COMMANDING OFFICER, NAVFAC CONTRACTS OFC BLDG 41 CODE 2711, NCBC 1000 23RD AVE, PORT HUENEME CA 93043-4301

A -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR BULK LIQUID TECHNOLOGIES SOL N47408-96-R-NM01 DUE 013196 POC Contract Specialist, NAOMI MELENDEZ, 805-982-5095 The Navy is soliciting information regarding Expeditionary Bulk Liquids Technologies (EBLT) which address bulk liquid packaging, transport, and dispensing for Combat Services Support concepts in conjunction with Operational Maneuver From the Sea (OMFTS). Supply and service functions originate at seabases stationed up to 200 miles offshore and are provided to personnel in scattered locations up to 100 miles inland. With this type of operation, unnecessary handling and tare are severe. To reduce this burden, EBLT advanced methods and products for packaging, handling and dispensing bulk liquids are required. The first product being pursued is a 10 pack of 500 gallon bulk liquid containers. The 10 pack is envisioned as being capable of transporting and delivering 5,000 gallons of bulk liquid in an 8 X 8 X 20 foot ISO configuration. In this configuration, the 10 pack is to be operationally identical to a single 5,000 gallon container having a single inlet/outlet connection capable of fluid transfer rates of 500 gallons per minute (gpm) fill, and 250 to 300 gpm discharge. The individual containers will be manifolded together for simultaneous fill or discharge when in the 10 pack configuration. Each individual 500 gallon container will be equipped with fork pockets, lift sling attachment hardware, and independent inlet/outlet connections capable of fluid transfer rates of 150 gpm fill or discharge. Individual 500 gallon containers will be removable from the 10 pack configuration without requiring any valve cycling and shall allow a maximum spillage of one fluid ounce to be accomplished with a dry break frangible connection or similar mechanism. Individual 500 gallon containers are to be self supporting requiring no additional structure to retain shape and stability whether full or partially full. Containers shall be capable of withstanding rough handling and transport aboard off-road tactical vehicles either singularly or as a 10 pack. When empty, individual 500 gallon containers shall be collapsible or nestable to allow a maximum number of containers to be stored and transported in an 8 X 8 X 20 foot ISO container. Configuring of idividual containers into the 10 pack array, to include connecting to the central manifold, is to be accomplished by a single individual and forklift (if required) without requiring the operator to leave the lift. A second product being pursued is a light weight, low cost fluid transfer system. The transfer system shall be sufficiently small and light weight to allow addition of the system to each 500 gallon container mentioned above. The transfer system shall be operable as a stand alone system independent of any transport vehicle or power generating equipment, ie; vehicle battery or power train, electric generator, hydraulic power source, etc. The transfer system may employ reusable or disposable energy storage devices so long as the device is operable across a broad range of weather and temperature extremes, and has a usable shelf life of 7 years minimum. The transfer system and energy storage medium shall be capable of transferring fluid at a rate of 10 to 20 gpm at a pressure of 10 psi with the potential of increasing both flowrate and pressure if further development is applied. The transfer system shall be capable of start - stop operation to allow transfer of only the desired quantity of liquid at any specific time. Interested parties are requested to provide information, e.g. product literature, and to identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. The response is to be submitted in writing by 31 January 1996 to the Department of the Navy, NAVFACCO Code 2711-5, Bldg 41, 1000 23rd Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301. This is not a request for a proposal, and no contract will be awarded on the basis of responses received or any follow-up information subsequently solicited. The Navy will not reimburse costs incurred by prospective sources while acting to satisfy this request. Shortly after receipt and review of information received from this announcement, the government intends to issue a solicitation for receipt of proposals under which awards may be made.(0349)

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