RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT, CONTRACTING DIRECTORATE, 100 MAIN DRIVE BUILDING 110, TEXARKANA TX 75507-5000

F -- SILICA SAND FOR FLUIDIZED BED RUBBER DENUDING SYSTEM -- SOLE SOURCE SOL DAAE32-99-R-7009 DUE 092399 POC Contract Specialist DONALD E. KENNEDY (903) 334-2656 (Site Code DAAE32) WEB: http://www.redriver.army.mil, http://www.redriver.army.mil. E-MAIL: dkennedy@redriver-ex.army.mil, dkennedy@redriver-ex.army.mil. Red River Army Depot has a sole source requirement for silica sand for use in the fluidized bed rubber denuding system. The sand required is Seghersbetter Technology USA Type WS-5 Silica Sand. NSN 5350-00-X92-3118; 4,800 bags per year, 100 pounds per bag. Resulting contract will be a requirements type contract for a base year plus four option years. Specific requirements of the sand are: a. The sand shall be calibrated silica quartz; b. Sand shall be suitable for use in fluidized bed machines as a heat transfer media to pyrolyze and remove rubber from steel and aluminum surfaces; c. Sand shall consist of siliceous grains free of dirt, clay, caustic, and corrosive materials, except calcium chloride and sodium chloride, content shall not exceed .03%; d. Sand shall contain a minimum of 95% crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2); e. Moisture content shall not exceed 0.5% at the point of shipment. This solicitation will be posted on the Red River Army Depot Website "WWW.REDRIVER.ARMY.MIL" on 7 September 1999. All interested parties are invited to download the solicitation from there. Firms downloading this solicitation are requested to notify the contract specialist by email at "dkennedy@redriver-ex.army.mil". This will ensure that firms are notified when amendments are posted to the website. Firms are also invited to register to receive email notice of solicitations issued by RRAD. Posted 08/24/99 (A-SN371533). (0236)

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