Operational Contracts Division, Commodities Branch, AFDTC/PKOS, 205 West D Avene, Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862

37 -- PORTABLE COMPOST SCREENING UNIT SOL F08651-97-Q-1253 DUE 021797 POC Bonnie Hochmuth, 904-882-8582, Contracting Officer The Air Force Development Test Center (AFDTC) intends to solicit competitively using commercial acquisition procedures for a portable compost screening unit. This unit must be capable of effectively and efficiently screening approximately 25,000 tons per year of compost made from yard trash and/or manure, biosolids and municipal solid waste. The unit must be able to screen material with a moisture content of 30 -- 60 percent. The unit must screen the material to produce a particle size of less than 10 mm with less than 2 percent foreign matter such as metals, glass, plastics (to include trash bags), rubber, bones, and leather. The unit must screen the composted material without clogging or binding the screen in a effort to eliminate the down time of the equipment and operation. The unit shall be fully equipped with a minimum of a six yard feeder hopper without grid bars, feeder, feeder conveyor; two discharge conveyors (one discharge conveyor for screened material and one discharge conveyor for rejected material) that ensures no commingling of conveyed materials, and heavy duty extra strength suspended magnet for removing nails, bolts, and the like from the compost. The complete unit must be hydraulically operated and be able to be hauled behind a one and a half ton truck. electric generators will not be an acceptable manner to power this machine; an American made diesel engine is preferred. Trommel screens are not acceptable. Award will be contingent upon demonstration of the screening unit to produce the required end product using Government supplied organic material. Technical questions may be directed to Suzanne Meade, 904-882-6282, ext 590. Contracting questions may be directed to Bonnie Hochmuth at 904-882-8582. Replies to this synopsis should be provided to AFDTC/PKOS, 205 W. D Ave, Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. (No contract award will be made on the basis of bids/proposals received in response to this synopsis.) Firms responding to this solicitation should reference F08651-97-Q-1253 and indicate whether they are or are not a small or small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. Requests for copies of this solicitation must be in writing and may be faxed to 904-882-9442. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0027)

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