Sources Sought for an instrument for ball-on-cylinder lubricity evaluator (BOCLE) scuffing load ball-on-cylinder lubricity evaluator (SLBOCLE) and associated components.

The vendor shall provide an instrument for ball-on-cylinder lubricity evaluator (BOCLE) scuffing load ball-on-cylinder lubricity evaluator (SLBOCLE). The instrument shall meet the following requirements:

• Standards:
  • The instrument shall be compliant with and able to run ASTM D-5001 and ASTM D-6078 tests.
• Design and dimensions:
  • The instrument shall be able to fit within a space (LxWxH) of 60 cm x 60 cm x 50 cm
• Force  and Speed:
  • The instrument shall be able to apply a normal force (load) to the specimen in discrete increments of 1 Newtons in the range of 5 to 50 Newtons (eg. 20, 21, 22).
  • The instrument shall have a force transducer capable of measuring a normal force of at least 50 Newtons
  • The instrument shall have a load cell capable of measuring the friction force (perpendicular to the normal force)
  • The instrument shall allow rotation speeds of up to 525 rotations per minute (RPM) with accuracy of 0.5 RPM
• Specimens
  • The instrument shall allow for a fixed spherical ball specimen to be loaded against the outer circumference of a rotating cylindrical ring specimen.
  • The instrument shall allow for a ball specimen with 12.7 mm diameter
  • The instrument shall allow for a ring specimen with 49.10 to 49.25 mm  outer diameter and 13.00 to 13.11 mm thickness.
  • The instrument shall come with the following specimens
    • 20 ring specimens meeting the requirements for ASTM D5001
    • 20 ring specimens meeting the requirements for ASTM D6078
    • 200 ball specimens meeting the requirements for ASTM D6078
• Test Chamber and Fuel Bath
  • There shall be a liquid bath for the specimens which can accommodate 50 mL of fuel
  • The ambient temperature of the test chamber shall be able to be controlled through heating/cooling between 5 and 35 ˚C
  • The fuel temperature shall be controlled to be 25±1 ˚C
• Spare Parts
  • The instrument shall come with 1 spare part for the following if applicable
    • Ring Adapter
    • Ring Clamp
    • Temperature Probe
• The instruments shall come with a data logging system.
  • The data logging system shall record data for the load cells (lateral and vertical), speed, friction, temperature, and any other sensors data being acquired.
  • Recorded data shall be able to be exported to an open, non-proprietary file type (e.g. csv, txt)
• The vendor shall travel to the end-user facility in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD to install the instrument, provide the users with training, and provide a user manual in either hard copy, digital copy, or both.
• The equipment shall come with a minimum 1 year (12 month) warranty.