Supply Operations, Purchase Branch, Box 500, Code 244, Bldg 87/2, Naval Submarine Support Facility New London, Groton, CT 06349-5000

36 -- AUTOMATED TUBE CLEANING SYSTEM SOL N49399-96-Q-0185 DUE 042296. Contact: Susan Stevens, Purchasing Agent (860) 449-3270, Michael J. Konon, Contracting Officer Phone (860) 449-3612 or Fax (860) 449-2840. The Naval Submarine Support Facility New London requires an automated tube cleaning system utilizing Navy Oxygen Cleaner (NOC) to be installed in an existing 16 foot by 13 foot room located in Building 88 at the Naval Submarine Support Facility in Groton, Connecticut on or before 06/17/96. The system shall at a minimum consist of: one (1) NOC clean tank, one (1) demineralized water rinse tank and one (1) pump with filter, housing and instrumentation. Both tanks shall have a minimum capacity of 20 gallons and a maximum capacity of 40 gallons. The system shall be configured with piping and valves to permit recirculating NOC or rinse water both forwards and backwards through the pipe or tube to be cleaned, shall allow the cleaning tank to recirculate directly back into itself and the rinse tank to discharge into the cleaning tank. The system shall be equipped with all necessary drains and vents. The system pump shall develop sufficient flow and head to flush a .375-.500 inch diameter, 25 foot long pipe at 3 foot per second minimum to 7 foot per second maximum with a throttle to vary flow rate. A disposable filter housing shall be installed at the return side of the system prior to the NOC cleaning tank, with a vent on the top to allow removal of oil. System instrumentation shall at a minimum be: a pump pressure gauge, an NOC temperature thermometer and a flow meter for NOC or rinse water. All equipment shall fit through the existing door at the installation site, which measures 82 inches high by 58 inches wide. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. No telephone requests for the solicitation shall be accepted. Only written or fax requests for the solicitation received directly from the requestor are acceptable. (096)

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