# Sources Sought Request for Small-Deck Hydraulic Can Crusher

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/n0016725simacqcd630010

- Solicitation number: N00167-25-SIMACQ-CD-63-0010
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was March 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: NSWC Carderock (N00167)
- NAICS: 333995 Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 4250 Recycling and Reclamation Equipment
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- First posted: January 21, 2025
- Last posted: March 13, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/52f44e9d10c644fe8584110e040da586/view

## Description

The Department of the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) is seeking potential sources for a hydraulic can crusher with aerosol capturing capabilities, in accordance with specification outlined in attached statement of work document. Components of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act govern the disposal of paint cans. Under these rules, paint cans that have been scraped clean and crushed below a height of 1-inch are allowed to be designated as “empty”.

Such a designation allows paint cans to be discarded in the unregulated waste stream, reducing the cost and dedicated man-hours necessary for the typical disposal of paint cans as hazardous waste. The Navy is seeking a machine suitable to reach the less than 1-inch benchmark for 5-gallon and 1-gallon steel paint cans. Given that this equipment will be aboard a naval vessel, there will be an emphasis on the equipment’s physical dimensions.

It must have a manageable size for with particular regards to height and envelope width, width of the machine in the case of an outward swinging door. The equipment should be able to crush and drain aerosol cans. This issue has been explored in the past and no suitable technology was found. The optimal equipment should be able to drain the contents of cans, capture and redirect aerosol components. It is not sufficient to simply employ activated charcoal; the equipment must be able to redirect the aerosol to another area that allows for dilution away from operators.

## Publications

- January 21, 2025: Sources sought, due February 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice c40683fdfe4b4f17bbba3f4b46557d71. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c40683fdfe4b4f17bbba3f4b46557d71/view
- January 21, 2025: Sources sought, due February 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice e4e9e2f1471f4f909376ae92403acaac. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e4e9e2f1471f4f909376ae92403acaac/view
- February 20, 2025: Sources sought, due March 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 1206dbe4ce974448a3b147b8a8880a0c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1206dbe4ce974448a3b147b8a8880a0c/view
- March 5, 2025: Sources sought, due March 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 73b57d2b93a84c6b99834ade83457013. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/73b57d2b93a84c6b99834ade83457013/view
- March 13, 2025: Sources sought, due March 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 52f44e9d10c644fe8584110e040da586. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/52f44e9d10c644fe8584110e040da586/view

## Points of contact

- Lametria Smith, lametria.r.smith.civ@us.navy.mil, 7572892667
- Barbaraann K Witz, barbaraann.k.witz.civ@us.navy.mil, 7574783150

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