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49 -- BLAST AND RECOVERY SYSTEM SOL N68335-0134-0001 DUE 080900 POC Debbie Dewyea...phone: 732-323-7068...fax: 732-323-7192 E-MAIL: N68335-0134-0001, dewyeadl@navair.navy.mil. Suggested CBD Notice: (Class Code 49) Description: The U.S. Navy is considering whether or not to set-aside for small businesses an acquisition for portable abrasive blast and recovery systems, US Filter / Schmidt P/N 8031-030, (Or Equal). The estimated value of this procurement is between $85,000 and $105,000. This is a pneumatic portable dry abrasive blast and recovery unit with wheels and a handle designed to use steel grit for blasting items coated with lead paint. It is designed to recover the blasted material thereby eliminating hazardous dust and cleanup issues. It is intended for use in locations where traditional open-air blasting is impractical or prohibited. The unit is designed to blast and vacuum simultaneously, or it shall be able to perform either function independently. The equipment shall comply with all applicable federal and state Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety and Health Standards, including OSHA Standard 1910.1025, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, when operated according to the instructions delineated in the commercial technical manual. The equipment must be designed for usage that minimizes the reentry of lead and dust into the work area. Operation of the equipment shall not cause violation of the permissible exposure limit for lead of fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m(3)) (averaged over an 8-hour period). The unit shall be able to blast a 10' x 10' area to remove high solid paints/standard epoxy coatings of 15-20 mils thickness from a steel substrate within 90 minutes. No dust shall be emitted to the atmosphere during blasting operations. The unit must be able to vacuum and filter the grit and return it to the blast nozzle without shutting down in order to empty the vacuum tank, and while operating it shall not exceed 92 dB(A) when measured within 10' from the unit. Also required will be training and several data requirements related to safety, consumable items, and technical manuals. Commercially available off-the-shelf equipment will be used to satisfy this requirement. At the present time, the acquisition is expected to be issued under full and open competition procedures as there is no known small business concern that manufactures this brand name end item (or an equal). If your firm is a small business that can meet this requirement, and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond by e-mail to Debbie Dewyea, Contracts Specialist "dewyeadl@navair.navy.mil" or by fax (732) 323-7192. In your response, include amplifying information that shows how the item you are proposing meets all of the above requirements. For size determination purposes there can be only one manufacturer of the end item being procured. The manufacturer of the end item being acquired is the concern which, with its own forces, transforms inorganic or organic substances including raw materials and/or miscellaneous parts or components into such end item. Your response is required by 09 AUG 2000. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on a small business set aside. Failure to submit all information requested may result in an unrestricted acquisition. Posted 07/26/00 (W-SN478843). (0208)

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