XPEDIENT DECONTAMINANT REQ 29 AUG 90

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Subject = XPEDIENT DECONTAMINANT REQ  29 AUG 90                           

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title = MISC NBC MESSAGES                                                                               

Document Number =         77

Box ID = BX000093




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           03  2919307   AUG  90  00   P P




      DECONTAMINANTS AND FOG OIL FOR XVIII ABN CORPS

      RQMTS REPRESENT BEST ESTIMATES BASED ON AVAILABLE PLANNING FACTORS.

      DECONTAMINANT AND CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE FIGURES INCLUDE GO-TO-WAR

      REQUIREMENTS ONLY. REQUIREMENTS FOR FOG OIL OR (NUMBER 10 CRUDE OIL


      AS A SUBSTITUTE) INCLUDE BOTH TNG AND GO-TO-WAR.

            ITEM                   60-TO-WAR      TNG               TOTAL

      FOG OIL                    54,000 GAL    26,000 GAL        80,000 GAL

      POWDERED SOAP              60,000 LBS         -            60,000 LBS


      HOUSEHOLD BLEACH           54,000 GAL         -            54,000 GAL

      HIGH TEST HYPOCHLORITE     54,000 GAL         -            54,000 GAL

      MYLAR PLASTIC SHEETING    800,000 SQ FT       -           800,000 SQ FT
    0    -ME)-- IN THE ABSENCE  OF GUIDANCE ON HOW TO SATISFY THESE
      REQUIREMENTS BOTH EXPEDITIOUSLY AND AT A REASONABLE COST,

      CONTRACTING ACTION IS ON GOING TO PURCHASE 10 PERCENT OF ALL


      DECONTAMINANT AND CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE MATERIALS SO AS TO REDUCE


      OUR VULNERABILITY TO A CW ATTACK. PORTIONS OF THESE MATERIALS WILL

      BE POSITIONED FWD WITH SUPPORTED UNITS. NO ACTION IS ONGOING

      REGARDS FOG OIL. REQUEST GUIDANCE ON WHAT THE THEATER POLICY

      IS/WILL BE ON PROCUREMENT OF THESE MATERIALS.








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