HYDROSPACE LABORATORY LARGE LITTORAL TEST CHAMBER

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR

HYDROSPACE LABORATORY

LARGE LITTORAL TEST CHAMBER

**This request is only for 1 each Chamber and its delivery. Interested companies shall not quote for installation**

**The Government reserves the right to evaluate socioeconomic set asides based on the results of this notice**

Purpose

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is performing a market survey of current large Hydrostatic Test Chambers to meet the needs of the NSWC PCD Hydrospace Laboratory.  The Hydrospace Laboratory serves as an unbiased testing location for assessing and measurement of life supporting equipment and systems, and provides in-house research and development.

By supporting this effort, you will be enabling the US Navy to better define current technical capabilities for future acquisition decisions. Information provided to NSWC PCD will not be shared or distributed beyond other U.S government agencies without express written consent. It is desired that you fill out and return the attached form for each of your products relevant to this topic.

Description

This market survey is intended to:

a) Assess the availability of current commercial product lines and capabilities.

b) Assess industries’ capabilities to develop and produce a Hydrostatic Test Chamber, as description herein.

For the purposes of this market survey, a Hydrostatic Test Chamber is a corrosion-resistant horizontal pressure vessel, capable of being maximally opened for Laboratory testing purposes, with controls for opening, access ports, and mounted in some fashion to a corrosion-resistant base.

The planned version of the horizontal test chamber is envisioned to be 60” inside diameter (i.d.) by 144” tangent-tangent to fit the available space. 

1. Large Littoral Test Chamber.

1. 1. Installation is excluded from this RFI.
   2. The chamber and components should be corrosion-resistant to the greatest extent possible.
   3. Stainless steel should be used for any liquid contact surfaces.
   4. Chamber should be operable from elevated temperature, for example 175 degrees F.
   5. Chamber should be operable to below freezing.  
   6. The chamber should be operable under vacuum.
   7. The chamber should be operable under pressure such as 500 psig or more.
   8. The chamber should have multiple removable penetrators.
   9. At least six access ports should be included. These need to be at least 6.5”.
   10. Chamber will be motorized for ease of opening.
   11. Chamber should be capable of complete opening or full closing in less than two (2) minutes.
   12. The inside of the chamber should have a platform.
   13. The inside of the chamber should have threaded mounting studs on one end.
   14. System designed to be operable by trained user.
   15. A control panel for the chamber will be appropriately located for access and contain lights to indicate chamber status, the ability to control the chamber, and an emergency stop.
   16. An appropriately scaled pressure gauge for the chamber should be visible from the operating area.
   17. Chamber shall be warranted free from defects in material and workmanship for a minimum of twelve (12) months.

Responses

Responses to this RFI should include supporting materials that provide a demonstration of your company’s capabilities and experience.  For costs, please provide any applicable quantity discounts.  The following information is requested (indicate if the information is an estimate or actual). 

1. Product Description (including key features/functionality)
2. Physical Characteristics / Electrical Characteristics
3. System Safety
4. Product History
5. User Interface
6. Product Maturity
7. Cost

Responses should be prepared using the form attached to this announcement. Please e-mail this form with any supporting pictures or attachments to olivia.l.farr.civ@us.navy.mil or mail to Naval Surface Warfare Center – Panama City Division (Code 023), Attn: Olivia Farr 110 Vernon Ave, Building 373, Panama City, FL 32407 and label with the solicitation number and title.  NSWC Panama City requests your responses by 31 July, 2022.  Questions can be submitted electronically to olivia.l.farr.civ@us.navy.mil.  The technical point of contact is Kathryn Mintz, NSWC PCD Code E33, (850) 230-7020, kathryn.l.mintz.civ@us.navy.mil>. Information provided will be treated as Business Sensitive and will not be shared outside of Government activities and agencies without the permission of the provider. Your assistance in supporting this effort will enable the USMC to define well-informed requirements and will greatly improve the efficiency of future acquisition and developmental efforts.  Please ensure any supporting documentation does not exceed 6MB and 10 pages.

All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. NSWC PCD may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements and may request a presentation and/or a site visit as deemed necessary.

 This is a Sources Sought announcement, a market survey for written information only. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement.

NAICS Code:             334516

Size Std:                     1,000 employees

PSC Code:                 6640

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