US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

A -- CRYOFRACTURE TECHNOLOGY SOL DAAE30-99-C-0803 DUE 083099 POC Sonya Rappoport, Contract Specialist, 973-724-2775 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/99C0803/99C0803.htm. E-MAIL: Sonya Rappoport, srappop@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army is interested in evaluating the feasibility of incorporating plasma arc thermal treatment for final solids waste remediation in the cyrofracture munitons demilitarization process. This evaluation shall include a review of the general state of plasma arc technology, a review of DOD demilitarization needs and the identification of those needs that might appropriately be fulfilled through plasma arc technology. Small scale testing to validate plasma process applicability shall also be conducted and the development of a preliminary conceptual design including a capital and operating cost estimate shall be carried out. The Government intends to award this sole source modification to General Atomics, 3550 General Atomics Court, San Diego, CA 92186-9874. See Note 22. Posted 07/28/99 (D-SN359834). (0209)

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