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R -- CHEMICAL DEGRADATION STUDIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NON-SURETY SCHEDULED CHEMICALS SOL F08650- DUE 012696 POC John Hammerling, (407) 494-7092. CHEMICAL DEGRADATION STUDIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NON-SURETY SCHEDULED CHEMICALS -POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT-The Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) Molecular Science Division requests information from potential sources which are capable of conducting chemical degradation studies on environmental and non-surety scheduled chemicals listed by the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty. Interested firms should be able to handle toxic, possibly super-toxic compounds of varying volatilities. The ability to experiment volatile compounds is desirable. Any firms responding to this advertisement should have experience in measuring vapor phase reaction rates due to photolysis, hydrolysis, ozone, NOx, SOy, and the hydroxyl radical. Experience should include the use of teflon bags, dynamic flow reactors, and environmental chambers. The ability to accurately identify and quantify reaction products is highly desirable. Firms employees should possess degrees related to atmospheric chemistry research and experience in conducting atmospheric chemical degradation studies for the Environmental Protection Agency. This program is anticipated to be a single award, multi-year effort. Fims responding should indicate whether they are, or are not, a small business, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, a woman owned business, a historically black college or university, or a minority institution. For this item the general devinition to be used to determine whether your firm is small is as follows: ''A small business concern is a concern that is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on government contracts and with its affiliated, the number of employees does not exceed 1000 persons.'' SIC Code 8731 applies. ''Concern means any business entity organization for profit with a place of business in the United Sttes, its possessions, Puerto Rico, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, included but not limited to partnership, cooperation, joint venture, association or corporation.'' The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set aside based upon the responses hereto. All respondents shal include their assigned Commercial and Government Entity Code. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. Due to the nature of this potential effort, ''NO foreign country sources will be considered.'' Contractor personnel would require DoD security clearances at least at the SECRET level for this potential effort. Participation in this potential effort would require both a facilities and storage capability security clearance of at least SECRET. Sources must also include the Government assigned Contractor Facility Code (also called Cage Code) for the applicable facility and storage facility that would safeguard any classified data supplied by the Government. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Any costs incurred as a result of response to this announcement shall be borne by the firm and will not be charged to the Government for reimbursement. No written or telephone requests for a solicitation package or further information will be accepted or responded to. (0356)

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