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Water Softener System Purchase and Maintenance
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The solicitation PANMCC26P0000044610 issued by the Department of Defense’s Office at Fort Stewart, GA, requests interested small business sources capable of procuring, installing, and maintaining a vertical pressure-type water softener system for a two-year period. The system must be equal to or better than the attached specifications and produced by qualified manufacturers with a minimum of 50 years’ experience in water treatment equipment manufacturing, specifically naming Culligan International Company or an Engineer-approved equal. The water softener is to be a multi-tank (duplex) system including pressure vessels, softening resin, control valves, a brine maker, and an electronic controller with multiple regeneration initiation methods such as timeclock, water meter, Aqua-Sensor, and remote push-button. The system must meet stringent certifications including NSF/ANSI 61 and 372, CSA 483.1, UL/CUL, and CE standards, ensuring safety, environmental, and health compliance. Operational parameters specify a resin tank size of 21" x 62", control valve piping up to 2", with continuous and peak flow rates of 65 gpm and 85 gpm respectively, operating pressures between 35 and 125 psi, and a compact installation footprint. Field service by factory-authorized representatives is required to provide regular maintenance, inspection, and training to personnel. The system must effectively reduce water hardness to less than 1 grain per gallon, verified by standardized testing methods. Performance includes automated regeneration cycles using 105 lbs salt and 369 gallons of rinse water per cycle. Although no formal contract clauses, payment details, or evaluation criteria are provided, the procurement is a total small business set-aside under NAICS 423720, with submission due by May 8, 2026, and installation and servicing located primarily in Florida (ZIP 32542). The contract emphasizes technical compliance, manufacturer qualifications, and comprehensive service support without specifying packaging, invoicing, or award evaluation methodologies.
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Agency
NAICS
Place of Performance
FL, 32542, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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Full Description
This notice is seeking interested parties witht the capability to procure, install and provide services for the period of two years for a pool water softener system. The water softener system must be equal to or better than the attached specification sheet.
SCOPE
1 Provide as indicated a vertical pressure type water softener system complete with pressure vessel, softening
resin, control valve, brine maker and electronic controller. The system will be of an approved design as
fabricated by a manufacturer regularly engaged in the production of water treatment equipment. All equipment
and material will be supplied in compliance with the specifications as intended for a complete and operational
system.
2 Qualified manufacturers of water softener equipment must be engaged in the manufacture of this type of
equipment for a period of not less than fifty (50) years. Acceptable manufacturers are Culligan International
Company or the Engineer’s approved equal.
3 Qualified manufacturers will have the entire softener certified as a system to NSF/ANSI 61, NSF/ANSI 372,
CSA 483.1, UL/CUL and CE.
FIELD SERVICE
The services of a factory authorized service representative will be made available to maintain, inspect and
provide regular interval service training as required for system operation.
Questions:
- Resin tank Size. - 21” x 62”
- Control valve piping size. – Max 2”
- Minimum flow rate / Continuous flow rate. - 65gpm @15-gpm
- Maximum Flow rate. - Peak flow Rate is 85-gpm
- Spacing size (footprint for installation of the water softener). - 2.4ft-sqd per tank
- Spacing size for Brine Tank. 36x56
- Operating pressure. 35-125psi
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