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

B -- MARKET SURVEY WATER PURIFYING POC Jeffrey Valentino (810) 574-4162 WEB: Click here to view this announcement, http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/ssn/sources.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the POC, valentij@tacom.army.mil. The US Army TACOM/Petroleum and Water Business Group is conducting a market survey of information pertaining to commercially available distillation and associated equipment for desalinating and purifying sea and fresh water for military potable water. Said equipment should handle all sea and fresh water sources with wide ranges of salt and solids loadings. Total package solutions and individual enabling component technologies are sought. Components include ruggedized, transportable, efficient and reliable -- heat exchangers, compressors, condensers, evaporators or other related equipment. Emphasis on sea water challenges such as corrosion prevention and scaling tolerance and fresh water conditions such as tolerance for high turbidity and aggressive organic biofouling. Cleanability and maintainability solutions are sought for such small, mobile systems. Information might include available test data or case studies supporting technological risk reduction. Desirable system(s) should produce from 1 to2000 gallons per hour of product water using as little fuel (JP-8 or diesel) as possible [e.g. preferably less than ~ 0.003 gallons JP-8/gallon of product]. Desired details include size and weight of commercially available systems or individual components [heat exchange/compressor/fan]. Supported engineering estimates are welcome however, please address operational and maintenance cost issues. Companies producing or developing systems or support components that meet any of the needs described above should forward literature, specifications, publications or phone call to Mr. Jeffrey Valentino [details below]. The government shall not incur any cost for this information and will retain any information submitted. ALL proprietary data will receive appropriate protection. A unit or related component technologies may be procured or leased for government testing and evaluation. Keywords: biofouling, distillation, desalination, desalinization, evaporator, condensor, heat exchangers, purification, sea water, fresh water, high efficiency, light-weight, diesel, vacuum technology, vapor-compression, JP-8, combustion. Point of Contact: USA TACOM, Petroleum and Water Business Group, Mr. Jeffrey Valentino, AMSTA-TR-D/210, Warren, MI 48397-5000. Telephone: (810) 574-4162; FAX: (810) 574-4123. To view this announcement visit TACOM's Acquisition Center Webpage at: http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/ssn/sources.htm. Posted 04/24/99 (W-SN324029). (0114)

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