UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO - NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT: 19-056
Optical dilatometer (Large Capacity High-temperature measuring furnace with controlled atmosphere) system
The University of Waterloo (UW) intends to award a single source contract to Fraunhofer-Institut fur Silicatforschung ISC of Bronnbach, Germany, for the purchase of a custom-built optical dilatometer system. The budget for this entire package is approximately $250,000.00 CAD, not including HST.
This is an Advanced Notice indicating to the supplier community that UW intends to award a contract for this equipment to a pre-identified supplier. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date of this notice, a statement of specifications that satisfies the stated requirements set out in this Notice, the competitive requirements of the University are considered to have been met. Following notification to any suppliers not successful in demonstrating that their statement of specifications meets the requirements set out in this Notice, the contract may then be awarded to the pre-identified supplier.
If other potential suppliers submit statements of specifications during the fifteen calendar day posting period, and meet the requirements set out in this Notice, UW will proceed to a Request for Proposal process, in order to award the contract.
Process - Suppliers who can provide equivalent equipment with proven functionality required for the research, within budget, may submit a statement of specifications, in writing, to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of specifications must unequivocally demonstrate how the supplier meets these advertised requirements within budget.
SPECIFICATIONS –
High-temperature measuring furnace with controlled atmosphere:
Thermo-Optical-Measurement system:
- Dimensional changes (400 nm resolution)
- Heat treatments configurable for control between a) cryo-1100C, AND 2) 600-1750C by swapping thermocouples, with simultaneous measurement by pyrometer between 600 and 2000C. Pyrometer and one thermocouple (Type J, K ,S, B) included.
- Controlled atmosphere configurable between 1) vacuum, reducing and inert gas atmosphere up to 1600C, AND, 2) vacuum and inert gas atmosphere up to 1550C OR oxidizing up to 1750C by swapping heating elements. One set of heating elements included.
- Equipped with an industry level PC to control the unit, and 4 license keys for analysis software.
- Able to simultaneously track and measure multiple locations on a single large part (up to 10 cm in size with 40 mm diameter field of view) or 3 individual samples (up to 10 mm in size).
Atmosphere control system:
- Standalone standard vacuum fore pump (throughput 30 m3/h –> 10-3 mbar)
- Prepared for additional use of turbo pump (1 big flange), pump not included
- 2 separate gas lines to control the gas atmosphere (e.g. Argon, Nitrogen)
- Design of gas line system allows gas mixture and Hydrogen content (up to 10%) for specifically equipped Hydrogen lab with all safety regulations
Additional Modules available as upgrades but not included in the purchase price:
Both modules placed on top of the vacuum vessel in a separated vessel, allowing modules to be exchanged for each experiment:
- Load module to measure samples under controlled load (allows to load the sample with variable forces uniaxial up to 5 kN during heat treatment to measure creep behavior of the material)
- Balance module to measure mass loss with 1 mg readability.
SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION
The University is not aware of any other supplier/manufacturer that can provide this equipment with the same configurability regarding gas atmosphere and temperature control ranges or the same capacity for multiple samples / large sample measurement at close to the stated budget.
Date of issue: June 4, 2019
Closing Date: June 19, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. EST
Contact:
Christine Wagner, CPPB, CSCP – Research Coordinator and Senior Buyer
Procurement and Contract Services
University of Waterloo
Ph: 519-888-4567 ext. 32074
Email – cpwagner@uwaterloo.ca, or, procure@uwaterloo.ca
