The Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) Acid Farm Storage Tanks
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DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE ARMYW6QM MICC-FT DRUMFORT DRUM, NY, 13602-5220, USA

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Engineering Services (541330)

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ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING- CONSTRUCTION: AMMUNITION FACILITIES (C1EA)

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    The Department of Defense, through the Army's W6QM MICC-FT DRUM office, is seeking architect-engineering firms to provide design services for the modernization of the Acid Farm storage tanks at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) in Radford, VA. The project aims to develop a modernized Acid Tank Area that can support the production of various acids essential for Nitrocellulose production, including Spherical Nucleic Acid and Strong Nitric Acid, while addressing environmental and safety concerns. This modernization is critical to meet the production demands of the Nitric Acid Concentrator and the Nitrocellulose production facility. Interested firms should contact Lyndsie Hall at lyndsie.j.hall.civ@army.mil or A. Milan Sanchez at alfredo.m.sanchez.civ@army.mil for further details.

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