SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Fischer-Tropsch Gas-to-Liquid Synthesis Process
- Notice Date
- 3/29/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000
- ZIP Code
- 48397-5000
- Solicitation Number
- MARKET-SURVEY-NAC-2005-05
- Response Due
- 4/29/2005
- Archive Date
- 6/28/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DESCRIPTION OF INTENT: ? THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY REQUESTING INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT.? No contract will be awarded from this announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation, nor is it a re quest seeking contractors to be placed on a solicitation mailing list.? Response to this survey is voluntary and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey and any follow-on informati on requests.? Data submitted in response to this market survey will not be returned. ?No solicitation document exists at this time, and calls requesting a solicitation will not be answered. ? POTENTIAL REQUIREMENT: ?The United States Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (USATACOM) is conducting a market survey to determine industrys capabilities to design, develop, produce and support a containerized, deployable Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) Gas-to-Liquid (GTL)contain er.. The Army believes that an F-T plant could be militarily useful in certain OCONUS deployments.. The government requests information on technical concepts to meet the Armys need for state-of -the-art technology in F-T GTL containers.. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Army has recently conducted two military utility assessments of F-T GTL plants that focused on the tactical level. The first study determined that there is military utility in a barge-mounted GTL plant with a capacity of 14,000 bbl/day. The assessmen t confirmed a military utility for floating GTL plants by offering: 1. Improvements in supply chain efficiency across the spectrum of military operations by providing commanders and logisticians a complementary alternative to current bulk petroleum supply with an efficient and environmentally friendly fuel, and 2. Cost-effective bulk petroleum supply options at the operational and tactical level, complementing current systems and procedures. Cost savings and avoidance accrue from reduced reliance on Navy Combat Logistics Fleet (CLF) & Military Sealift Command (M SC) charter tanker assets and related reductions in fuel consumption and charter-hire crewing costs. The second study examined the military utility of a deployable, small footprint plant (SFP). That study determined that there was military utility in a deployable SFP GTL plant. However, the characteristics of the SFP that was considered for that study d id not satisfy notional capability attributes for military utility. The SFP that was considered was considerably larger than the US Army could use in a tactical situation. Whether a plant can eventually be built that could satisfy military capability attributes is to be determined. What is known is that the state of the technology today does not provide a plant with a small enough footprint to satisfy military utility capability attributes . Military Utility. The US Army operates at three distinct levels, or echelons: Strategic, Operational and Tactical. Requirements to support units at each of these echelons differ. At the tactical level, units are required to be more mobile and they are more dependent upon support from higher echelons. Although the small footprint plant as currently configured cannot possibly support a tactical unit, future technological advances th at can make an F-T plant more deployable and mobile can be militarily useful. Support at the operational level, while less mobile than the tactical level, still must maintain some degree of mobility. Time to set up and tear down a plant for the operational level of support can be greater than at the tactical level. The strategic level of operations is the more permanent level for support. F-T plants supporting strategic operations can be almost fixed, permanent sites and would compete with the traditional methods of supporting Army units. During the study of the SFP, two operational situatio ns (opsits) were considered. The two opsits were considered to be representative of future scenarios that could possibly benefit from the availability of an F-T SFP. At the completion of the study, it was apparent that the SFP considered was not able to provide military utility to the Army. The Army has not yet determined the physical and operating characteristics required to make the SFP militarily useful. However, there are some general guidelines that provide some indication of what would satisfy the Armys needs. The general guidelines are shown in the Tactical Plant Constraints and Operational Level Plan Constraints table below . Available Feedstocks. There are several different resources available as input to an F-T plant. These are available in different locations around the world where the US Army might operate. Fuel sources include natural gas, coal and biomass. While the f irst two studies that the Army conducted focused on using natural gas as the feedstock to the F-T plant, this market survey is open to any information that industry may have concerning other potential feedstocks. Environmental considerations. The Army desires to be a good steward of the environment. In that light, it desires that the by products and waste products of the F-T plant be disposed of properly so as not to endanger the environment. The ability to miti gate environmental hazards with this system is essential. RATIONALE: TARDEC is conducting a market survey to identify companies and partnerships that can design, develop, produce and support a containerized, deployable Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) synthesis process. The Army is looking for the physical and op erating characteristics required to make the SFP militarily useful. This market survey is open to any information that industry may have concerning other potential feedstocks and the state of art technology that could satisfy military utility (tactical, s trategic, and operational levels of operation) capability attributes. ? RESPONSES DUE: ? Responses to the Market Survey are requested no later than April 29, 2005. ? RESPONSE FORMAT(S): ? ELECTRONIC.? Electronic responses are preferred and strongly encouraged.? It is requested that electronic responses be provided in any of the following format:? Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.? The maximum size of each e-mail mess age should be no more than three and one-half (3.5) megabytes.? You may use multiple e-mail messages. The subject line must include message 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3, etc., as well as [Organization Name].? Please submit electronic responses to Rebecca Addis at addisr@tacom.army.mil.? ?All interested entities (e.g. companies, non-profit organizations, and academic institutes), regardless of size, are encouraged to respond to this request for information.? Partnering with other entities to collaborate and provi de the maximum amount of capability for this endeavor is encouraged.?? Questions prior to full response should be posed to Coryne Forest (586) 574-6525 or via email at forestc@tacom.army.mil. Responses may be mailed to the address below. The Tactical Pla nt Constraints and Operational Level Plan Constraints for this survey will be posted to PROC-NET (http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/opportunity.htm). MAIL: Mail Responses to: Commanding General, USATACOM 6501 East 11 Mile Road ATTN: AMSRD-TAR-N/(Ms. Forest) Warren, MI 48397-5000 GENERAL INFORMATION: Please mark any document or information submitted as Proprietary , as you feel appropriate. Classified information should not be submitted in response to this request. We appreciate you interest and thank you in advance for your participation in this market survey.
- Place of Performance
- Address: TACOM - Warren Acquisition Center ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AMB, E Eleven Mile Road Warren MI
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 48397-5000
- Record
- SN00777903-W 20050331/050329212248 (fbodaily.com)
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