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C -- THE PROCUREMENT OF THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE ALUMINUM AND MAGNESIUM MOLTING PROCESS TO BE USED AS A CADMIUM REPLACEMENT; POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT SOL N00421-98-R-1206 DUE 042998 POC Cedric Gaither, Contract Specialist (301) 342-1825 X 107; William Aumand, Contracting Officer (301) 342-1825 X 149 E-MAIL: gaitherjc.jfk@navair.navy.mil & "AUMAND BILL"@PAX9B@PAXMB1, gaitherjc.jfk@navair.navy.mil & "AUMAND BILL"@PAX9B@PAXMB1. The Department of the Navy, Naval Air Warfare Division, Aircraft Division is seeking information from potential sources who can meet the requirements for an engineering and technical services contract to develop and support the aluminum and magnesium molten salting process to be used as a Cadmium replacement. Currently, Naval aircraft parts are electrolytic cadmium plated in order to be corrosion resistant to salt -- air and SO2 -- mist atmospheres encountered on fossil fueled aircraft carriers. However, cadmium is on the Environmental Protection Agency's top 17 list of toxic metals, and represents a significant problem to the Navy's maintenance depots. Therefore, there exists a need to replace the electrolytic cadmium plating bath with the aluminum -manganese molten salt plating bath. This support is required to develop the operational procedures, develop the procedures, and provide manuals necessary to develop the aluminum -- magnesium molten salt plating process that will be used as aCadmium replacement . This requirement is to procured as a Small Business Set-Aside (SIC Code 8711). Any interested sources must submit the appropriate data within 15 days from the date this synopsis is published to the following: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division; Contracts Services Department, (AIR-2.5.4.2); Attn: Mr. William Aumand; 47253 Whalen Road Unit 588; Patuxent River, MD 20670-1463 or E-mail Mr. William Aumand at "AUMAND BILL"@PAX9B@PAXMB1 (0104)

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