T-158 Track PAD Mold Set PANDTA-25-P-00000-25548
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AI-generated · Aug 24, 2025Two (2) complete four-cavity T-158LL track pad injection molds and one paired cold runner must be designed, fabricated, and delivered for RRAD’s Rubber Products Branch to produce rubberized track pads on a Desma D 968.400 ZO 400-ton double-shuttle press. Molds must conform to the specified drawings and produce parts that meet the dimensional and technical requirements, with 670 mm x 780 mm dimensions, 4140 steel plate, integrated ejector plate, tab gates at the pad edge, six heaters per mold plate, vacuum and tear trims, and the ability to accept a changeable date-code insert; each cavity must be uniquely numbered and engraved with the specified identification.
The cold runner must be two nozzles with an open-tip design, built as a solid elastomer distribution block with gun-drilled passages, hardened steel diverters for all transitions, 420 stainless steel nozzle towers, serviceable flat-tip spring-loaded nozzles from the cold-runner parting line, and include all hoses and vacuum lines. It is designed to interface with the same Desma press and the same drawings serve as the design guide (with detailed part and cavity identification per the drawings). This is a market-sourced information request, and no award will be made from responses; respondents should include certifications, past government awards, and business size/status.
T-158 Track Pad Mold Set For Red River Army Depot (RRAD) General: This purchase description defines the requirements for the design, fabrication, and delivery of two (2) each T-158LL four (4) cavity track pad injection molds and one (1) each cold runner for use by RRAD Rubber Products Branch. Technical Specifications: The mold set and cold runner shall be designed to operate with a Desma model D 968.400 ZO 400 ton double shuttle injection press at RRAD Rubber Products Branch building 493. The Government has included drawings 12348368 Revision G, 12348367 Revision J, 12348378 Revision C, and 12257241 Revision G to use as a design guide. The completed molds shall produce rubberized track pads in accordance with the dimensional and technical specifications identified on the drawings. The minimum requirements and quantities for the molds and cold runner are as follows: Molds: Two (2) each complete four (4) cavity injection molds designed to produce rubberized track pads that comply with the dimensional and technical requirements of drawing 12348368 Revision G. Molds shall be designed to operate with a Desma model D 968.400 ZO 400 ton double shuttle injection press currently in use by RRAD. Mold dimensions: 670mm x 780mm Mold plate material shall be 4140 steel Cavities cut in plate Integrated ejector plate for part ejection Tab gate into edge of pad Vacuum and tear trims Six (6) heaters per mold plate Molds shall allow the use of a changeable commercially available date code insert for the application of date information (Plastixs, DME, or similar). The date insert shall be placed in an area as secure as possible from field inflicted damage. The contractor shall assign a unique number to each mold cavity. Molds shall be engraved or milled to allow imprinting of the following information on the rubber in accordance with drawing specifications: 19207ASSY12348368 MFR-67101 Mold/Cavity Number Shall be designed to interface and operate with the included cold runner below: Two (2) Nozzle Open Tip Cold Runner One (1) Each Shall be designed to operate with a Desma model D 968.400 ZO 400 ton double shuttle injection press currently in use by RRAD. Solid block construction of elastomer distribution plate Passages through the block shall be gun drilled for precision All elastomer passage transitions shall be made with hardened steel diverters Nozzle towers shall be 420 stainless steel for longevity Nozzle tips shall be a flat tip spring loaded design Tips shall be serviceable from the cold runner parting line Hoses and vacuum lines required for operation shall be included No award will be made as a result of this sources sought. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought or any follow up information requests. This sources sought is only to seek information from industry. Please submit letter of interest to include: 1. Any certifications 2. Any past government awards 3. Business size and status. Submit these documents to Aeric.p.miller.civ@army.mil and Travis.n.peterson2.civ@army.mil with the subject title "T-158 Track PAD Mold Set Sources Sought." Suspense for this action is 3:00 PM CST, 21 July 2025.
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