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General Information

  • Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Updated)
  • Updated Published Date: Feb 04, 2025 01:59 pm EST
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  • Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
  • Updated Inactive Date: Mar 12, 2025
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  • Initiative:
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  • Place of Performance:
    Aiken , SC 29803
    USA

Description

***** This is a REQUEST FOR INTEREST ONLY! This request does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this request is to identify potential offerors for market research purposes only. *****

Request for Information (RFI)

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS), which manages and operates portions of the Savannah River Site (SRS) under a Department of Energy (DOE) prime contract, seeks information from parties capable of providing a turbomolecular pump to be used within a glovebox the Tritium Extraction Facility with an associated controller. This RFI is issued to assist with finding potential suppliers interested in this solicitation. ­­­­

The SRS complex is located approximately 15 miles south of Aiken, South Carolina and is 310 contiguous square miles.

Scope Summary: Provide materials, services and expertise for design, fabrication, inspection, testing, documentation, delivery, installation support, and technical services for two (2) turbomolecular pumps and associated controllers. As a frame of reference, the facility is currently using a Pfeiffer TMU 400MPH turbomolecular pump with an external Pfeiffer TCM 1601 controller.

Requirements:

  1. The inlet connection of the turbomolecular pump shall be DN 160 CF Flange.
  2. The outlet connection of the turbomolecular pump shall be DN 25 ISO-KF.
  3. The pumping speed shall be as follows:

            a.  Hydrogen 280 L/S

            b.  Nitrogen 400 L/S

            c.  Helium 350 L/S

   4. The turbomolecular pump shall have an ultimate pressure as close to 1E-8 MBAR as possible.

     5.  The turbomolecular pump shall be water-cooled.

     6.  The turbomolecular pump shall not contain hydrocarbons or plastics.

     7.  The turbomolecular pump shall be of all metal construction.

     8.  The on/off control shall be performed external to the pump.

     9.  The bearings on the pump shall be Maglev Bearings.

    10.  The pump shall be capable of running in a radiation environment.

    11.  The controller shall be externally mounted.

A supplier's response to the RFI does not guarantee they will be selected to participate in the RFP.

Suppliers responding to this RFI shall include evidence of the following:

  1. Manufacturer Specification sheet
  2. Standard Lead Time for Delivery
  3. Budgetary Estimated Cost

E-mail response addressing Items 1 through 3 above in attachments (pdf format), shall be submitted by 5:00 p.m. est. on 2/25/25 to Barbara McCarty at barbara.mccarty@srs.gov.

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