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13 -- POTENTIAL WORLD-WIDE SOURCES SOUGHT FOR TRINITROTOLUENE (TNT) SOL 123TNT POC Paul Sundberg, (309) 782-6836 Ammunition and Explosives -- Potential World-Wide Sources Sought. US Army Industrial Operations Command, ATTN: AMSIO-IBI-COMML, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000. Trinitrotoluene (TNT): POC Contact: Paul Sundberg, Industrial Engineer, (309) 782-6836. The Commercial Planning Team, in the Industrial Base Management Center (IBMC), is conducting a market survey of industry to identify potential contractors capable of manufacturing military grade Trinitrotoluene (TNT). TNT is an explosive used in a variety of ammunition items produced for all branches of the United States Armed Services. General facilities and equipment required to manufacture TNT are as follows: nitrators, separators, nitric and sulfuric acid handling and storage facilities, acid and water washers, waste handling/treatment facilities, appropriate safety/process instrumentation, and finishing, flaking, and pack out equipment. Skills required to perform manufacturing and testing for TNT production include Chemical and Environmental Engineers, Control and Calibration Technicians, Waste Water Treatment Plant Operators and Quality Assurance Technicians. Also required are the appropriate maintenance skills such as instrument repairmen, millwrights, pipefitters, and electricians to support quality production of TNT. These skills must be available with sufficient extent of experience and levels of proficiency to produce TNT in a timely and efficient manner. A respondent should currently possess a majority of these facilities and skills and demonstrate provisions for obtaining the remainder without significant delay. Acceptable options include procurement of acids/oleum, or disposal of waste streams (to include red water), if adequate provisions can be demonstrated for providing these services. A respondent's available production capacity must be sufficient to provide the US Army a total quantity of TNT between 3 to 6 million pounds per year. TNT produced for the US Army must meet the criteria specified in MIL-T-248. A follow-up detailed questionnaire may be provided to survey respondents and on-site visits may be performed as a result of further analysis. Interested firms who feel they are capable of manufacturing military grade TNT are invited to indicate their interest by providing to the U.S. Government a brief summary of their company's capabilities, including a brief description of facilities, personnel, past production experience, and environmental compliance as it relates to the above criteria. Information must be submitted within 30 calendar days from the date of this publication to: US Army, Industrial Operations Command, ATTN: AMSIO-IBI-COMML, Paul Sundberg, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000, or email SundbergP@ioc.army.mil. This is a market survey for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposal or as an obligation on the part of the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. The information you provide will only be utilized by the US Army in developing its acquisition approach for future TNT requirements. Posted 08/04/99 (W-SN363350). (0216)

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