Salient Characteristics.doc

Salient Characteristics

Commercial Availability Certification:

I have evaluated the commercial marketplace and determined that all of the salient characteristics documented below are available in products/services offered in the commercial marketplace.

Signature (typed name): _Kevin Doherty_______________________

Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

The contractor shall provide one (1) variable milling machine to create charpy specimens of variable thickness in very hard armor steel specimens. The machine shall meet the following characteristics:

· Ability to machine Charpy V-notch specimens to pre-notching conditions in standard and subscale sizes (55mm x 10mm x 10mm, 55mm x 10mm x 7.5mm, 55mm x 10mm x 5mm) from rough cut samples of up to 15mm square.

· Variable milling cutter speed control and carbide inserts to allow to machine a range of materials including very high strength armor steels (up to Rockwell C 52).

· Variable speed feed rate and variable cutter speed

· Use a rotating work holding fixture to accept up to 4 specimens up to 16mm square or up to 18mm dia.

· Sub-size holding fixtures to allow machining of 5mm and 7.5mm specimens.

· Motorized (non-hand operated) machine to ensure repeatability of cutting.

· Shipping to Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD 21005.

Contracting Officer:

Template last updated 07/28/2016