ESIC LRED Sources Sought 3D Printer Lease

PSC: W036 Lease or Rental of Equipment- Special Industry Machinery NAICS Code: 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, on behalf of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Armaments Center (CCDC AC), (Packaging Division) at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is conducting market research to determine the capability of businesses to lease a 3 Dimensional (D) Printer to include maintenance, repair service, part, labor, software, equipment, tools, and transportation to support the 3D printer. (Note: Consumables are not included) DISCLAIMER - THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT. BACKGROUND: The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 811310 with a Small Business Size Standard of $8 Million. The Product Service Code is W036. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement. SUBMISSION DETAILS: Each potential source is requested to provide information on the 3D printers that are available to be leased and provided lease terms and conditions along with payment options to support the lease of the 3D printer. The lease shall include maintenance, repair service, part, labor, software, equipment, tools, and transportation to support the 3D printer. (Note: Consumables are not included). The 3D printer should have the following functions/characteristics: The 3D printer shall be modular in design with 16 Liter (L) build volume measuring 10.8 inches x 6.3 inches by 15.7 inches. The 3D printer shall have a washing and curing unit capable of handling 16L parts on a single tray. The washing and curing units are also capable of handling both single large prints and a combination of smaller parts with multiple trays to support creating finished parts. The 3D printer shall include a software tool(s) that validate workflows as part of a digital thread and includes intuitively guided prep and execution systems. The validated workflows include material and geometry specific prescribed wash and cure cycles. The chamber can hold up to three build plates at once and allows parts to cure directly on the build plate or be placed in a basket and cured individually. Validation Post Process Tools Specifications: Single click - rotate and push operation: External Dimensions (WDH) 21'x20'x32 | 53.34x50.80x 81.28cm Validated resin pre-setts for consistent part curing results: Internal Dimensions (WDH) 15.50'x 10.75'x25.75 | 39.37x 27.30x65.40cm 30-60C heating capacity with 1C increments: Weight 110lbs (empty) | 49.89 kg (empty) 6 dual wavelength 365 + 405 nm LEDs: US 100-120 VAC 60 HZ Total input power of 360W ensures quick and efficient cycles: EU 200-240 VAC 50 HZ Printer Hardware Specifications: Build Volume (xyz): 275 x 155 x 400mm (10.8 x 6.1 x 15.7 inch) Pixel Pitch: 76.5 ?m (0.0030 in) Build Materials UV Curable Plastics: xGPP-Blue, xGPP-Transparent, xGPP-Grey, xABS-HT-Orange, 3843-ABS-Black, xCE-Black, xMED, xCAST Max Resolution: 4K (3840 x 2160) Wavelength: 405 nm Material Packaging: 5kg jerry can 3D Printer Weight: 160kg (350lb) Operating Environment: Air Temperature 20-25?C (60-80?F) Electrical NA Version: 100-120 VAC, 50/60 Hz, Single Phase, 8A (NEMA 15-5R) EU Version: 210-230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, Single Phase, 4A (CEE 7/7) Humidity RH below 70% 3D Printer Dimensions uncrated 710 x 710 x 1675 mm (28 x 28 x 66 inch) Software: Full featured toolset including auto orientation and nesting, auto support generation, mesh repair wizard, and part editing Software Easy build processing and Remote Printer Management: submission and queues, job statistics. Connectivity: GigaBit Ethernet RJ-45 & WiFi Interface Client Hardware Recommendation: - 3 GHz multiple core processor with 16+GB RAM;- NVIDEA GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480; or better graphics with 4+ GB RAM;- 3 GB available HDD space, additional 10GB for files / cache Client Operating System: Windows 10, 64bit Input Data File Formats Supported: .stl, .3mf Post-Processing: - Max build requires wash basin & cure chamber with 300 x 180 x 480mm (12 x 7 x 19 in) capacity - Requires UV curing unit capable of > 2mW/ cm2 and 60'C (ideal 20mW/cm2 and up to 120'C) Performance Photoplastics: See Attachment 0001 for detailed specifications. If the source has supplied 3D printers under a lease agreement to the Government, please provide the contract number(s), dollar value(s) and brief description of the 3D Printer provided. This will demonstrate the contractor's ability to successfully satisfy the requirements of the providing 3D Printer Lease. Firms shall also provide point of contact information, where available, for the efforts cited above. All data should be sent at no cost to the US Government by January 14, 2022 to the US Army CCDC AC. ATTN: E. Raymond Gelpke, edward.r.gelpke.civ@army.mil. In addition, please provide the firm's name and address, point of contact with telephone number and email address, CAGE Code and DUNS number, and size of business (i.e. large, small, disadvantaged, veteran owned, woman owned, etc.). This is a market survey for information only, and shall not be construed as a request for a proposal or as an obligation on the part of the US Government. The US Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. The official response must be submitted to: U.S. Army Contracting Command New Jersey, ACC-NJ-JA, ATTN: E. Raymond Gelpke, Building 9, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806. Electronic submittals are preferred and should be sent to Email: edward.r.gelpke.civ@army.mil. Phone inquiries will not be addressed; all requests should be submitted in writing via email. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the survey.