Description
The Department of Energy’s Fermilab is soliciting proposals to manufacture, test, certify, and deliver a set of high‑purity niobium and niobium‑alloy components for the Proton‑Improvement‑Plan‑II (PIP‑II) accelerator project. The award will be a firm‑fixed‑price subcontract; pricing must be submitted on the provided pricing sheet and remain valid for 90 days. Deliveries are to be made DAP (or FOB Destination) to Batavia, Illinois. The scope includes multiple sheet sizes, rings, and disks, each with strict material‑certification and quality‑assurance requirements.
• Manufacture 10 distinct niobium/niobium‑alloy items (sheets, rings, disks) to exact dimensions and RRR > 300 specifications.
• Provide full traceability, material certifications, and compliance with technical specifications (Exhibits A1 & A2).
• Ship internationally (DAP) or domestically (FOB Destination) to Batavia, IL; subcontractor bears all freight, export‑clearance, and handling costs.
• Submit a firm‑fixed‑price proposal using the RFP Pricing Sheet (Exhibit I); no economic escalation allowed.