A01_-_Salient_Characteristics_2_-_contracting.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.

**Important Note: if anything listed in the salient characteristics below is not available in the commercial marketplace, please contact the Contracting Officer to discuss alternative methods of procurement. In addition, the salient characteristics must not be a “copy/paste” or duplicate of a particular vendor’s commercial item specifications. They must be the requiring activities’ minimum requirements.

Signature (typed name):

Anindya Ghoshal, Technical Point of Contact (TPOC)

C.1 The contractor shall deliver One (1) high-temperature air-jet erosion tester to Aberdeen proving ground(APG) that meets the following requirements:

C.1.1 The system must be capable of producing air-jet temperatures from ambient to 1000 °C or more.

C.1.2 The system must be capable of producing particle velocities from a minimum of 30 m/s to at least 150 m/s or higher.

C.1.3 The system must be capable of varying the erodent/particle feed rate from 1 to 5 grams/minute( g/min ) or more.

C.1.4 The system must include a motorized system to set the angle of incidence from 0° – 90°. The angle of incidence will be fixed during sample exposure.

C.1.5 The system must include a digital timer/controller for automatic test duration.

C.1.6 The system must include meters and sensors to measure the air-jet temperature, particle/air-jet velocity and feed rate continuously during the test.

C.1.7 The system must be able to accommodate standard and user-selected abrasive media, including media containing sub-micrometer particulates.

C.1.8 The system must include a sub-system that separates dust/waste materials from the exhaust air-stream, and confines the dust/waste materials for future disposal per Army Regulation AR 200-1 – Environmental Protection and Enhancement and APG Regulation APGR 200-60 – APG Hazardous Waste Management Plan C.1.9 The system must include a set of sample holders and adapters to accommodate non-standard geometries, and high-temperature (1000 °C or higher) testing, at various angles of incidence (at least 6 or more incidence angle settings from 0 degrees to 90 degrees).

C.1.10 The system must include a set of at least 3 or more high-temperature resistant nozzles.

C.1.11 The system must include one (1) set of particle, moisture, and dust filters for the compressed air supply.

C.1.12 The Contractor shall provide on-site installation and training.

C.1.13 The Contractor shall provide two (2) copies of the operator’s manual.

C.1.14 The Contractor shall provide a full warranty on the High-temperature Air-jet Erosion Tester for one (1) year, beginning the first day after post-installation acceptance by the Technical Point of Contact.

C.1.15 The Contractor shall ensure the warranty includes the replacement of all defective parts at no additional cost to the Government and a response time of 48 hours from the time the Government calls or emails in a request for service to diagnose and propose a plan to repair the High-tempature Air-jet Erosion Tester.

C.1.16 The Contractor shall ensure the warranty includes at least one (1) preventive maintenance visit and up to two (2) on-site emergency visits at no additional cost to the Government C.1.17 The Contractor shall provide a calibration mechanism.