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81 -- DISPOSABLE FUEL CONTAINER AND FILLING SYSTEM SOL N47408-97-R-1829 DUE 050997 POC PROCUREMENT TECHNICIAN, FUSAKO WINCHESTER, 805-982-3935 The Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC) of Port Hueneme CA would like to obtain technical information and costs from potential sources of disposable fuel containers and filling systems. The U.S. Marines will need a means to extend the range of their land vehicles. There are three ways to do this: 1) carry extra fuel with the vehicle, 2) have fuel pre-staged along the route ready for dispensing and 3) deliver fuel to forward loctions "just in time" for immediate dispensing. To fill this need, NFESC is looking for manufacturers with the capability of producing light weight, disposable fuel containers and the means to fill and seal them. The container filling equipment should automatically or semi-automatically fill the containers quickly and easily. Two marines sould be able to heave a full disposable fuel container, into the back of a HMMWV or 5-ton truck, or from the truck onto the ground. The container filling equipment must be able to package fuel at a rate of 1500 to 2200 gal/hr. Thefollowing list cites seven required capabilities of the container: 1) be disposable and inexpensive (designed for one use); 2) hold between 15 & 22 gallons of fuel; 3) have handles, grips, or cutouts for two person handling; 4) stack three high after filling; 5) include an attached integral nozzle or dispensing tube to dispense fuel; 6) be able to meet Department of Transportation (DOT) Certification requirements for transportation of fuel inside vehicles; and 7) be able to meet Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) requirements. The following list cites four desired but not required capabilities of the container: 1) endure an air drop landing without leakage of a three high full container stack at a vertical descent rate of 12 ft/sec and horizontal velocity of 35 ft/sec (the stack will be padded with an energy dissipating honeycomb pad NSN 1670-00-753- 3928 also knows as "standard 3 inch honeycomb"); 2) endure a drop of six ft onto pavement without leakage; 3) occasional container reuse; and 4) minimum empty storage volume (collapsible). This announcement does not constitute a request for proposl. It is solely for the purpose of planning by surveying the market for qualified sources interested in the above requirement. No formal solicitation is available at this time. Interested sources are requested to send brochures and descriptive literatures to the NAVFAC Contracts Office by May 9, 1997. Please submit all informations to the Naval Facilities Command Contracts Office, Attn: Fusako Winchester, Code 2713, Bldg. 41, NCBC, 1000 23rd Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301. (0076)

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