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Jefferson Lab (JLab) is seeking sources to provide HZB HOM Load Waveguides. Jefferson Lab is a nuclear physics research facility operated by Jefferson Science Associates LLC (JSA) under contract to the U.S. Department of Energy. This notice is a request for information/budgetary quote and seeks qualified sources as described below.

We intend to issue a formal Request for Quotation (RFQ) package by mid-November to late December 2023. Purpose: The HZB HOM Load Waveguides needed are QTY 13. See the SOW (Statement Of Work) for details. Scope: We would like the successful vendor to ship the first 2-3 complete units so that we can begin our in-house work as soon as possible. Other features: Please see Drawing # JL0043284 HOM LOAD PEG BOARD and reference JL0097111 BRAZED LOAD ASSY. for the most challenging machining features of the project. Please provide a quote for each drawing specified in the SOW. NOTE: The final assembly will be returned to vendor for final machining after Jefferson Lab completes the welding/brazing:

1. final polishing/machining of the HOM LOAD FLANGE JL0097113

2. machining of the grove on the VSR WAVEGUIDE BOTTOM JL0109826

3. Machining of the BOTTOM PLATE WELDMENT JL0044852, finished to flatness.

If your company has experience with similar projects and you are interested in competing for award, please submit all information as requested on the attached pages. In addition, we encourage all interested vendors to submit comments and/ or questions you may have whether they be business or technical.

Please email the information requested to: jessie@jlab.org no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on Monday, August 21, 2023. If you have any questions, you may contact me jessie@jlab.org.