Slicer Feed Incline Conveyor and Accessories

Added: Aug 31, 2016 9:56 am
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, intends to procure the following requirement as a sole source award to the vendor: Coastal Manufacturing, Inc., located at 630 Buena Vista Drive in Watsonville, California 95076. USDA requires a quantity of one each: custom slicer feed incline conveyor and accessories, which is a highly specialized piece of equipment which will be used in conjunction with the Urschel Sprint-Two slicer dicer. Unlike Conventional Conveyors, the required slicer feed incline conveyor is a specially designed multi functional device and must be able to function as a slicer incline conveyor, washer conveyor and standalone washer; and most importantly it must be compatible with USDA's patent-pending Antigravity Washer and previously USDA purchased and installed Vibratory Washer. This procurement will be solicited on a unrestricted basis. Reference North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) code: 334516.
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The following are the minimum requirements for the above required: Slicer feed Incline Conveyor:

• Infeed length: 30 inches
• Incline length: 100 inches
• Inclination: variable
• Width: 18 inches ( 15 inches effective)
• Belting: plastic modular, 2 inch pitch with 3 inch flights on 8 inch C-C
• Construction: Must be: all stainless steel
• Manufactured in accordance with ANSI and/or OSHA guidelines.
• Motorized pulley drive
• Tail roller: UHMW disks
• Slider Bed: UMHW
• Return rollers: UMHW
• Casters are included
• Winch: Included
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• Required Accessories are as follows:
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• Compressed Air Knife 1X, Effective width: 12 inches, Compressed Air: 35 CFM and 80 PSI;
• Construction: Aluminum; Mounting: Included
• Spray bar 3X, Effection width: 14 inches, Number of spray nozzles: 2; Construction: All Stainless Steel, Mounts: included.
• New slicer hood, Width: 13 inches, Length: 17 inches, Height: 24 inches, Construction: All Stainless steel.
• Controls: Enclosure: 30 x 24 x 8 inch; circuit braker: 208/3/60 amps; VFD's: 1X 1HP; Transformer: 500 VA; On/Off Switch is required; Potentiometer is required, E-Stop is required, Ventilation kit is required.

This equipment must be custom made to meet above specifications due to space restrictions and compatibility with existing equipment.

THIS NOTICE INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The purchase made will be made under simplified acquisition procedures, other than Full and Open Competition authorized by FAR 6.302-1, and Statutory Authority: 10 USC 2304 (C ) ( 1) as implemented by FAR6.302-1. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to construed a commitment by the Government