Department of the Navy, Carderock Division Headquarters, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Bethesda, MD 20084-5000

46 -- SUPPLIES/OIL REMOCING POLISHING SYSTEM AND TECHNOLOGIES SOL N61533-96-R-0028 POC Gail Waltemeyer, 410-293-3213, Contracting Officer: William Barnes. THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Annapolis Detachment intends to procure supplies for conducting preliminary evaluations of membrane technology for processing bilgewater on board Navy ships with CeraMem Seraration, Inc., 20 Clematis Ave, Waltham, MA 02154. Oil removing Polishing Systems and Technologies used for Secondary Treatment of Bilgewater Processed by Gravity-Based Oil/Water Separator Systems. The minimum requirements for the membrane module are the following: Ceramic membrane composition (for inertmess towards potential foulants), a membrane module packing density of minimum 400 m/2/m3 (for minimal space occupancy of polishing system on board Navy ships), and a pore size of the membranes less than 500 angstrom (to achieve 5 mg/L oil concentration in the permeate). Period of performance will be for one year from the date of contract award. Note 22 applies to the extent that the Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. (0065)

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