Carderock Division Naval Surface Warfare Center, Ship Systems Engineering Station, Bldg. 77L, Philadelphia, PA 19112-5083

66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT POC Dorothy Jones, Contract Specialist, (215)897-7057. CORRECTION: The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, requests information for identifying a field test meter for the detection and measurement of chloride ion in a water matrix. This meter is intended to be operated shipboard by ship's force personnel. The meter shall have the capability to measure chloride ion in the presence of the following possible interferences: heavy metals, sulfate, phosphates, morpholine, hardness, EDTA, nitrites, ammonia, carbon dioxide and hydrazine. The optimum range of detection levels for chloride ion is 300 ppb to 150 ppm. Additional meter features desired include: uncomplicated operating and calibration procedures; digital readout; compact and rugged construction. The meter shall also have the capability to measure chloride ion without the addition of hazardous chemical reagents to the water matrix. This synopsis is for information identifying possible sources for a Chloride Ion Meter and planning purposes only, and does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Interested sources shall respond by 29 March 1996 with a general interest statement, background and literal to: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, U.S. Naval Base, Philadelphia, PA 19112-5083, Attn: Christine Socha/Patricia Haggerty, Code 622, (215) 897-1560 or 897-7500. (0064)

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