Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Puget Sound, Bldg 467 W Street, Code 200 Bid Desk, Bremerton, WA 98314-0051

35 -- ROTARY HEARTH FURNACE SOL N00406-99-Q-5132 DUE 041699 POC Pat Blackwood (360)476-4394 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, patricia_blackwood@puget.fisc.navy.mil. Item 0001: Forge Furnace. Quantity: 1; Custom Rotary Hearth Furnace with the following characteristics. The government requires an installed "turn key" Forging Furnace for heating ferrous and non-ferrous metals prior to forging. The furnace shall be of a rotary design having a hearth to support the charge and a single door. The furnace shall be designed to operate on a fuel supply of 1000 British thermal Unit per cubic foot of natural gas at three to six-inch water column pressure. The furnace shall be of the direct fired design with a single calve control combustion system capable of adjustment to achieve a furnace atmosphere that is either neutral, oxidizing, or reducing. Basic Operating Performance Requirements: operating range: 1350 to 2400 (+/- 25 degrees F of set point) Max load capacity 250 pounds, temperature range of 0 degrees F to 120 degrees F, Relative humidity up to 100% non-condensing, primary poser of 460 VAC (+/-5%), 3 phase, 60 Hz, Compressed air at 90 pounds /square inch and 100 cubicfeet/ minute. The lining of the furnace shall consist of ITC monolithic ceramic fiber modules and the entire inside of the furnace shall be coated with ITC ceramic coating. No powder shredded or granular material shall be used for insulating purposes. Shell: The shell shall be deigned for and suitable to the heating portion of the forge operation. The shell shall be constructed of steel plate, not less than 3/16" in thickness and reinforced with steel members and welded throughout. Work height shall be 48 inches +/- 2 inches above the floor. The work chamber shall be 48" wide, 48" deep, and 24" high. Anticipated award date: 23 APR 99. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. Delivery shall be FOB destination to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. All responsible sources may submit offer/bid which shall be considered by FISC Puget Sound. Telephone requests will not be honored. Fax requests will be accepted at 360-476-2931. TO BE PROCURED UNDER SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES. RYG PROGRAM EVALUATION APPLICABLE Notes 12 and 26 apply. Posted 03/23/99 (W-SN311752). (0082)

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