U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DE), Warren, MI 48397-5000

46 -- CLEANABLE OR BACKWASHABLE PRE-FILTRATION FOR THE 3000 GHP REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER PURIFICATION UNIT (ROWPU) POC Paul Maguire (810) 574-4164 and Scott Nielsen (810) 574-4123 WEB: Click here to view this announcement along with the, http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/ssn/sources.htm. The US Army TACOM/Petroleum and Water Business Group is requesting information pertaining to commercially available cleanable or backwashable filter. The product would likely be involved in either a straining capacity prior to a multimedia filter or a polishing filter capacity following the multimedia filter in a Reverse Osmosis Water Purification System. The re-usable product would be retrofitted into an existing 3000 GPH ROWPU, and operate in a variety of fresh, brackish and seawater environments at flowrates up to 110 gpm. The current polishing cartridge filter is 5 microns rated (90% efficient), while the strainer is rated at 250 microns. Companies producing cleanable or backwashable filters that meet the needs described above should fill out a Word document questionnaire on the TACOM internet site. Go to http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/ssn/sources.htm and either download the questionnaire, or select the questionnaire and view it in a Word format. Please fill out the Word document and forward to Paul Maguire or Scott Nielsen as an attachment, or copy the format as text. Please contact the people below for assistance in getting a questionnaire if it is not possible to read this document, or if you have any questions. Contact: Paul Maguire (810)574-4164 and Scott Nielsen (810)574-4142, Fax: (810)574-4123. Address: USA TACOM-TARDEC, Petroleum and Water Business Group, AMSTA-TR-D/210 (Paul Maguire, Scott Nielsen), Warren, MI 48397-5000. Posted 04/12/99 (W-SN318302). (0102)

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