Synopsis-RFI (Sole Source using 6.302-1).doc

Synopsis – J&A for Other than Full and Open Competition & Request for Information (RFI)

1. Class Code: 36

2. NAICS Code: 333248

3. Subject: NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Cast Film Line Upgrades

4. Solicitation Number: W911QX24Q0189

5. Set-Aside Code: NA

6. Response Date: 08/30/2024

7. Place of Performance:

US Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground Adelphi Contracting Division 6300 Rodman Road, B4600

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005, United States

8. Description:

The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source based on based on proprietary technology of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Next Generation Analytics, Inc located at 5126 S Royal Atlanta Drive, Tucker, GA 30084-3052, United States, for Cast Film Line Upgrades.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, this notice does function as a Request for Information (RFI) for offeror’s who believe they can meet the Government’s requirement (see Section 9 below). Any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

9. Requirement: The Contractor shall provide upgrades to the cast film line currently owned by the Government that meets the following specifications:

1. Shall have a rail system to align the various sections of the current cast film line with the following specifications:

a. Shall have a precision rail section for the lip die and feedblock assembly with fine adjustment.

b. Shall have a precision rail section for the cast film assembly with fine adjustment

c. Shall have a standard rail system for the machine direction orientation (MDO) assembly

d. Shall have a standard rail system for the final winding / take-off assembly

e. Shall be compatible with the existing equipment

f. Shall include all hardware, connections between different assembly sections, rollers, motors, etc to operate the cast film line with the equipment positioned on the rail system.

g. Shall have a gap underneath the final winding / take-off assembly to enable moving the winding / take-off assembly off the rail system with a hand truck.

h. Shall have a gap underneath the cast film assembly to enable a corona treatment device to be inserted in-line during film processing and to allow moving the cast film assembly off the rail system with a hand truck.

2. The Contractor shall be present on-site at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to supervise the installation of the rail system, which will be completed by Government personnel, to ensure appropriate standards of parallelness and levelness for the rail system are met.

3. The cast film line upgrades shall include

a. One (1) oil heated polishing roller with a polished chrome finish for the cast film assembly that is 76 millimeter (mm) in diameter and 350 mm long

b. One (1) oil tempering unit to control the polishing roller with oil temperature up to 300 degrees Celcius (oC)

c. Connections between the tempering unit and the polishing roller to transfer the heated oil to and from the roller

d. High temperature bearings and rotaries

e. Connections to the cast film line equipment to provide electrical power to the tempering unit and integration with the existing software package of the cast film line.

4. The cast film line upgrades shall include

a. A second oil heated roller with a polished chrome finish for the cast film assembly that is 144 mm in diameter and 350 mm long

b. One (1) oil tempering unit to control the polishing roller with oil temperature up to 300 oC

c. Connections between the tempering unit and the roller to transfer the heated oil to and from the roller

d. High temperature bearings and rotaries

e. Connections to the cast film line equipment to provide electrical power to the tempering unit and integration with the existing software package of the cast film line.

5. Shall include a thickness measurement system based on capacitance, with a capability to measure a 600mm wide tape, with thickness capability up to two (2) mm, and an accuracy less than one (1) micron.

6. Shall include a double walled roller for the machine direction orientation (MDO) assembly that is 144 mm diameter and 350 mm long, and a double walled roller for the MDO assembly that is 96 mm diameter and 350 mm long.

7. Shall include an additional oil tempering device that can control the oil temperature to 300 oC.

8. Shall include a water tempering unit that can control the water temperature from 25 to 160 oC.

9. The Contractor shall install all equipment, except the rail system. However, supervision of the rail system installation is required as noted above.

Responses to this notice are due no later than 5:00PM eastern on or before {insert date} by email at stency.f.steephan.civ@army.mil Point of Contact for this notice is Stency F. Steephan, 520-672-9594, stency.f.steephan.civ@army.mil

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