Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Contracting Office (fp), c/o USCG Research and Development Center, 1082 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT 06340-6096

A -- FIELD TESTS ON ALTERNATIVES TO BALLAST EXCHANGE SOL DTCG39-00-R-R00010 DUE 050300 POC Harrington Cathy, Contracting Officer, Phone 860-441-2874, Fax 860-441-2888, Email charrington@rdc.uscg.mil -- Joyce Overton, Contracting Officer, Phone 860-441-2886, Fax 860-441-2888, Email joverton@rdc.uscg.mil WEB: FIELD TESTS ON ALTERNATIVES TO BALLAST EXCHANGE, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTCG39-00-R-R00010&LocID=101. The USCG Research and Development Center of Groton, CT has been tasked to complete a study for field tests on alternatives to ballast exchange. The objective of this study is to test and investigate various alternatives to ballast water exchange at the pre-prototype stage. These tests are designed to determine the capability of the pre-prototype stages to kill or remove marine organisms and should not be construed as a Pass or Fail test. Acceptance of any engineering performance does not mean approval by the U.S. Coast Guard nor does it set any standards for regulatory purposes. SCOPE: This study shall investigate the capability of specific engineering designs to kill or remove aquatic organisms from ballast water under realistic field experimental conditions. The investigation shall focus on various filtering systems that have been or can be coupled with secondary processes such as ultraviolet or chemical induced procedures to kill small organisms, larvae, and bacteria. The designs shall be evaluated during treatment of large volumes of water at high flow rates (1400 -- 1500 U.S. gpm). The water for the tests shall be as close to natural as possible including turbidity at several levels and typical assemblages of organisms. Samples shall be taken in triplicate before filtering, after filtering and before secondary treatment and after secondary treatment to determine "percent kill" rate for each stage. The estimated period of performance for this work is from approximately June 2000 through July 2001. The Standard Industrial Code is 8711 and the size standard is $4.0 million. This solicitation is not a set-aside and all offers from both large and small businesses will be considered. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (BDEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit if $500,000.00 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http//osdbuweb.dot.gov. Offerors proposals will be evaluated on the basis of best value. Award will be made to the responsive and responsible offeror who provides the greatest overall value to the Government based on the technical proposal, cost and other factors. For information concerning this solicitation, please contact the contracting official cited below. This contracting office does not issue solicitations in paper form. Solicitations may be accessed on an electronic positing system at the following web site: http://www.eps.gov. The listing can be found under the Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, USCG Research and Development Center, Groton, CT. Posted 04/08/00 (A-SN442852). (0099)

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