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49 -- HIGH PRESSURE JET WATER SYSTEM SOL N68335-96-RFI-0609 DUE 052096 POC Bernice Kephart, Code 213BK, Contracting Officer, (908) 323-2065. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division is seeking sources and/or information on a high pressure water jet system for the blasting and cleaning of cylindrical, spherical, and cubical underwater mines. The system shall incorporate off-the-shelf equipment whenever possible, and shall incorporate an automated enclosed blasting station, high pressure intensifier pump, high pressure blasting equipment, and a closed-loop wastewater filtration system. The envelope required for the system shall not exceed 1650 square feet. The system should be able to operate using 460V, 230V, or 115V power and a water supply of 6GPM@40PSI. The system shall be designed to, at a minimum: (1) Effectively strip off lead-based and nonlead-based paint, corrosion, and marine growth from underwater mines at a rate of 120 square feet per hours, (2) capture waste material generated during blasting operations, (3) separate solid waste from liquid waste, (4) neutralize lead-based paint waste, (5) filter and recycle the water used during blasting, and (6) store the recycled water for reuse. The automated blasting station shall be designed to automate the stripping process for cylindrical mines through manipulation of the mine and the cleaning head assembly. The majority of the mines are cylindrical with lengths ranging from 4' to 11' and diameters ranging from 1' to 2' diameter, and with weight ranging from 500 to 2000 lbs. The manual blasting station will be designed for manual stipping of non-cylindrical mines while the mine is suspended from and manipulated by a (user supplied) overhead bridge crane/jib crane. Respondents to this request for information are invited to submit a statement of general interest and a description of any currently available system which meets our requirements. Any comments provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. NAWCADLKE is interested in determining if this item, along with the technical information required to support the equipment, is available in the commercial marketplace and meets the definition of commercial items as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12. The technical information would be required to include a technical manual that would contain operation instructions, maintenance instructions and illustrated parts breakdown. Other data required would be supplemental provisioning technical documentation, a provisioning parts list, provisioning and other procurement screening data and a supoort material list. Those sources interested in the requirest for information are invited to submit their information and a description of any currently available product that meets our requirements. This is not a request for proposal and no solicitation is available. The Government will not pay for any information requrested in response to this RFI nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Request copies in writing or by facsimile (908)323-2165. (0101)

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