Attachment 0001 RIPD E4000-24-3-02 Sand Transfer.pdf

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL RIPD: E4000-24-3-02

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION DATE: 22-Feb-24

SAND TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR PRINTER ROOM

1. GENERAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

This purchase description is for the sand transfer system desired to move sand to and within the sand printing buildout room. This system will provide a network of piping and storage to move received molding sand from a delivery truck to a storage silo and then to a distribution point which will feed printing sand to two sand printers.

2. STANDARDS AND PUBLICATIONS

2.1 Clarification

Any ambiguities, questions, requests for clarification or discrepancies between sections of this purchase description, drawings, national or industry standards discovered by the contractor in reviewing this purchase description shall be reported by the bidder in writing to the contracting officer BEFORE THE DATE SCHEDULED FOR CLOSE OF BIDDING/receipt of proposal.

Submission of a proposal or bid shall be construed as evidence that such examination has been made. Therefore, later claims for labor, material, or equipment required, or for difficulties encountered, which could have been foreseen had such reasonable examination been made, may be denied.

2.2 National Standards and Specifications

All National specifications and Standards in effect on the date of this solicitation form a part of this purchase description and must be followed. In the case of conflicting requirements, the more stringent shall apply.

3. DESIGN

3.1 General Design Standards

3.1.1 DEVIATION FROM PRODUCT: Modifications to the manufacturer’s standard design to achieve requirements as specified in this document are only permissible as dictated by good design practice. For example, mounting a 20-hp motor in a power train designed and normally using a 10-hp motor would not be acceptable.

3.1.2 CONDUIT: Flexible conduit is not permitted in exposed areas. All wires, cables, and hoses will be enclosed by rigid, oil-proof protection, except where flexibility is necessary for operation of the equipment. Flexible wires, cables and hoses shall be arranged to prevent draping or tripping hazards.

3.1.3 NEW EQUIPMENT: The equipment furnished under this purchase description shall be new and unused.

3.1.4 COMPONENT ENVIRONMENT: Under no circumstances shall a component be used in an application not recommended by the component manufacturer. Components shall not be subjected to conditions of operation beyond the recommendations of the manufacturer, such as excessive heat, lack of lubrication, over-loading.

3.1.5 REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS: All replaceable components shall be manufactured to definite standards for tolerance, clearance, and finish, enabling components to be field installed without further machining.

3.1.6 FASTENING DEVICES: All screws, pins, bolts, and similar parts shall be installed in such a manner as to prevent change in tightness. Those devices subject to removal or adjustment shall not be swaged, peened, staked, or otherwise permanently deformed. They shall not be installed using permanent bonding adhesives.

3.2 Safety, Security and Environmental

3.2.1 SECURITY: The RIA-JMTC is an Army installation subject to Department of Defense safeguards, various precautions, and plant protection measures. All of the below requirements will be necessary of contractors visiting RIA to satisfy requirements of this purchase description; Additional requirements will be placed on contractors requiring access to the Army Network, or Common Access Card (CAC), as specifically detailed below. At all times during the execution of this work, contractor personnel will maintain adequate plant protection devises to minimize espionage, sabotage, and other malicious destruction and damage. The contractor shall comply with all security requirements of the Rock Island Arsenal. Rock Island Arsenal island-wide Force Protection levels may be adjusted/changed at any time, which may cause possible delays and will directly affect procedures for accessing the island.

3.2.1.1 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures: The contractor and any associated subcontractor employees shall provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by the installation Director of Emergency Services. All contractor employees must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (IAW FAR clause 52.204-9) as directed by Department of Defense (DoD), Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA), and any local policy. If the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) changes, the Government may require changes in contractor installation access, security matters, or security processes.

3.2.1.1.1 Access to RIA: Contractor and all subcontractor employees performing work at RIA shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) and any applicable installation, facility access screening and local security policies and procedures. The COR shall provide guidance to complete the Access Control Records Check request Form though the Rock Island Arsenal Directorate of Emergency Services.

3.2.1.1.2 Random Antiterrorist Measures Program (RAMP) participation: Contractor personnel are subject to RAMP security program (i.e. vehicle searches, wearing of ID badges, etc.). Contractor shall comply with any, and all instructions issued by the Rock Island Arsenal Police Department. The RAMP is discussed in the RIA-JMTC Anti- Terrorism Training.

