66--Small-Diameter Soil Cyclic Triaxial Testing System

Small-Diameter Soil Cyclic Triaxial Testing System THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY This Sources Sought is for the purpose of identifying firms that can meet the following Bureau of Reclamation Requirements. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) has a requirement for Small-Diameter Soil Cyclic Triaxial Testing System, under NAICS 334519 - Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing. GOVERNMENT DISCLAIMER This notice is issued solely for market research and planning purposes. It is not a solicitation and does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government will not pay for information submitted in response. Responses may be used to assess commercial availability, technical feasibility, potential sources, socioeconomic participation, and acquisition strategy. ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENT: New Cyclic Triaxial System - Triaxial testing system with cell. - Electronic components to connect to existing 110V power. - Pressure transducers. - 10 kN internal load cell. - Load ram assembly. - Controller system. - Data acquisition system. - Hydraulic installation kit. - Lifting system. - Base pedestal, top cap, and preparation kits for 38 mm, 50 mm, 70 mm, and 100 mm specimens. - On-specimen LVDTs with signal conditioning kit, consisting of two axial and one radial for each of the 38 mm, 50 mm, and 70 mm specimen sizes. - Displacement transducers. - Control software for advanced dynamic cyclic loading control, including load control. Minimum Overall Requirements - System shall directly interface with the GDS Instruments cyclic triaxial testing system already owned by Reclamation, including existing hardware and software. - Performance specifications conforming to ASTM D3999. - High-accuracy electromechanical actuators. - 10 kN capacity axial load cell. - Axial force accuracy of less than 0.1% of full-scale output and less than 0.4 kN for a 10 kN load cell. - USB computer interface. - 100 mm disp