Statement of Work Oct 2026.pdf

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Statement / Scope of Work (SOW)

1.0 Purpose and Objective

The objective of this contract is to procure, deliver, install on a complete turnkey basis, commission, and conduct operational and maintenance training for one (1) new Surface Combustion Allcase® Batch Integral Quench Furnace Line, including all companion equipment, automated material handling, atmosphere generation, process controls, and all quoted optional enhancements for the United States Air Force at Holloman Air Force Base within newly refurbished Building 1185. The Contractor (Surface Combustion, Inc.) shall furnish all equipment, specialized engineering, rigging, installation labor, tools, test equipment, calibration, commissioning, and training required to deliver a fully operational, integrated heat treating system ready for production.

2.0 Applicable Codes and Standards

All equipment design, fabrication, and installation shall comply with applicable federal, Department of Defense, state, and industry standards, including but not limited to:

• NFPA 86: Standard for Ovens and Furnaces

• OSHA 29 CFR 1910: General Industry Safety and Health Regulations (including

1910.94 Ventilation, 1910.95 Noise, 1910.145 Warning Signs, and 1910.211–219 Machine Guarding)

• NEC / NFPA 70: National Electrical Code

• NEMA / IEC: Applicable industrial control enclosure and component specifications

• AMS 2750 / Pyrometry Standards: Temperature uniformity and System

Accuracy Testing (SAT)

3.0 Scope of Supply: Base & Optional Equipment

The Contractor shall furnish the complete equipment system configured as described below. All options identified in Proposal 22-0323-3 are fully incorporated into this Scope of Work.

• 3.1 Allcase® Batch Integral Quench Furnace (Model 36-72-36):

• Workload Envelope: 36″ Wide × 72″ Long × 36″ High. Gross Load Capacity:

7,000 lbs at 1600∘F. Operating Temperature: 1400∘F to 1800∘F.

• Refractory & Casing: Box-type welded steel plate casing with structural reinforcement, sight glass, and shim stock port. 13 1 total insulation including insulating firebrick with insulating backup block.

• Atmosphere & Agitation: Two (2) roof-mounted air-cooled recirculation fans.

Endothermic (RX®) atmosphere system with electronic flowmeters, automatic low-flow gas saver, and automatic nitrogen (N2) emergency purge.

• Quench Tank: Integral 8,000-gallon quench tank; four (4) vertical bung-mounted propeller agitators with VFD control; SBS air-cooled quench oil heat exchanger; visual float level assembly and low-level safety cutoff.

• Furnace Options Included: 350∘F Hot Oil Quench Package (108 kW immersion heaters); Quench Oil Filtration Skid (50 GPM pump, dual #2 bag vessels); Top Cool Chamber (double-walled, oil-cooled); Redundant Atmosphere Monitoring Package (APTM dual oxygen probes); Redundant Thermocouple Monitoring Package (Type N and Type K with SAT ports);

CLX/CASEmate® Allen-Bradley CompactLogix PLC control system with PanelView Plus touchscreen.

• 3.2 Uni-DRAW® Temper Furnace: Circular flow design (U.S. Patent 4,963,091);

operating range 300∘F to 1400∘F with steady-state temperature uniformity within ±10∘F; 120 kW electric heating; 10,200 CFM rear plug-type recirculating fan; Surface C6-T programmable control system.

• 3.3 Spray/Dunk Wash Unit: Watertight steel dunk elevator with pneumatic vertical stroke agitation; 80 kW immersion heating (140∘F to 180∘F); 400 GPM spray header; SmartSkim CrossFlow tramp oil separator; MicroLogix PLC / Red Lion HMI.

• 3.4 DEDP System #1™ Charge Car: Rail-guided on 40 lb ASCE rail (6′-9″ gauge);

VFD variable-speed lateral traversing drive; double-ended mechanical push/pull handler head; operator control platform.

• 3.5 Companion Material Handling: Hydraulic scissor lift table (36″ travel, lowering to 18″); stationary roller storage table; enclosed air cooling station with high-volume fan.

• 3.6 HTMTM-Pro Network Supervisory System: Industrial desktop workstation, Microsoft Windows, SQL Server runtime, Kepware OPC server, part tracking, load scheduling, and trend logging.

• 3.7 RX-1T Endothermic Gas Generator: Rated 2,460 CFH maximum (de-rated for 5,300 ft elevation at Holloman AFB); natural gas ring burner; ENDOQUENCH® air-to-gas heat exchanger; dual positive displacement gas mixture pumps (online redundant back-up pump); ESA®-8200 control suite.

