SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Torpdeo Shell Damping Material Removal
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332993
— Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- N66604 Naval Undersea Warfare Center Simonpietri Drive Newport, RI
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6660410B1489
- Response Due
- 4/1/2010
- Archive Date
- 6/1/2010
- Point of Contact
- Stephen Prashaw, 401-832-1623
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Title: Torpedo Shell Damping Material Removal This is a Sources Sought announcement for preliminary planning purposes. No contract will be awarded based on this announcement. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) is looking for partners interested in demonstrating concepts to remove sound dampening material from torpedo shells. These concepts can include new or existing processes or equipment. The torpedo shells are aluminum torpedo shells with an exterior protective anodized coating. The sound dampening material is a neoprene rubber pad with embedded lead shot. The pads are epoxy bonded to the interior of the shells using Philadelphia Resins, Navy Epoxy Formula DTNSRDC 2844-1102. The demonstrated concept should remove this sound dampening material without damaging the anodized coating. The demonstration should have the following goals: 1.removal of rubberized damping material and epoxy bodying agent from interior of aluminum shells;2.no damage to anodized coating or dichromate seal;3.no change in material properties of 7075-T73 aluminum alloy shell section; 4.process or equipment that can be limited to interior of shell and not effect powder epoxy paint coating on the exterior of shell section;5.process or equipment that creates no or minimal hazardous waste stream; and6.process or equipment that incurs less than 1 hour of labor per shell section to complete and less than 24 hrs total time to complete. NUWCDIVNPT will provide coated torpedo shell sections and shell drawing for use in studying processes and equipment that aim to meet these goals. The demonstrations should be able to show removal from individual shell sections or a combination of the two shell sections of interest. The shell sections Outside Diameters (ODs) are tapered and sizes are: 1. 20.7" to 18.5" outside diameter and 15.7" long2. 18.5" to 11.8" outside diameter and 20.5" long Interested parties must meet the following criteria: 1) show that they have the self-funded capability of conducting a demonstration;2) show that a reasonable concept exists for their demonstration; and3) be able to schedule their demonstration within two months of acquiring the shell sections. NUWCDIVNPT will not provide any funding for demonstrations but will pursue an appropriate agreement with any party meeting these criteria in good faith. As part of the agreement, the partner will be expected to share data and allow government personnel to review designs, demonstration plans, and to witness major demonstrations in exchange for use of the torpedo shell sections. All information will be protected as proprietary information under the terms of the agreement. NUWCDIVNPT will ship the hardware to the partner, and all NUWCDIVNPT hardware must be returned to NUWCDIVNPT after the demonstration is complete. Requests that meet these criteria will be filled in the order received, as there are limited assets available for these demonstrations. This opportunity closes on 01 April 2010. Mail, fax or e-mail your proposal to: Mr. Stephen PrashawNaval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Undersea Weapons Acquisition and Life Cycle Engineering Division, Code 811 Bldg. 148/1, Rm. 1051176 Howell St.Newport, RI 02822(401) 832-1623Fax (401) 832-4194stephen.prashaw@navy.mil.
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