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General Information Document Type: Presolicitation Notice Solicitation Number: W911KF06Q0068 Posted Date: Jan 20, 2006 Original Response Date: Mar 17, 2006 Current Response Date: Mar 17, 2006 Original Archive Date: May 16, 2006 Current Archive Date: May 16, 2006 Classification Code: 68 -- Chemicals & chemical products Set Aside: N/A Naics Code: 325998 -- All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing Contracting Office Address TACOM - Anniston, Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: AMSTA-AN-CT, Building 221, 7 Frankford Avenue, Anniston, AL 36201-4199 Description Contractor shall supply a water-based solvent degreaser to be used at Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, AL. The degreaser shall be coarse sprayed to soak, soften and emulsify heavy oils, greases and soils from disassembled army vehicles engine and body parts. The heavy oils, greases and soils shall be removed using steam clean. The degreaser shall be stored in a cylindrical steel pot at air pressure of about 30 PSI. Air operated manual spray shall be used for degreasing the parts. The degreaser shall be prior diluted if required and shall be safely handled as per Anniston Army Depot. After spraying, the parts shall be soaked for a minimum of 10-15 minutes prior to steam/hurricane cleaning and then shall be rinsed with fresh water as a final step of t he cleaning process. The product shall be used to degrease components including but not limited to the following types of parts: road wheel housings, idler arms, turbine and diesel engine and other engine parts. Government personnel shall evaluate the pe rformance of the product and determine if the product is acceptable for use. The degreaser cleaning shall not leave a visible film or residue on cleaned parts. The degreasing compound shall be furnished in 55 gallon non-returnable containers conforming t o 49 CFR, subchapter C. Drums shall be packaged, labeled and shipped in accordance with 49 CFR and 29 CFR. Material Safety Data sheets shall be supplied with all material shipped. This procurement is unrestricted. North American Industry Classification System Code is 325998, size standard is 500 employees. This solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.501, 5.102(a)(7) and 14.205-1©; therefore, hardcopies will not be provided. Proposals submitted must be in electronic forma t as stated in the solicitation. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following address via the Internet: http://www.procnet.anad.army.mil (Doing Business with Us). Estimated issue date is 17 Febr uary 2006. CAUTION: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is, in fact, unable to maintain a bidders mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any i nterested parties to periodically access the above Internet address in order to obtain any amendments, which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for receipt of proposals may render you r proposal non-responsive and result in the rejection of your proposal. POINT OF CONTACT: LINDA WALLACE, Contract Specialist, (256) 235-6649; email: linda.f.wallace@us.army.mil. Point of Contact Linda Wallace, 256 235-6649 Email your questions to TACOM - Anniston, Directorate of Contracting at Linda.F.Wallace@us.army.mil Place of Performance Address: TACOM - Anniston, Directorate of Contracting ATTN: AMSTA-AN-CT, Building 221, 7 Frankford Avenue Anniston AL Postal Code: 36201-4199 Country: US

General Information Document Type: Presolicitation Notice Solicitation Number: W911N206R0019 Posted Date: Mar 08, 2006 Original Response Date: Apr 25, 2006 Current Response Date: Apr 25, 2006 Original Archive Date: Jun 24, 2006 Current Archive Date: Jun 24, 2006 Classification Code: 46 -- Water purification & sewage treatment equipment Set Aside: Total Small Business Naics Code: 333319 -- Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing Contracting Office Address Letterkenny Army Depot,Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: AMSAM-LE-KO, 1 Overcash Avenue, Bldg 2, Chambersburg, PA 17201-4152 Description This requirement is for a turnkey system involving conversion from steam cleaning to pressure wash in eight individual workstations along with wastewater filtration/recirculation. Wastewater filtration shall include mud removal, oil/water separation , disinfection, and deodorizing. Pressure wash units shall be able to deliver hot, high-pressure detergent/water solution. The contractor shall be responsible for total system design, planning, engineering, procurement, and installation. Installation sh all include all electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and ventilation work. A site visit will be held on or about 4 April 2006 for vendors to review the site where the system will be installed. Complete system shall be located in Bldg. 351, Letterkenny Army D epot, Chambersburg, PA 17201. Interested sources should contact Steven Fulfer, steven.fulfer@us.army.mil or (717) 267-8930 for a copy of the solicitation. Solicitation issue date: On or about 24 March 2006. See Government-wide Numbered Note 1. Point of Contact steven.fulfer, (717) 267-8930 Email your questions to Letterkenny Army Depot,Directorate of Contracting at steven.fulfer@us.army.mil Place of Performance Address: Letterkenny Army Depot,Directorate of Contracting ATTN: AMSAM-LE-KO, 1 Overcash Avenue, Bldg 2 Chambersburg PA Postal Code: 17201-4152 Country: US