• 3.8 Extended Warranty Coverage: Full two (2) year comprehensive warranty covering all defects in design, materials, and Contractor assembly workmanship.

4.0 Scope of Services: Full Turnkey Installation at Building 1185 The Contractor shall execute full turnkey installation responsibilities within Building 1185 at Holloman AFB:

• 4.1 Engineering & Drawings: Dedicated Project Manager; comprehensive layout packages in AutoCAD (equipment general arrangement, foundation loading, anchor bolt patterns, trench/pit specifications) and PDF (piping schematics, utility connection details, single-line diagrams). Provide three (3) sets of O&M manuals and spare parts lists.

• 4.2 Factory Pre-Assembly: Maximum pre-assembly, wiring, and cold checkout prior to match-marking and shipment.

• 4.3 Logistics & Rigging: Offloading, uncrating, rigging, setting, leveling, and anchoring of all equipment units in Building 1185.

• 4.4 Interconnect Piping: Complete field interconnect piping for quench filtration, cooling loops, atmosphere lines, and pneumatic supplies to Government connection points located within 25 linear feet.

• 4.5 Electrical Interconnect: Complete field wiring, thermocouple cabling, and industrial Ethernet communication hookups between line PLCs/HMIs and the central HTMTM-Pro workstation.

5.0 Commissioning and Acceptance Testing

• 5.1 Pre-Start Inspection: Wiring verification, phase rotation, safety interlock checks, hydrostatic/pneumatic leak testing, and cold mechanical cycling.

• 5.2 Hot Commissioning & Conditioning: Controlled refractory dry-out cycles, RX generator startup/dew point calibration, atmosphere seasoning, quench tank thermal tuning, and temperature uniformity testing confirming ±10∘F compliance on the Uni-DRAW furnace.

• 5.3 Formal Acceptance: Successful completion of a consecutive 3-cycle production demonstration without critical faults, verification of data capture into HTMTM-Pro, and formal sign-off of the Engineering Release Form.

6.0 Comprehensive On-Site Training

• 6.1 Operator Training (Min. 2 Days): Safe startup/shutdown, touchscreen recipe management, charge car joystick operation, wash/cooling station cycles, and supervisory batch tracking.

• 6.2 Maintenance & Instrumentation Training (Min. 3 Days): PM routines, nitrogen emergency purge checks, oxygen probe burn-out and cross-calibration, thermocouple pyrometry/SAT testing, RX generator retort/pump servicing, and PLC diagnostics.

7.0 Division of Responsibilities (Battery Limits)

Item / Task Contractor (Surface Combustion)

Purchaser (Holloman AFB)

Equipment Design, Fabrication, Match- Marking & Shipping

Primary Review / Approve Drawings

Supply of All Base Equipment & Quoted Options

Primary Receiving Coordination

Site Rigging, Unloading, Equipment Placement & Anchoring

Primary Clear Facility Access & Staging

Mechanical Assembly & Interconnecting Piping (within 25 ft)

Primary —

Interconnecting Electrical, Control & Ethernet Wiring

Primary —

Building 1185 Foundations, Pits, Rail Trenches & Grouting

Provide Anchor/Pit Specs Primary Construction / Refurbishment

Utility Drops (480V Power, Natural Gas, N2, Water, Air within 25 ft)

Terminate from Drop Primary Supply to Disconnect

Roof Penetrations, Stacks, Hoods & Facility Exhaust

Provide Exhaust Specs Primary Supply & Install

Initial Operating Consumables (Quench Oil, Detergent, Gas, Trays)

Provide Specifications Furnish Materials

Cold & Hot Commissioning, Calibration, Tuning & Seasoning

Primary Standby Operator Support

On-Site Operations & Maintenance Training

Primary Provide Personnel

Extended Warranty Coverage (2-Year Total)

Primary Routine O&M Maintenance

8.0 Period of Performance and Deliverables Schedule

• Post-Award Kickoff & Drawing Submittals: Within 4 to 6 weeks from Order Acceptance.

• Government Drawing Review/Approval: Within 2 weeks of submittal receipt.

• Manufacturing & Hardware Lead Time: Approximately 52 to 78 weeks (1 to 1.5 years) following Drawing Approval.

• On-Site Turnkey Installation: Approximately 4 to 6 weeks in Building 1185 following equipment delivery.

• Commissioning, Testing & Handover: Approximately 2 to 3 weeks following mechanical/electrical completion.

• Final Deliverables: Operational equipment line, AutoCAD/PDF as-builts, three

(3) sets of O&M manuals, software backups, training sign-off rosters, and 2-year warranty certificate.