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35 -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR CLEANING EQUIPMENT FOR RAGS USED IN NAVY IDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS SOL N47408-98R2301 DUE 112197 POC Contract Specialist, SYLVIA ALVAREZ, 805-982-2119 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 WILL BE ACCEPTED REQUESTING A BID PACKAGE OR SOLICITATION. 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, IF ANY, THAT MAY ARISE FROM THIS MARKET SURVEY, 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 (NFESC) has been tasked to investigate cleaning technologies for fabric rags, cloths and towels used in naval industrial cleaning, maintenance and repair operations. A 1996 study identified Navy wide costsin excess of $7 million for the purchase of new rags and the disposal of used rags as hazardous waste. To address this problem, many naval activities have initiated the practice of using commercial laundering facilities for rag recycling. As more activities initiate these recycling contracts, the overall naval program costs will be reduced however, this is not the total solution. In general, commercial laundry facilities are not equipped to handle rags contaminated with RCRA controlled substances. Also for remote activities, the option of using a commercial rag cleaner may not be available. NFESC is seeking information from companies that manufacture full scale industrial cleaning equipment suitable for use on rags contaminated with RCRA controlled substances and suitable to be operated in remote locations throughout the world. Also sought is information on waste stream treatment equipment to be used in conjunction with the cleaning system. All equipment must be safely operable by semiskilled workers. NFESC is not seeking information on bench scale, laboratory or pilot systems in this Sources Sought. Respondents should provide the following information about their cleaning technology: Name/address of company, company point of contact with phone/fax number(email address if available), narrative description of process, pretreatment requirements, a process flow diagram, treatment capacity in pounds of rags cleaned per hour and previous experience with cleaning RCRA controlled rags. In the process narrative, NFESC is particularly interested in any information relating to technological improvements which will lower operation and maintenance costs. It is requested that all proprietary information that is not to be disseminated in government documents be clearly identified. All information must be mailed to: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, CBC CODE 27165 BLDG 41, 1000 23RD AVENUE, PORT HUENEME, CA 93043-4301. Deadline for receipt of information is November 21, 1997. (0297)

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