One (1) Versatile High Impact Energy Drop Tower
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- Solicitation number
- W911QX24Q0120
- Agency
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ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command, Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground is seeking sources to provide a versatile high-impact energy drop tower. The key requirements include a tower capable of delivering at least 4,000 foot-pounds of energy with a maximum drop height of 10 feet, automated height measurement, modular weight increments, instrumented striker tup, independent kinetic energy measurement, velocity measurement, and a data acquisition and control computer system with specific hardware and software capabilities. The delivery timeline is 3 months after award, with 5 days for on-site installation and 1 day of on-site training for up to 5 personnel at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
This pre-solicitation notice does not indicate any set-aside designations. The agency has not provided any details on potential incumbent contractors or award values. The notice specifies that the overall height of the tower must not exceed 12 feet, with a base footprint not to exceed the existing concrete pad size of 58" x 58" at the Aberdeen Proving Ground facility.
Notice text
A. Objective:
To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation.
B. Please see the below salient characteristics:
- Shall be capable of delivering energy at least 4,000 foot-pounds (ft-lbs.).
- Height adjustable crosshead with drop height not to exceed ten (10) feet.
- Automated crosshead height measurement system.
- Available additional weight increments between 40 to 50 lbs.
- Strain gage base instrumented 58/64 HRC (hardness Rockwell C) steel adaptable threadbase Tup with 0.5-inch radius striker.
- Tup max force measurement of at least 50,000 lb.
- 100,000 ft-lb independent kinetic energy measurement capability.
- Impact Velocity measurement system.
- Test specimen support for American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) E604 with notch centering.
- Data acquisition and control computer with integrated software, to include:
- Minimum Data acquisition rate of four (4) mega-hertz (MHz).
- Force versus time/displacement; velocity versus time.
- Windows ten (10) or greater
- CPU: 13th-Gen Intel Core i5 - i9
- Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 770 - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- RAM: 16GB - 32GB DDR5
- Storage: 2TB - 4TB SSD
- 27-inch monitor
- Motorized carts return with hand-held controller.
- Automated and adjustable height limiting sensor with motor kill switch.
- Test area dimension of at least 18”x18”x18”, to include T-sloted base with six (6) ½ inch 20 thread pitch drilled and taped holes for fixturing in test area.
- Interlocked safety enclosure.
- Safety/Rebound brake.
- Warning lights and Lockout Safety system.
- Overall height of no more than twelve (12) feet.
- Base footprint not to exceed the useable area of 58” x 58” on the existing concrete pad that is presently in the laboratory.
- Delivery date of three (3) months after award and not to exceed five (5) days of on-site installation at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD 21005.
- One (1) day on site training for up to five (5) personnel at APG, MD 21005.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Salient Characteristics (Redacted).pdf | ||
| Source Sought (Redacted).pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| One (1) Versatile High Impact Energy Drop Tower to be delivered to Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) Maryland | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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