform shall include a computer and OEM-provided software capable controlling and reporting data on each module currently connected to it.

The primary user interface with this computer shall be either a touch screen or a keyboard, mouse, and monitor.

The software shall contain an internal database of all available modules and specific operating setting associated with each.

The software shall be capable of displaying operating data, operating settings, system process flow charts, and data trend curves.

The software shall be capable of saving and storing process data for transfer onto other computer systems.

Warranty and Shipping:

All technical documentation and manuals required for system operation shall be included.

All equipment shall include a one-year warranty on all parts and labor.

All equipment shall be delivered FOB to the following address:

Materials Engineering Division

Metals and Ceramics Branch

48066 Shaw Road Unit 5, Building 2188

Patuxent River MD, 20670-1908 Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

DELIVERY INFORMATION

BLDG 2188

48066 SHAW ROAD

PATUXENT RIVER MD 20670

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Section G - Contract Administration Data

Section I - Contract Clauses

Section K - Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors

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52.209-11 REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (FEB 2016)

(a) As required by sections 744 and 745 of Division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub.L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that --

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that --

(1) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER - PAX

BLDG 2188

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12-Feb-2020

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PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO THE ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5a ON OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS:

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BENJAMIN R. FLORES JR.

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