RIPD Airlock Wall B299

GENERAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this purchase description is for the construction of an airlock wall containing a high-speed large overhead door and one standard man-door within B299 at RIA-JMTC.

STANDARDS AND PUBLICATIONS

Clarification
Any ambiguities, questions, requests for clarification or discrepancies between sections of this purchase description, drawings, national or industry standards discovered by the contractor in reviewing this purchase description shall be reported by the bidder in writing to the contracting officer before the date scheduled for close of bidding/receipt of proposal. Submission of a proposal or bid shall be construed as evidence that such examination has been made. Therefore, later claims for labor, material, or equipment required, or for difficulties encountered, which could have been foreseen had such reasonable examination been made, may be denied. National Standards and Specifications
The contractor shall conform and provide equipment conforming to all local and federal codes and standards applicable to the equipment they are providing based on location and purpose of equipment in effect on the date of the opening of solicitation. It is not the responsibility of the government to make modifications to ensure compliance.

DESIGN

Ownership
This equipment a custom designed system and is to be designed for use by the Rock Island Arsenal by the supplier. General Design Standards
DEVIATION FROM PRODUCT: Modifications to the manufacturer’s standard design to achieve requirements as specified in this document are only permissible as dictated by good design practice. For example, mounting a 20-hp motor in a power train designed and normally using a 10-hp motor would not be acceptable. UNITS OF MEASURE: Dimensions and capacities in this purchase description are given in the English-US (in-lb) system. All dials, gauges, and drawings shall be in the English-US system or both the English-US and the metric systems, unless otherwise specified in this document. ID DATA PLATE: The equipment shall include a main data plate which will include the following data as a minimum requirement (additional information is acceptable): Manufacturer Name, Manufacturer’s Dunns and Bradstreet Number, Manufacturer’s Model Number, Manufacturer’s Serial Number, Year of Manufacture, Contract Number, Machine Weight. This information is necessary for compliance with the governments Unique Identification Program (UID). DATA PLATES: All instruction, data, and identification plates and labels attached to this equipment and its controls shall be manufactured of corrosion and oil resistant metal or plastic material. All wording shall be in the English language using plain, bold face lettering. Lettering shall be permanent and have a contrasting background.