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The contract involves a sole source award proposed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Contracting Office to Trautwein Soil Testing Equipment Co., located in Houston, Texas. The award is intended to provide the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) with specialized equipment including automated repetitive direct shear machines, auto-consolidometers, triaxial stress path systems, various load cells, adapters, and associated reporting software. These items are critical for GSL to conduct quality assurance analyses on geotechnical testing performed by labs contracted by the New Orleans District. The use of identical equipment across laboratories ensures consistency and validity in the testing results, which are based on precise laboratory procedures. The procurement consists of multiple units of highly specific equipment such as TruePath Automated Stress Path Systems, load cells ranging from 100 to 2000 pounds, triaxial cells, bridge fittings, automated direct shear machines, consolidometers, and related accessories including specimen blanks and trimming devices. The complete set of equipment will be shipped to ERDC in Vicksburg, Mississippi, within 12 weeks after receipt of order. The award will be firm-fixed price under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and commissioning and training for the equipment are included to ensure operational readiness. Although this is a notice of intent to issue a sole source contract, other capable suppliers are invited to respond within five days, though this is not a solicitation or request for quotations.

General Info

US Army awards sole source contract to Trautwein for specialized geotechnical testing equipment.

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334519 - Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing

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PostedDec 4

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USACE, ERDC Contracting Office proposes to issue a sole source award to Trautwein Soil Testing Equipment Co., 6909 Ashcroft, #104, Houston, TX 77081. The purpose of the award is for the vendor to provide the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) with auto-repetitive direct shear and auto-consolidometers in order to perform quality analyses. GSL must perform Quality Assurance analyses of testing done by labs contracted by New Orleans District (NOD). Geotechnical analyses are based on precise laboratory testing; therefore, it is necessary to use the same equipment in order to validate results. The purchase of this equipment and associated reporting software will also ensure compatible results between numerous contract laboratories and the Government. The items to be provided are as follows: TP5K, TruePath Automated Stress Path System, Triaxial (quantity 1) LC500, 500 pound Load cell (quantity 1) LCB05, inch Bottom Load Bolt (quantity 1) LCBA05, inch Bottom Load Cell Adapter for Triaxial test (quantity 1) LC100, 100 pound Load cell (quantity 1) LCPA1T, Load cell, Piston adapter (quantity 1) LCA1T, Bottom Load Cell adapter for Triaxial test (quantity 1) TXD20, 2 inch triaxial Cell w/1.4 inch access (quantity 2) P100033, Bridge Fitting (quantity 2) TP5K, TruePath Automated Stress Path System, Triaxial (quantity 1) LC500, 500 pound Load cell (quantity 1) LCB05, inch Bottom Load Bolt (quantity 1) LCBA05, inch Bottom Load Cell Adapter for Triaxial test (quantity 1) LC100, 100 pound Load cell (quantity 1) LCPA1T, Load cell, Piston adapter (quantity 1) LCA1T, Bottom Load Cell adapter for Triaxial test (quantity 1) TXD20, 2 inch triaxial Cell w/1.4 inch access (quantity 2) P100033, Bridge Fitting (quantity 2) TP5K, TruePath Automated Stress Path System, Triaxial (quantity 1) LC500, 500 pound Load cell (quantity 1) LCB05, inch Bottom Load Bolt (quantity 1) LCBA05, inch Bottom Load Cell Adapter for Triaxial test (quantity 1) LC100, 100 pound Load cell (quantity 1) LCPA1T, Load cell, Piston adapter (quantity 1) LCA1T, Bottom Load Cell adapter for Triaxial test (quantity 1) TXD20, 2 inch triaxial Cell w/1.4 inch access (quantity 2) P100033, Bridge Fitting (quantity 2) New Automated repetitive Direct Shear DS100 Machines, with software 2 each 500 pound & 1000 pound (quantity 3) Load cells/unit, 1 each deformation sensor per unit (quantity 3) LC500, 500 pound load cell (quantity 3) LC1k, 1000 pound load cell (quantity 3) DS3 x3, 3inch x 3inch Square box (quantity 3) SIG5K, Sig5k, New Trautwein Automated Consolidometers, loading machine, 500 pound load cell, 3 inch deformation sensor, with Software (quantity 8) lc2000, load cell, 2000 pound (quantity 8) LCB50, 1/2 inch load cell bolt (quantity 8) LCBAT50, inch load cell bottom adapter flat (quantity 8) CI25BS, bottom stone for 2.5 inch consol. Cell (quantity 22) CI25TS, top stone for 2.5 inch consol. Cell (quantity 22) CI14BS, bottom stone for 4.42 inch consol. Cell (quantity 22) CI4TS, Top stone for 4.42 inch consol. Cell (quantity 22) C10sp25, 2.5 inch specimen blank (quantity 1) C10SP40, 4.0 inch specimen blank (quantity 1) TRMJG, trimming device with cutting rings for 1.4 inch, 2.5 inch and 4.42 inch specimens (quantity 1) All items and accessories will be shipped to ERDC Vicksburg, MS no later than 12 weeks ARO. Commissioning and training are included, which consists of verifying all of the equipment Purchased from Trautwein Soils Testing Equipment GeoTAC, includes the Triaxial, Repetitive Direct shear, and the Consolidation equipment. A firm-fixed price award will be made utilizing the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Any other responsible source able to provide the supplies is encouraged to respond to this announcement within 5 days after its publication. This is not a request for quotations and there is no solicitation available at this time.

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