RFI 12122024 EIC B1pF Collar Welding.pdf

December 12, 2024

Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought

No. 12122024WPK

Electron Ion Collider (EIC) B1pF Collar Lamination Welding

To all Potential/Interested Suppliers, Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (herein known as “BSA”), operator of Brookhaven National

Laboratory (BNL) under a Prime Contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is seeking expressions of interest from firms regarding Electron Ion Collider (EIC) B1pF Collar Lamination

Welding as outlined in Attachment A – Statement of Work for the EIC B1pF Collar Lamination

Welding dated November 25, 2024, and Attachment B – B1pF Collar Welding Documents.

Please note that this is an RFI/Sources Sought notice, not a Request for Proposal, and no solicitation exists at this time.

This RFI is for informational and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government, nor will the U.S. Government pay for information received. The information from this notice will help the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of

Basic Energy Sciences (BES) survey available resources.

The Electron Ion Collider (EIC) is a new Nuclear Physics Facility that will use collisions between polarized Ions and polarized electrons to study it inner structure of the Nucleon.

Please provide the following information:

1. Can you weld the parts to the strength of the weld called out on the prints? (5000 lbs.)

2. Do you have any in-house inspection equipment to test the strength of the welds?

3. Do you have the ability in-house to create welding fixtures for these parts?

4. Do you have any in-house inspection equipment, like a CMM, to measure the parts after welding?

5. Can you provide a budgetary estimate for the services to be provided?

We are open to all information you can and care to provide at this point. Please provide responses to BSA no later than January 03, 2025.

BSA prefers electronic submissions of submittals. Electronic submissions will be accepted by the following method:

• Email submissions should express your interest and describe your capabilities related to delivering this product. Emails shall be sent to William Koncelik, wkoncelik@bnl.gov with the BSA RFI 12092024WPK in the Subject Line.

We trust that the information contained herein is sufficient to permit your company to prepare a submittal outlining your capabilities, however, should you have any questions, please contact the undersigned. All questions must be submitted in writing, via email.

Sincerely, William Koncelik

William Koncelik

Contracts Administrator, C.P.M.

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Tel: 631-344-5281

Email: wkoncelik@bnl.gov

And

Kevin Kirkendall

Acting Procurement Manager

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Tel: 631-344-4605 kkirkenda@bnl.gov mailto:wkoncelik@bnl.gov mailto:wkoncelik@bnl.gov mailto:kkirkenda@bnl.gov