Centralized Waste Processing System

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking proposals for the design, delivery, and installation of a centralized waste processing system at the Secure Production Facility (SPF), located within NASA's Stennis Space Center. The new system must replace the four existing independent waste management systems, handle all waste generated by the facility, provide onsite disintegration and briquetting of waste materials, and prevent loss of finished goods. The system will handle both secure and non-secure waste. Key features of the system include advanced disintegrating and briquetting technologies, a system of controls capable of decreasing and increasing performance as production dictates, and the ability to switch between redundant equipment automatically and manually without shutting down the system. • The system must be fully automated and require no manual intervention. • The system must be maintainable and controllable by GPO SPF personnel. • The system must prevent the inadvertent processing of finished goods as waste. • The system must not cause shutdowns of the entire waste system or inhibit production equipment operation. • The proposed system must demonstrate built-in redundancy and not inhibit production equipment from operating. Some of the key equipment components include disintegrators, dust and material conveyance fans, cyclone separator, airlock, dust briquette machine, waste containers, and diverter valves.