U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

41 -- CONVEYOR SYSTEM SOL DW-0728-3 POC Diane Wood 508-233-5195 E-MAIL: click here to contact Diane Wood via e-mail, dwood@natick-amed02.army.mil. The U.S. Army SBCCOM/PM-SOLDIER SUPPORT is conducting a market survey for a commercial conveyor system. We are seeking sources, technical information, and approximate costing for the system. The system will enhance the ability of soldiers to unload cargoes from Army standard and/or commercial 8'x8'x20' insulated ISO refrigeration containers, and must adapt to fit into non-standard commercial refrigerated vans as well. The conveyor must be able to interface or connect with said container while it is mounted on a trailer or prime mover in a manner that allows cargoes to be unloaded without the use of stairs. In total it must be one hundred feet long and at least eighteen inches wide with lightweight modular sections of six, eight, or ten feet. The system must not interfere with the placement of refrigeration components, must comply with industry and government safety and health hazard standards, and must be able to be sanitized of all fluid-borne pathogens. The assembly or disassembly of the conveyor system by two soldiers must take no longer than thirty minutes. It must be operable, transportable, and storable in all climatic environments with minimal maintenance and little or no need for special training and/or tools. All transport and storage packaging must meet requirements for international shipment by ground, air, and sea. All interested firms, regardless of size are encouraged to respond to this request for information. Responses may be sent via e-mail to dwood@natick-amed02.army.mil or via regular mail to U.S. Army SBCCOM/Soldier Systems Center ATTN: Ms. Diane M. Wood, AMSSB-RCF-A (N), Natick, MA 01760, TELEPHONE (508) 233-5195, FAX (508) 233-4054. This market survey is for information and planning purposes only. This is not an Invitation for Bid (IFB) or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not to be taken as a commitment by SBCCOM. Posted 07/28/99 (W-SN359924). (0209)

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