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

49 -- PORTABLE COMPOST SCREENING UNIT SOL F08651-98-Q-0518 DUE 012898 POC Contact Mary M. Farr, Contract Specialist, (850) 882-5165; Lonnie L Oswalt, Contracting Officer. The Air Force Development Test Center (AFDTC) intends to acquire competitively a portable compost screening unit to screen compost made from a minimum of 5000 tons of mixed organic solid waste from households and food services, yard waste, and waste water treatment sludge generated on Eglin AFB per year using in-vessel technology. The screening unit must create a product that will pass through no greater than a ten millimeter mesh screen. The screening unit must be capable of screening out foreign matter including, but not limited to, metals, glass, plastics (to include trash bags), rubber, bones and leather. The unit must compost without clogging or blinding the screen in an effort to reduce down time of the equipment and operation. It must have at a minimum a six cubic yard receiving hopper, open at top without grid bars; a conveyor to transport screened material into a dump truck; and a different conveyor to transport rejected material away from the screened material to ensure no commingling of screened and rejected materials. Each conveyor must include a belt scraper. The screening unit must be transportable with a 1.5 ton passenger truck. The unit must meet all Department of Transportation regulations and requirements and must be road worthy. The unit must be capable of maneuvering and operation off-road, specifically at Wright Landfill, Wright Florida. If the unit needs to be adjusted from its transporting position to its operating position, the unit must be adjustable hydraulically. Any other adjustments required to operate the unit must be done hydraulically, no manual adjustments accepted. The unit must at a minimum be capable of being started and stopped using remote control within a minimum of 30 feet of the unit. The unit must be operable at adjustable speeds. Electronic generators will not be an acceptable manner to power the screening unit; American-made diesel engine preferred. Unit must be assembled and mounted prior to shipment. Standard commercial warranty is required. Contracting questions may be directed to Mary Farr at 904-882-5165. Replies to this synopsis may be submitted in writing to AFDTC/PKOS-1, 205 West D Ave, Suite 541, Eglin AFB Base FL 32542-6862 or faxed to (850) 882-9442. Firms responding to this synopsis should reference F08651-98-Q-0815 and indicate whether they are or are not a small or small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 and 52.219-2 and whether they are a manufacturer or dealer/distributor. The AFDTC Acquisition Ombudsman is Colonel Jeff upp, AFDTC/IG, (850) 882-5966, e-mail: upp@eglin.af.mil. 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 can be faxed to (850) 882-9442. Telephone requests will not be honored. ***** (0012)

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