3.2.1.1.3 During FPCONs levels of Charlie or Delta, services may be discontinued/postponed due to a higher National or local security threat. Services will resume when FPCON Level is reduced to Bravo, or lower. FPCON levels are described in Anti-Terrorism Level I Training.

3.2.1.1.4 Contractor personnel shall return all Installation Badges and access passes as soon as possible prior to contract completion. RIA-JMTC electronic keys and access passes are accountable items, shad shall be returned within 24-hours of no longer being needed. Items will be returned to the COR, or paced in a drop box at a RIA-JMTC access point.

3.2.1.2 Security Training: The contractor shall complete the following training:

3.2.1.2.1 Anti-Terrorism, Level I: All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, or controlled access areas shall complete Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level I Awareness training. The COR will be provided a copy of the Rock Island Arsenal –Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (RIA-JMTC) AT Level I Awareness Training and assure that the training is complete.

The contractor shall sign a memorandum of record for each contractor employees and subcontractor employee to the RIA-JMTC Operations Center prior issuing any electronic keys, or access pass being authorized.

3.2.1.2.2 iWatch (See Something, Say Something) Training: The Contractor and all associated subcontractors shall complete iWatch Training. iWatch Training shall be provided during the Anti-Terrorism Training.

3.2.1.3 For Contractors requiring Common Access Card (CAC): No CAC will be issued in connection to this project.

3.2.2 FEDERAL MARIJUANA LAWS REMAIN UNCHANGED: Note: Rock Island Arsenal is under the exclusive federal jurisdiction of the United States. Under federal law, marijuana is still defined as a Schedule I drug, and possession and use of marijuana is still illegal. Any person using or in possession of marijuana on Rock Island Arsenal may be criminally prosecuted in federal district court. In addition, such individuals may be permanently barred from entering Rock Island Arsenal.

3.2.3 REAL ID: Starting 03-May-2025 all personnel entering Rock Island Arsenal will be required to show a Real ID form of identification.

3.2.4 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION: The contractor shall comply with all fire prevention measures prescribed in the installation Fire Regulations, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Contracting Officer. A written fire permit shall be obtained from the installation Fire Marshall for use of open flame devices, such as torches, portable furnaces, tar kettles, or gas and electric welding and cutting equipment, in, on, or within 15-ft of the building. The contractor shall be liable for any fire loss to the Government properly attributable to negligence on the part of the contractor, including failure to comp1y with fire prevention measure described by the terms of this purchase description.

3.2.5 MATERIAL EXCLUSIONS: The equipment shall not contain polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), ozone depleting substances (Class I or Class II), or asbestos materials.

3.2.6 SAFETY REGULATION COMPLIANCE: The contractor shall comply with standard OSHA and RIA safety standards, including conforming to confined space work requirements when applicable.

3.2.7 SAFETY LOCKOUTS: The contractor shall incorporate safety lockouts where applicable to allow the utility to be completely isolated from the equipment. This isolation shall be insured by application of a standard key locking padlock. The device(s) shall only be lockable in the de-energized (OFF) condition.

3.3 Responsibilities

3.3.1 SITE INSPECTION: Any site inspections and/or measurements, which must be taken in order to determine the suitability of the proposed location or to perform the design of the system, are the sole responsibility of the contractor. This may begin prior to completing the bidding process. Rock Island Arsenal will support this function through the POC (point of contact) by guiding personnel, facilitating security registration, and providing general assistance. The contractor will be responsible for providing any and all equipment necessary for this process.

4. COMPONENT SPECIFICATION

This specification shall include all equipment to provide a network of piping and storage to move received molding sand from a delivery truck to a storage silo and then to a distribution point which will feed printing sand to two sand printers. See sketch 1 for general room layout and placement of the sand silo.

4.1 Silo Fill Line, Qty 100ft:

Approximately 100 feet of 4-inch Sch.40 pipe or larger line to transfer sand from the truck port to the indoor holding silo. The sweeps will be of a long radius design to reduce abrasion wear.

Must include the clamp flange for connection by the delivery vehicle.

4.2 Holding Silo, Qty 1:

4.2.1 Capacity - 45 tons of sand minimum.

4.2.2 Diameter or other shape of 10 foot maximum.

4.2.3 Height of 23 feet maximum.

4.2.4 Exterior Finish - protective finish.

4.2.5 Access port requirements: Ladder with OSHA compliant safety cage, platform safety railing. To 20-inch minimum manhole.

