COMMANDING OFFICER, ATTN NAVFAC CONTRACTS OFFICE CODE 27, NCBC 1000 23RD AVE, PORT HUENEME, CA 93043-4301

F -- MARKET SURVEY FOR SOURCES TO OPERATE AND EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF A DIFFUSION DIALYSIS PROCESS TO PURIFY AND RECOVER ACID VALUES FROM SPENT MINERAL ACID WASTES FROM METAL FINISHING OPERATIONS. SOL N47408-97-R-2308 NOT A SOLICITATION DUE 060497 POC Contract Specialist, PAULETTE K. PETERSON, 805-982-5081 THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. NO TELEPHONE CALLS REQUESTING A BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ACKNOWLEDGED. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION! THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY WHERE THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY OF ANY FUTURE PROCUREMENT THAT MAY ARISE FROM THIS MARKET SURVEY, IF ANY, INFORMATION REGARDING THE TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT WILL NOT BE GIVEN AND NO APPOINTMENTS FOR PRESENTATIONS WILL BE MADE. The Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center is seeking sources to operate and evaluate the performance of a diffusion dialysis process used to purify and recover acid values from spent mineral acid wastes from metal finishing operations. Diffusion dialysis is a membrane separation process that uses a concentration gradient as the driving force and a anion charge selective membrane to achieve separation of dissolved metal acids from waste acid solutions. Two feed streams, one consisting of the waste acid and the other being de-ionized water, enter the system. The dissociated acid anions and hydrogen ions pass through the membrane, are adopted by the de-ionized water, and exit the system in a form that can be reused for the original purpose. The metal cations are rejected by the membrane and exit the system as a waste that is treated by combining it with the shop rinse waters. The project will utilize existing equipment at the Tobyhanna Army Depot, Tobyhanna, PA. The contractor will be expected to conduct up to 6 test runs, each being 8 to 10 days in length. The test runs will span approximately a 6 month period. The contractor will be expected to operate the system, collect samples for laboratory analysis, conduct laboratory analysis to determine the concentration of acid and metals utilizing either in-house analytical equipment and personnel or via a subcontract with a qualified analytical laboratory, monitor operating costs and requirements, and summarize findings in a final report. A detailed test plan will be provided to the contractor by NFESC to be followed in conducting this project. The contractor must have demonstrated expertise in the field of pollution prevention in the metal finishing industry and a minimum of 8 years of professional experience. This experience must have been obtained either through working in a captive or job metal finishing shop or through consulting with clients in the metal finishing industry or both. The project personnel must possess suitable academic credentials consisting at a minimum of a bachelors degree in related science or engineering discipline. The personnel must also have an understanding of and practical experience in process bath maintenance techniques. All information must be mailed to: Department of the Navy, CBC Code 272311 Bldg 41, 1000 23rd Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301. Deadline for receipt of information is June 4, 1997. (0135)

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