Department of the Treasury (DY), U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Room 4210, Washington, DC 20229

99 -- PLASMA ARC CONTRABAND DESTRUCTION SYSTEM Sol CS-96-027, contact point, Pansy Bradley-Cooper, Contract Specialist, 202/927-0073, Althea C. Kearney, Contracting Officer, 202/927-0386. The purpose of this notice is to solicit information as to the availability of potential sources who have experience in the design, engineering, and fabrication of thermal destruction systems for a variety of organic/inorganic materials using a plasma arc torch. This type of system includes the dissociation (gasification) of organic materials and the vitrification (melting) of inorganic materials. Specifically the Customs Service is interested in those firms who have experience with full scale systems that can handle up to 300 pounds per hour. Contractor should provide information relating to their experiences including, their roles and responsibilities, the number and type of systems, location, types of material (feed stream), permitting and certification capabilities, and a list of previously awarded contracts including a point of contact. All interested sources shall submit the requested information as indicated above for evaluation purposes to the address shown above attention of Pansy Bradley-Cooper. Response information shall also indicate whether the firm is a large or small business concern. Responses will be accepted twenty calendar days from the date of this notice. (094)

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