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This Government Contract opportunity from Department Of Defense was posted on October 26, 2009. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

66 -- 1 inch Precision Instrumentation Magnetic Tape Cleaner

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N65236-09-R-0106Federal

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SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic intends to award a firm, fixed-price commercial sole source contract to Bow Industries of Virginia Inc. for the purchase of six Model 632 Instrumentation Tape Cleaners and related items. This specific equipment is required to maintain the U.S. Navy P-3 aircraft 1 inch analog tape inventory and is the only production unit available that meets the Commander Patrol Reconnaissance Group magnetic media requirements. The units will support Tactical Mobile Acoustic Support System installations across various Overseas and Conus Tactical Operations Centers. The Model 632 must support 1 inch precision instrumentation magnetic tape on reels ranging from 10.5 to 16 inches in diameter. Key technical specifications include programmable winding tension, a removable sapphire blade with four cleaning stations, and an optical inspector capable of detecting edge damage and holes. The units must feature a precision stack meeting NSA L14-2 requirements, operate at speeds up to 400 ips in reverse, and include dynamic fail-safe brakes. Delivery is expected within 60 to 90 days after receiving order, with final delivery to SPAWAR Patuxent River, MD, for testing and inspection.

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334119 - Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing

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SC, USA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Niwc Atlantic
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OfficeNORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 29419-9022, USA
Office AddressNORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 29419-9022, USA
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SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic intends to issue a commercial sole source contract toBow Industries of Virginia Inc., 10349 Balls Ford Rd, Manassas, VA 20109-2603. This procurement is for the purchase of (6) Model 632 InstrumentationTape Cleaner and related items. Bow Industries, Inc is the only vendor with aproduction unit Instrumentation Tape Cleaner that is currently available whichmeets the Commander Patrol Reconnaissance Group (CPRG) magnetic mediarequirement contained in the CPRGINST 3500 instruction. Tape Capacity: 1 inch precision instrumentation magnetic tape. 10 1/2, 14,15, and 16 inchdiameter reels. Winding Tension: Shall be Programmable in accordance with recommendationsin Federal Specification WT-0045 and National Security Agency specification L14-2X, or constant tension (adjustable) Cleaning: Shall have a Removable sapphire blade with four automaticallyadvancing tissue cleaning stations for "blade and tissue" or "tissue only" cleaning in both forward and reverse. Optical Inspector: The unit shall have an Optical Inspector with Defectcounter/Locator for 1 inch or 1/2 inch tape. The optical inspector shall detectedge damage to 0.10 inches and holes to 0.20 inches. The unit shall displayon individual bar graph displays for each of two 100 ft. leaders and each offour2300 ft. sections of tape. Each display is numbered 0 through 9. Stack Quality: The unit shall have a Precision stack which - meets requirementsof NSA L14-2. Accomplished by a large diameter packwheel with 180 of wrap. Pack wheel: Shall automatically engages as tape moves in the forward(precision stack) direction. Speeds: The unit shall operate at 150-200 ips (inches per second) inforward,300-400 ips in reverse. Standard is 150 ips in forward and 300 ips in reverse. Footage Counter: The unit shall have 4 1/2 digit LED. 1 foot resolution,With a .5% accuracy Controls: FORWARD, LOAD, CYCLE, REVERSE, STOP, TAPE SIZESELECT and STOP DISTANCE . Cycle: One round trip from bottom reel to top and back Tape Low Sensing: The amount of tape left on the reel is adjustable. Tape Absence Sensing: The unit shall sensing the absences of tape and shalldisengage pack wheel and stops machine. Blade Life Indicator: The unit shall have Three (3) indicators that show "100-33%" remaining "32-0%", or "REPLACE". Brakes: The unit shall have Dynamic fail safe, automatically actuated at powerinterruption, inadvertent shut down during operation or when the physical endof the tape is sensed. Hubs: The unit shall have precision locating and positive lockingNAB hubs. Accessibility: All major maintenance shall be accomplished from the frontof the unit, Dimensions: Shall not exceed 77 inches high, 23 inches wide, 16 inches deep Weight: Shall not exceed 180 lbs. Power: Shall require standard 115/220 VAC, 10%, 50/60 Hz,and shall not exceed 6.5 amps (max.) In addition to the above requirements the unit shall be capable of performinga precision Cleaning, Optical scan and precision stack on all tape reel sizesidentified above, in addition to both new and old tape with out tapes stickingtothe tape path or rollers/guides. Delivery schedule Units must be completed and ready for delivery within 60-90 days AfterReceiving Order (ARO). (Justification) Once units are factory tested, Unitsareshipped to SPAWAR Patuxent River MD. The units are opened inspected,burned in and tested against the technical documentation. Unit spares whichare bought separately are test in their respective units, a PhysicalConfigurationAudit is performed and the unit is packed and shipped to the respectiveOverseas/Conus Tactical Operations Center in support of the Tactical MobileAcoustic Support System (TacMASS) installations and the current U.S Navy P-3Deployment schedule. This unit is unique because it is the only 1 inch instrumentation tapeprecisiontape cleaner packer verifier in production. This is the only unit that can beusedto maintain the current U.S Navy's P-3 aircraft 1 inch Analog tape inventory. A firm, fixed-price commercial contract is anticipated in accordance with FARPart 12. The NAICS Code is 334119 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This is a notice of intent and is NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.Any responses to this announcement should be submitted to ContractSpecialist Matt Dellinger, Code 223MD at contact@example.gov no laterthan 1200 noon Eastern Time on 26 JUN 2009.

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