4.2.6 Silo shall be equipped with level sensing system with a display.

4.3 PV (Polyvinyl) 90-degree Sweep Fitting 2-inch diameter:

These transitions use a long radius design to reduce abrasion wear.

4.4 5-Ton Hopper:

Tinker Omega Manufacturing 5-ton stainless steel hopper or equivalent. The hopper will include a support frame, Low/High sensor ports shall be included to communicate with the sand supply pneumatic transporter. These sensors indicate when the hopper is empty or full which will automatically start/stop the sand filling process. The hopper shall include a sand Inlet, Pressure Relief Valves, and bin vent mounting flange.

4.5 A Bin Vent for Dust Collection on the Silo and Hopper:

This unit will be sized appropriately for the supplied system.

4.6 Pneumatic Conveyor System: From Hopper to Printer Supply Bins Tinker Omega Manufacturing pneumatic conveyor system, model PV-1 or equivalent. The system includes certified discharge elbow and electro-pneumatic control panel. The control panel will feature a process controller that provides all timing and sequencing functions. The controller will be capable of monitoring the sand levels and controlling the movement of sand to different locations in the system.

SKETCH 1

5. APPROVAL/SHIPPING

5.1 Shipping

5.1.1 RESPONSIBILITY: The contractor is responsible for delivery of the equipment to the Rock Island Arsenal. Adequate preserving of equipment surfaces, packing, marking, and skidding of materials for shipment shall be the responsibility of the contractor. If special lifting devices, such as hooks or eyes, are required for ease of handling, they shall be supplied with the equipment. Any special devices shall be returned to the contractor upon request only if they will not be required for future movement of the equipment, and at the contractor’s expense.

5.2 Installation

5.2.1 SITE PREPARATION REQUIREMENTS: The contractor shall be solely responsible for any necessary site inspections required for determining the specifications of work that must be completed prior to final system installation. The contractor will then provide detailed information of any preparation work that the vendor must perform prior to system installation to Rock Island Arsenal.

5.2.2 SITE PREPARATION EXECUTION: The contractor will be solely responsible for site preparation except as specifically excluded in this document. This includes but is not limited to excavation, foundation work, and surface preparation. This work may be performed through the use of a sub-contractor, but the specification, supervision, and certification of the work remains the responsibility of the primary contractor.

5.2.3 LABOR AND MATERIAL: The supplier is solely responsible for providing all labor, materials, hardware, tools, and equipment necessary for complete installation of this system.

5.2.4 SUPERVISION: Supervision of the installation process will be the responsibility of the contractor. Rock Island Arsenal shall retain the right to periodic inspection and evaluation of the process, as it deems necessary.

5.2.5 OFF-LOADING/PLACEMENT: Off-loading of the equipment from the delivery vehicle, and placement of the equipment in position for the installation is the responsibility of the contractor. The contractor shall not be allowed to use government equipment to accomplish this work.

5.2.6 LIABILITY: In any case, the equipment remains the property of the contractor, and the contractor shall assume all responsibility and liability for the equipment and the work performed upon it. The government shall be held harmless for any damage done to the equipment at any time up until final acceptance of the equipment by Rock Island Arsenal, except in the case of intentional damage and/or gross negligence on the part of Rock Island Arsenal personnel.

5.2.7 Delivery Hours or Service Hours: Service calls, equipment installation, training, and equipment delivery (where the contractor offloads) will only be allowed from 0600 – 1530, Monday through Thursday, except for Government Holidays. These hours are subject to change, however, the Government will notify the contractor of such changes. The vendor will contact the designated COR to obtain an electronic key for their representative (i.e. delivery driver) in order to have access to the facility. Deliveries and service calls outside the normal hours stated above will be coordinated with the COR to address any emergency situations."

5.3 Completion

5.3.1 Final acceptance of the equipment shall occur after the following:

5.3.1.1 Set-up completion by the contractor.

5.3.1.2 Successful completion of performance testing at Rock Island Arsenal.

5.3.1.3 Final inspection approval by the government representative or inspector. This is to verify full compliance with this description to include amendments and modifications to the final contract. The government representative shall perform any and all tests he deems necessary to insure compliance with this description and industry standards to include, but not limited to ease of control, convenience of operation, safe operation, and adequacy of lubrication devices.

5.3.1.4 Complete documentation packages are delivered.