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B -- REQUEST FOR INNOVATIVE METAL FINISHING P2 TECHNOLOGIES SOL 051500 DUE 061600 POC Contact: Donn W. Brown, (727) 549-7007, browndw@ctc.com, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, 7990 114th Avenue, Largo, Floride 33773 Alternate Contace: Alva E. daniels, (513) 569-7693, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Mail Stop 445, cincinnati, Ohio 45268 Synopsis: Pollution prevention (P2) technology vendors/suppliers are being solicited to participate in the following opportunity: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) have entered into a partnership to conduct performance verification testing under EPA's Environmental Technology Verification Program for Metal Finishing P2 Technologies (ETV-MF) Pilot. The fundamental objective is to perform objective third-party verification testing of commercial-ready, innovative, metal finishing P2 technologies. Suppliers with innovative P2 technologies are encouraged to participate in this national performance verification program. If your environmental technology is commercially ready or at a sufficient scale and state of development such that performance claims can be established and evaluated, this program may be of interest to you. The ETV-MF stakeholder group has identified four main focus areas: (a) water use reduction/recycle, (b) energy use reduction, (c) metal recovery/recycle, and (d) sludge reduction (net weight of dry solids). P2 technologies are being sought for these four focus areas, however, the ETV-MF Pilot requests that manufacturers of technologies outside of these focus areas also apply, in order to be considered for future verification testing. The ETV-MF Team will review the technologies submitted, and with guidance from the stakeholder group, will select and rank technologies for verification testing. EPA, CTC, and the Stakeholder Group, in concert with the vendor/supplier, will establish test criteria for verifying the technology. Verification testing will be performed by an objective third party. Verification testing costs are presently shared by the ETV-MF Pilot and the vendor/supplier. Results of the testing will be documented in reports which will be distributed through an extensive information dissemination network. Verification statements are published on the EPA ETV Internet website at: www.epa.gov/etv and serve to provide potentialcustomers, consulting engineers, and environmental permitters with an independent assessment of technology performance. If you have an innovative P2 technology, and are interested in submitting a technology for verification testing, contact Donn Brown at the telephone number or address listed above for an Abstract Submittal Form. Additional information about the ETV-MF Pilot Posted 05/15/00 (W-SN454941). (0136)

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