Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington,, DC 20420

P -- REFINERS OF SCRAP X-RAY FILM DUE 051596 POC Contact Point, Mr. Myron Horwath, (908)707-4300 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking qualified refiners of scrap x-ray film for the VA nationwide program. Potential sources are required to provide local, regional, or national capability to collect and refine scrap x-ray film from up to 172 VA Medical Centers. Collection will occur along logical trucking routes as necessary, approximately twice a year at large facilities and once a year at smaller facilities. Potential sources will be required to transport the collected film to refinery, process the scrap x-ray film using a non-burning process, recover the available silver and clean plastic, comply with industry standard assay/yield certification procedures, and credit, compensate or return the silver and plastic to VA Nationwide, approximately 800,000 to 1,200,000 pounds of film will be processed by one or more refiners annually. Potential sources should mail or Fax a brief statement of capabilities to Mr. Myron Horwath, Acting Director, Asset Management Service, US Highway 206 S, Sommerville, N.J. 08876. Faxes may be sent to (908) 707-4249. (0124)

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