Was wondering if anyone was around Arlington National Cemetery? I have bid on headstone cleaning and was wondering if I win and become binded if there was anyone interested in some work, at least 15 weeks worth. I have three rigs with dual wash units and six guys but I could use some help to finish cleaning headstones so I can reduce my operating costs. Im from the lower part of Va and I would be renting a house for my employees. I would like to lower the time my guys are up there so heres the reason for the post. Just thought I'd ask to see if it might help. If you live around there atleast 20-30 miles maybe just post yes if your interested and Ill Pm you when I find out. Thanks Dan Mathis Dagan Exteriors :lgwave:

Price! go figure. lol I emailed and asked the DOC and this is the response. The other solicitation closed and a technical evaluation was done. All companies that sent proposals were found to be acceptable however, the pricing was way to high. So, the statement of work and the line items were revised and we are readvertising. I will attach a copy of the new solicitation. SherrY Carner DOC -----Original Message----- From: dmathis15@cox.net [mailto:dmathis15@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 6:10 PM To: Carner, Sherry Ms FMMC Subject: Headstone cleaning Mrs. Sherry Carner I was wondering what happened to the solicitation on headstone cleaning at Arlington National cemetery that was out a month ago? I see now that there is a new presolicitation for the same thing. When you have a free minute can you please let me know what has happened, or what we can do to better suit the needs of this type of contract. Also if there is a new solicitation can he have one emailed to use also at dmathis15@cox.net. Thank you. Dan Mathis Dagan Exteriors LLC

Just a up date old bid was canceled and the new bid is due today so Ill keep you informed Paul.

Document Type: Presolicitation Notice Solicitation Number: W911N206R0019 Posted Date: Mar 08, 2006 Original Response Date: Apr 25, 2006 Current Response Date: Apr 25, 2006 Original Archive Date: Jun 24, 2006 Current Archive Date: Jun 24, 2006 Classification Code: 46 -- Water purification & sewage treatment equipment Set Aside: Total Small Business Naics Code: 333319 -- Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing Contracting Office Address Letterkenny Army Depot,Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: AMSAM-LE-KO, 1 Overcash Avenue, Bldg 2, Chambersburg, PA 17201-4152 Description This requirement is for a turnkey system involving conversion from steam cleaning to pressure wash in eight individual workstations along with wastewater filtration/recirculation. Wastewater filtration shall include mud removal, oil/water separation , disinfection, and deodorizing. Pressure wash units shall be able to deliver hot, high-pressure detergent/water solution. The contractor shall be responsible for total system design, planning, engineering, procurement, and installation. Installation sh all include all electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and ventilation work. A site visit will be held on or about 4 April 2006 for vendors to review the site where the system will be installed. Complete system shall be located in Bldg. 351, Letterkenny Army D epot, Chambersburg, PA 17201. Interested sources should contact Steven Fulfer, steven.fulfer@us.army.mil or (717) 267-8930 for a copy of the solicitation. Solicitation issue date: On or about 24 March 2006. See Government-wide Numbered Note 1. Point of Contact steven.fulfer, (717) 267-8930 Email your questions to Letterkenny Army Depot,Directorate of Contracting at steven.fulfer@us.army.mil Place of Performance Address: Letterkenny Army Depot,Directorate of Contracting ATTN: AMSAM-LE-KO, 1 Overcash Avenue, Bldg 2 Chambersburg PA Postal Code: 17201-4152 Country: US

Email Karcher and send a link to this thread!!! let them know about this ordeal. Its never good to buy a product from a crappy dealer, it gives the feeling they don’t care who sells there stuff and that they don’t screen their dealers very well. By the way go talk to your lawyer and give them a copy of your contract or bill and tell your lawyer that you don’t feel satisfied with the purchase and you want to get your money back or warranting all parts for 3-5 years in writing. Or get a certified letter mailed to this dealer about seeing him in court if he doesn’t do the above noted. :lgkick:

Ok Paul thanks I noted your interest in my file and I'll pm you and let you know what happens. Dan

