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+Estudios de la US Navy

+1.0 Introduction

Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization (AARC) Corporation is a wholly owned corporation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). AARC is a venture capital firm that is authorized to make investments in companies to help commercialize bio- based industrial products (non-food, non-feed) from agricultural, forestry materials, and animal byproducts. As these bio-based products are made from agricultural materials, they tend to be environmentally friendly. In many instances, these products replace petroleum products and are comprised of recovered agricultural waste material.

Since the Federal government has an equity position in these companies, Section 729 of the 1996 Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act (P.L. 104-127, Title VII, Subtitle A, Chapter 2, Section 1657c) prompted an amendment of the AARC Corporation authorization.

The authorization now allows other Federal agencies to establish procurement set-asides and encourages preferences for property that has been commercialized with assistance provided under Subtitle G of Title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, and Conservation and Trade Act of 1990. To this end, the Federal Acquisition Regulations are in the process of being amended to encourage these preferences. In addition, both the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Agriculture have signed letters expressing their support of a partnership between Department of Defense (DOD) and USDA to increase DOD use of these bio-based products. Under the sponsorship of AARC Corporation, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC) evaluated the potential use of a number of these bio-based products within the Navy and DOD. Representatives from both NFESC and AARC selected eleven bio-based products to undergo a two-phase evaluation process. This document provides the results from the first phase of the evaluation process.

+1.0 Introduction

The evaluation methodology consists of a two-phase approach. Details of the methodology are outlined in the following two subsections.

2.1 Phase I: Preliminary Product Evaluation Each vendor’s manufacturing site was visited to collect product data, discuss product usage, and to obtain information regarding the performance claims, savings, and environmental benefits. Existing third-party certifications and test results were also reviewed and current users of the product were contacted and interviewed. In addition, scientific and engineering literature was researched to establish the physical, chemical, or biological mechanisms employed by the product in achieving its claimed performance. Potential opportunities for using the product within the Navy were identified and a preliminary life cycle cost (LCC) analysis was performed using the Phase I product data. The evaluation process did not proceed to Phase II if the results of the Phase I product investigation clearly indicated that the product could not be cost effectively employed within the Navy or that the product had
no apparent cost-effective potential for Navy use. An implementation plan was developed for those products evaluated as having cost effective use within the Navy. Proceeding onward to Phase II product testing was recommended when the Phase I analysis suggested that the product had potential for cost-effective Navy use but lacked sufficient data to conclusively validate product performance and/or LCC.

2.2 Phase II: Product Testing
For those products proceeding onto phase II of the evaluation process, a specific step-by-step test protocol is developed for each recommended product with the objective of providing sufficient data to verify product utility within the Navy. The protocol will be designed to evaluate life cycle performance of the product. Upon approval of the protocol by AARC, the product will be tested by a certified testing facility under controlled conditions. In addition, the life cycle performance of the product will be evaluated and the environmental, safety,
and health benefits and trade-offs associated with the product will be estimated. A LCC
analysis of the product ANFESORB will be performed using the proven costing techniques from the NAVFAC Economic Analysis Handbook P-442.

An implementation plan will be developed for each of the recommended products targeted for the potential user community within the Navy and DOD. During the development of the implementation plan, the requirements and needs of the Navy ship, aviation, and shore facilities will be considered. The resources of the Joint Group on Acquisition Pollution Prevention (JGAPP) will also be utilized to promote Army and Air Force implementation of the product. Product visibility may also be achieved through various publications distributed throughout DOD and other government agencies.

+3.0 Products Evaluated

Table 3.1 lists the eleven products evaluated in Phase I for potential application within the DOD. Two of the products were determined unfeasible for use within the DOD. The remaining nine products are each presented in a separate evaluation report.
(Table 3.1 Omitted Due To Restricted Vendor Information)