National Park Service, Death Valley National Park, P.O. Box 579, Death Valley, CA 92328

46 -- REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER TREATMENT UNIT SOL 1443RP813096007 DUE 082296. POC Ray Brinkerhoff, Contract Specialist, (619) 786-3276. The package water treatment plant unit shall utilize reverse osmosis membrane filters in conjunction with pre-treatment system to process raw well water. A pre-treatment system will be considered a part of the unit and is required to prevent scaling and fouling of membrane filters. The unit shall be capable of producing a minimum of 20,000 gallons/day. The unit will have continuous operation to maintain raw water temperature and anaerobic conditions except during scheduled maintenance and emergency shut down. The existing water treatment plant is located in an underground building at Stovepipe Wells Village, Death Valley National Park. Components must have ability to break down into skid-mounted units to fit into a service elevator. Each skid-mounted unit may not exceed 1500 pounds, and may not exceed 67 inches in length, 70 inches in height, and 63 inches in width. An award will be made to the firm whose proposal offers the greatest value to the Government. Offers will be evaluated under two areas of consideration; namely, technical and cost, with technical more important than cost. The following factors, in descending order, will be utilized as selection/evaluation criteria for award: 1) Operation and Maintenance Requirements; 2) Past Performance; 3) Technical Excellence; 4) Life Cycle Costs; 5) Technical Support; 6) Environmental Objectives; and 7) Warranty. Offerors will be required to submit technical literature/proposals that demonstrate how the unit offered achieves the technical requirements of the solicitation. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to Death Valley National Park. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. The proposal due date is approximate and will be 30 days after issuance of formal solicitation documents. Only written or facsimile requests for proposal will be accepted. Fax (619) 786-3283. (198)

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