General Information Document Type: Presolicitation Notice Solicitation Number: HSCG49-06-Q-Q0001 Posted Date: Oct 21, 2005 Archive Date: Nov 19, 2005 Original Response Date: Nov 04, 2005 Current Response Date: Nov 04, 2005 Classification Code: Z -- Maintenance, repair, and alteration of real property SetAsides: Total Small Business Naics Code: 444210 -- Outdoor Power Equipment Stores Contracting Office Address DHS - Direct Reports, United States Coast Guard (USCG), TRACEN Petaluma, 599 Tomales Road, Petaluma, CA, 94952 Description Intent: The intent of this project is tp power wash the exterior of Bldg. 544 Bauer. 1.02 Scope of work Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment and meterials to pressure wash exterior of Bldg's 544 (Bauer). 1. Remove birds nest from exterior of Bldg's 2. Remove mold 3. Clean concrete side walks, stairs and patios 4. The contractor shall clean up after pressure washing of Bldg's so to have a clean and neat apperance of a complete job. Point of Contact Antonia Herbert, Contracting Officer, Phone (707)765-77023, Fax (707)765-7262, Email Aherbert@d11.uscg.mil Place of Performance Address: U.S. Coast Guard Training Center 599 Tomales Road Building 165 Petaluma, CA Postal Code: 94952 Country: USA

I would have to say good soaps clean bird droppings on cloth awnings. The awning cleaning industry uses different tools to do this type of job. (This market could use some targeting!!!) We use soaps that are designed to clean exteriors of metal, wood, concrete, stone, brick and other building materials. The Awning industry uses cleaners that are made to clean textiles. My 2. Dan

Pictures? Call an awning cleaning chemical company and explain what you have done and see what they have to offer. Most I've talked to know exactly what needs to be done if anything. Some times you have to make sure your contract states some marks wont come out because of neglected years of maintenance.

I sold leaffilter and it worked great but The Distributor was a bit of a problem. I sold leaffilter for 12-18 a linear foot. Leaffilter was expensive to buy from the manufacture also. Now I started selling invisiguard, it's much more affordable and I sell install prices about 8-10 a linear. foot. I also hold the rights to the south east of Virginia. Works well but harder to install than leaffilter. Call me if your interested I can explain more about the products out there and why I install invisiguard. I'm a gutter protection nerd. Office 757-246-1102 Dan.

I wanted to pip up I'm not sure about the leaf stains but make sure your not applying bleach over rust because I remember hearing that bleach will help rust to Adhere to concrete making a chemical bond which is hard to remove. If I’m wrong I’m sorry but I thought I was sure you shouldn’t do that. I think that is why some rust spot you get called to clean won’t come out like normal. The homeowner sprayed bleach on it like ten times and you’re sitting there losing your mind.

I have this Roofing company that always calls me when they mess up vinyl siding with the shingles. They don’t protect enough of the siding and it leaves marks like a crayon. I use goof off and it gets 80-90% off but it leaves those cleaned spots with a dried chalky look and a slight brown shadow. Tar sucks LOL. Does anyone know of a better way to remove tar scratched on vinyl? Does any one think a product like sil-o-wet will restore the appearance of the chalky look. I thought that maybe even the product Restore might even work to restore the natural oils in vinyl. Thanks for any of the help Dan

I've heard of using mayo LOL I'll give it a test try on some vinyl. Does kerosene leave the area dried out? I will give your ideas a test try thanks. John your right around the corner maybe we should meet up and BS sometime. Dan

that was great

Try a marine battery runs well for me.

Look at leaffilter.com or leaffiltersouth.com I used to sell them and Found them to work better than anything out there.

:lgcold: All I can say is windshield fluid is flammable..................................... I saw a buddy throw the stuff on his burning motor and it caught on fire. We used Glycol to bring water temps below freezing without the freezing water. Cooool In the bakery our family owned, we used to use ice to bring the temp of dough to 74 degrees which helped the raw shelf life last longer. The problem is that we used more mix time to mix the ice into the dough, it wasn't as consistently distributed throughout, and it slowed our production down. The way we fixed the problem was we bought a glycol water chiller. It would produce water at the temp of 31 degrees and helped to speed the mix time which decreased production time. Point being anyone want to open bakery let me know ….. Anyway glycol is found in antifreeze and I think some window shield fluids. A pointless post but interesting... Anyway wait till its in the 40's Dan

