Description
The State of Louisiana, Office of State Procurement, is soliciting bids for the purchase of aluminum sheets with specific specifications. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The bidder must provide 80,000 pounds of aluminum sheets, with two deliveries of 40,000 pounds each, one week apart. The delivery terms are 21 days after receipt of order, and the bidder must notify Prison Enterprises at least 24 hours prior to arrival of shipments.
• The aluminum sheets must have a thickness of 0.027" (+/- 0.015") and a width of 12-1/8" (+/- 1/32").
• The alloy temper must be 3105-H21, 8112-H111, or 7069-H111.
• The ultimate strength must be between 17,000 and 23,000 KSI, and the yield strength must be 11,500 KSI.
• The chrome type must be chrome-free conversion coating or chromate conversion coating.
• The elongation of 2" standard specimen must be a minimum of 16% (20% nominal).
• The quality must be able to withstand embossing with all-steel dies at 3/32" height without breaking, cutting, or appreciable plate warping.
• The front surface finish and backside preparation must be coating-sheeting treated with a light, tightly adherent, chromatic conversion coating or chrome-free coating.