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37 -- HIGH TEMPERATURE INFECTIOUS WASTE INCINERATOR WITH DUAL CHAMBERS SOL RFP 16-95CV-99 DUE 090199 POC Rita Abeyta, Phone: (510) 559-6019, FAX: (510) 559-6023 E-MAIL: Procurement Office, Room 2021, Albany, CA 94710, abeytar@pw.ars.usda.gov. Following is additional information and clarification to the requirements for the High Temperature Infectious Waste Incinerator with Dual Chambers. This information is provided in response to questions received from various vendors. The original CBD notice appeared on July 30, 1999. 1. Whole animals weighing up to 600 pounds are not eviscerated, can be fresh, frozen boxed or barreled. 2. Soiled large animal bedding is also material to be incinerated at a batch load rate up to 600 pounds daily, seven days per week. 3. Rate of incineration may include weekends and holidays. 4. Type 4 burning rate of 200 pounds per hour minimum. 5. Whole animals, or animal parts are manually loaded from the bucket of a wheel tractor or front-end loader into the incinerator using the door located on the end of the primary chamber. Animals or animal parts can also be loaded into the incinerator using the feed ram. 6. Hydraulic feed ram with a material capacity of 1 cu. yard hopper, a minimum feed opening of 28 in. x 29 in.,feed depth of 29 in., and stroke of 64 in. is required. 7. Incinerator must have controls for batch feed and guillotine charging door for continuous operation. 8. Integration controls and engineering for future scrubber including tee and cap installed in stack. 9. Stack height of 27 ft. 2 in. including stainless steel spark arrestor, stainless steel rain cap, outdoor weatherization kit and roof penetration kit. 10. Incinerator must be located on existing 16 ft. x 27 ft. outside cement slab. 11. Incinerator control panel must include chart recorder (two pin) for temperature monitoring. 12. Primary chamber hearth area 32 sq. ft. 13. Primary chamber volume 108 cu. ft. 14. Primary chamber burners, two (2) each, adjustable to 800 000 BTU/hour. 15. Secondary chamber burners, two (2) each, adjustable to 1,200,000 BTU/hour. 16. Existing incinerator to be replaced ACS Model CAI-150SPL. 17. 0.015gr/dscf is to replace -015 gr/dscf as stated in the CBD notice which appeared on 7/30/99 (with addition of the scrubber). The date set for receipt of proposals is extended to September 1, 1999. All offers shall be sent to the USDA, Agricultural Research Service, ATTN: Rita Abeyta, Contracting Officer, 800 Buchanan Street, Room 2021, Albany, CA 94710. Faxed offers will not be accepted. All offers must be received by 4:00 p.m., local time, Albany, CA. Offers must include descriptive literature for the equipment being proposed. Posted 08/19/99 (W-SN370291). (0231)

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