Hi all I've sent this to Don but I thought it would be good to post too, the more heads thinking the better. I would like to do all three, roof washing, house washing, decks, and sealing decks. I would like to know what I should be using right now because I feel I'm not using the right equipment or cleaner. Roofs- Im using Shingle Care premium cleaner and a 2000 psi 1.8 gpm power washer with the delicate nozzle, and 100ft of hose with thier water. Takes a long time 3 hours or more on 2000sqft. I put the cleaner on with a pump sprayer and let it sit then rinse. After it dries I apply shingle coat it has anti mold/algae in it, and helps to hold shingle gritt to the shingle. Houses- Im using the same 2000psi washer but with the general use nozzle and the applying the cleaner with a pump spray. Decks- Im using the same 2000psi power washer but delicate nozzle. I use pump sprayer and apply a little more solution to help remove grime. takes a while also. Also I was wondering do you use any type of roof safty equipment, climbing gear, shoes ect? I see the roof climbing gear on the internet but the triangle support confuses me on how to use them. I really dont want to screw that thing down on the roof top. Where should I look for buying roof climbing gear? How about a system to use on the ground does anyone use one? Also I think my price is not where it should be. Prices go as followed Roofs 1000-2000sqft =180 2000-3000sqft =230 3000-4000sqft =280 Houses 1000-2000sqft =150 2000-3000sqft =190 3000-4000sqft =230 Decks Price is .5--.6 cents a sqft Sealing is $20.00 hour Also I would love to know what the best set up would be to do this work and where to get it. As you can see I really want to do the best job but I think I need help in order to do that. I want to set a trailer or truck up to be able to do this type of work. So If anyone can help with any of the questions I would appreciate it. I really want to buy the right equipment. Wow I know that was alot but I want to make sure I dont ruin the power washing profession. The reason for the post is because there is so many different variables I wasn't sure what was best for me. Plus the wife thinks I'm addicted to power washing forums! Thanks again Dan Mathis Dagan Enterprises 757-246-1102

Good Mike thanks. Just to fill in some info....since Started a new company 6 months ago now I have some ?s for the real professionals! Thanks to all for supporting the profession and for trying to help answer everyone’s questions. I think everyone has gained from Rod and Beths web site and we should be paying them an hourly fee for hosting it and for their time. With that said....Rod Beth I can give you a great deal on pwing your home and painting it. Kidding. I have to say since adding power washing to our services we have added a total sales of $37,000 since March of 2005. We offer roof cleaning, house washing, driveways cleaning, deck restoration, new construction, reality work, property management work, drive thru, dumpster pads, loading docks, parking spots, ect. 85% of the pressure washing work is residential, 15% is commercial. This year we will be adding exterior painting and landscaping to the other service we offer. Are other services include but not limited to: home improvements replacement windows, doors, siding, bathroom remodeling, roofing, ect. I hope we can add more commercial and industrial work to our pressure washing workload for next year. Our goal is 30% Our government contract work is still in play and we are advancing in that path also, we bid preventive maintenance and repair contracts mostly. One nice plus is now I can bid to power wash and paint different items on fedbizzopps, which is where my 30% will mostly, come from. For example I will also be targeting to clean printing machines at the newspaper companies and to chemically clean the paint lines in the Ford plant yearly. FYI after taking to one of the maintenance guys at the plant he said Ford shuts down all the plants in the us at one time to do all maintenance. It saves them millions he said. Not sure if he’s correct but… He told me car manufactures pay very good to do the work. If you can clean all the lines and be done by the time they are ready to open you will make NICE money. Anyway…Crossing my fingers… Since learning more about the power washing profession our company has taken a larger roll in educating our team and bidding work in the high pressure-cleaning world such as sewer jet cleaning, Dry ice cleaning, boiler clean outs and so on. We plan on studying and taking classes to certify our company to expand our roll as a high-powered pressure washing company. I hope and pray that things go good in the future. Thanks for all that have tried to answer my questions in the past. May everyone have a happy holiday! Dan :lgsideway:lgbow::lgkick::lgtear::lgangel::lgwave::lgmoneyey:lglolly:

I was looking at a used equipment paper today and noticed a Hosty hot water 500 series pressure washer for what I thought was a good buy. $1200 I was wondering if anyone was familiar with the Brand? And for any feed back. Thanks Dan :island:

I started a company 6 months ago..... Merry Christmas everyone. Dan

Thanks Richard. I looked for a dealer close by but seems the closest is in the state next to me.

A few homeowners that called me today wanting there deck cleaned and sealed when is it just to cold to do work like this? I told the homeowners that it was not the right time to do these types of projects but they really want it done. (Going to sell their houses in January) Both are over 1000 sqft and I bid them at $1.50 a sqft. Which is higher than my normal. I wouldn’t mind doing them since I have some free time this winter. Sometimes temps reach 50-60 in December is that just to cold? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks Dan :lgcold: