45--AMTI Water Heater, JP8-Fired, AWH-02 Water Heater.

On behalf of the Combat Feeding Directorate (NSRDEC) located in Natick MA and under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), the U.S. Army Contracting Command-APG, Natick Contracting Division Natick, MA, intends to award a purchase order to AMTI of Watertown MA for one (1) AMTI Water Heater, JP8-Fired, AWH-02 Water Heater. AMTI Water Heater, JP8-Fired, AWH-02-fired water heater to support the development and testing of modular appliances for Military field foodservice application, where lightweight, man-portable, low cost appliances are needed to support remote combat outposts and force operating bases. The OB-180 is a proprietary oil-fired (JP8) Toyotomi booster heater with a high-efficiency (> 80 percent) heat exchanger to deliver 180 degree F sanitizing water / 120 degree F rinse water to support field foodservice sanitation in both automated pot/ware washer and manual sanitation sink configurations. AMTI will deliver this packaged, integrated system as non-developmental item consisting of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) components within the Modular Appliance Concept (MAC) dimensional constraints, which consist of standard cabinet dimensions measuring 22 inches wide, 27 inches deep and 36 inches in height. AMTI has previously fabricated and delivered a high-efficiency AWH-2 water heater designed for use with a Champion hood-type washer, while the new OM-180 system leverages AMTI's proprietary high efficiency heat exchanger technology within the MAC dimensional requirements. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 333319. Any interested parties may submit their quote and specification package for consideration to the U.S. Army Contracting Command-APG, Natick Contracting Division, via e-mail at [email protected] . Closing date of this announcement will be August 17 2012 12:00pm EDT.