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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 16,1999 PSA#2410Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Division, 6703 W. Highway 98, Panama
City, FL 32407-7001 42 -- UNDERWATER BREATHING APPARATUS SOL N61331-99-R-0044 DUE 092599
POC Buyer-Michael Wheeler, (850) 234-4243; Contracting Specialist-Carol
Dreger, (850) 234-4863 WEB:
www.ncsc.navy.mil/contracts/synopsis/syntable.htm, www.ncsc.navy.mil.
E-MAIL: Wheeler_Michael@ncsc.navy.mil, Wheeler_Michael@ncsc.navy.mil.
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dalhgren Division, Coastal Systems
Station, Panama City, Florida intends to issue a sole-source contract
to National Draeger for the procurement of 230 each MK-25 Mod 2
Enhancement Kits. The MK-25 Mode 2 Underwater Breathing Apparatus (UBA)
is a self-contained, closed-circuit, oxygen UBA designed for use by
Special Operations Forces and the Marine Corps in shallow water
operations where concealment of surface exhaust bubbles is essential.
The MK-25 UBA is worn on the diver's chest with the breathing bag in
same relative position as the lungs. The breathing gas flows from the
oxygen cylinder through the reducer and the automatic demand valve into
the breathing bag. The swimmer inhales the gas from the breathing bag
and exhales into the soda lime canister where carbon dioxide is
removed. Purified gas returns from the canister (scrubber) to the
breathing bag to repeat the cycle. Only those articles that have been
successfully tested are qualified. Procedures are specifiedunder
SS521-AA-MAN-010 U.S. Navy Diving and Manned Hyperbaric Certification
Manual. For qualification requirements, please contact Ken Powell at
(850) 234-4198, e-mail address powellke@ncsc.navy.mil. The objective of
this process is to verify that the life support system provides
acceptable levels of diver safety throughout the specified operating
range when approved operating and maintenance procedures are followed.
The intent of the process is to provide maximum reasonable assurance
that an accident will not occur and establishes maximum reasonable
assurance that the diver may be recovered without injury if there is an
accident. National Draeger is the only company that has been qualified
by cognizant authority to provide the MK-25 MOD 2 Enhancement Kits.
Note 22 applies. Posted 08/12/99 (W-SN367163). (0224) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0317 19990816\42-0002.SOL)
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