| 66 -- Sonic Gas Flow Calibrator Upgrade |
| Program Summary |
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| Description |
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General Information
| Document Type: |
Sources Sought Notice |
| Solicitation Number: |
Reference-Number-09M-270A-FL |
| Posted Date: |
Mar 11, 2008 |
| Original Response Date: |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| Current Response Date: |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| Original Archive Date: |
Mar 11, 2009 |
| Current Archive Date: |
Mar 11, 2009 |
| Classification Code: |
66 -- Instruments & laboratory equipment |
| Naics Code: |
334515 -- Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals |
Contracting Office Address
Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, 562 CBSG OMP (AFMETCAL), 813 Irving Wick Dr. W. Bldg 2, Heath, OH, 43056-6116, UNITED STATES
Description
Sonic Gas Flow Calibrator Upgrade
This request for information/sources sought announcement is issued to identify potential sources and gather information on current capabilities within the market. The Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program is considering a purchase of a Sonic Gas Flow Calibrator Upgrade.
Sonic Gas Flow Calibrators (SGFC) are the Air Force's high gas flow calibration standard covering a flow range from approximately 0.01 SCFM to 250 SCFM (440 SCFM for the Air Force Primary Standards Laboratory (AFPSL)) through the use of approximately twenty-two sonic nozzles, automated and manual flow control, data acquisition and controlling hardware, and computer software. There are nine Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) SGFCs and one AFPSL SGFC. These SGFCs have been deployed since the late 1990's and the nozzles have not been calibrated since their initial calibration at the time of deployment. This acquisition will be to upgrade all of the SGFCs with new data acquisition and controlling hardware (maintaining both manual and automated flow control options) and computer software and software source code license. Data acquisition and control will most likely be required by a PXI embedded controller. Software will allow automated control and for easy calibration of various style flowmeters (e.g. rotameters, mass flowmeters) and it will make all necessary corrections for different style flowmeters, different reference temperatures and pressures, different gases, etc in a straight-forward manner (e.g. drop down selections and field entries). This acquisition will also fund calibration of each large nozzle bank up to 120 psia inlet pressure (nine nozzles at each PMEL ranging in diameter from approximately 0.05 to 0.41 inches (~1 to 250 SCFM), and ten nozzles at the AFPSL ranging in diameter from approximately 0.05 to 0.53 inches (~1 to 440 SCFM)) at a NVLAP accredited lab to approximately ?0.20% of flow reading. The remaining smaller nozzles will be calibrated at the AFPSL. All nozzle calibrations will be completed and returned to the appropriate PMEL prior to installation and training on the upgraded SGFC.
The total estimated quantity is 10 Unit(s).
Surplus or used material is not acceptable for this item. Offerors responding to this sources sought market research must (1) state whether they are a small or large business and indicate if your company is a small disadvantage or woman-owned business, 8(a) firm, or a historically black college or university or minority institution (HBCU/MI), or a historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone) small business; (2) advise what the longest period of time is that you can hold the quoted price; (3) advise if you have the item on a GSA schedule or other Government contract; (4) provide information concerning the technical capabilities of the product you are interested in offering, including commercial literature/brochures; (5) advise if you accept the Government purchase card; (6) any other pertinent information which would enable the government to assess your firm?s capabilities; (7) provide point of contact and assigned Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code; (9) advise how much time you would need to submit a technical proposal once the solicitation is issued; (10) provide an estimated price for one each of the unit you would be offering. This synopsis is for planning purposes only and is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited hereunder. At this time, no solicitation exists. Submit all responses to this notice to the point of contact listed below. All responses should be submitted to Kathryn Vaccaro, Management Analyst, via e-mail at mlk@afmetcal.af.mil or by Fax at 740-788-5157 or mail to 813 Irving-Wick Dr W, Bldg 2, Heath Oh 43056-1199, if e-mail response is not possible. Use reference number 09M-270A-FL in your response.
Responses are due by: 21 March 2008
Point of Contact
Kathryn Vaccaro, Management Analyst, Phone 740-788-5078, Fax 740-788-5157, Email kathryn.vaccaro@afmetcal.af.mil
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