Spokane Procureware #RFI 6648-26

Spokane RFI for waste-to-energy boiler ash and slag control solutions

The City of Spokane is seeking market information on ways to reduce ash deposits, fouling, and slagging in its waste-to-energy boilers. - Buyer: City of Spokane, Solid Waste Disposal Department, Waste To Energy Facility (WTEF). - Opportunity: Information-gathering RFI; it is not a purchase commitment or request for priced bids. - Facility: Two Babcock & Wilcox refuse-fired boiler units, each rated to process 400 tons of waste per day. - Solutions of interest: Injected or fuel-applied ash modifiers and slag-control additives; post-combustion deposit treatments; anti-slag surface coatings; and related application or injection equipment. Examples cited include CoMate-type, CoalTreat-type, TIFI-type, FS12-type, FuelSolv-type, Nalco/Ecolab fireside programs, Aurora-type mineral additives, and IGS SlagSlide-type coatings. These are illustrative examples, not selected products or endorsements. - Named OEMs/product providers: Babcock & Wilcox, Nalco, Ecolab, and IGS are named in connection with boiler equipment or example solutions; the RFI does not assign every example product to a specific manufacturer. - Other named prospective bidders: Brenntag Pacific; Elite Textile Trading LLC; Environmental Energy Services, Inc.; Ferguson Waterworks; Garrison Minerals; Plan Center Northwest; and Tri-City Construction Council. Their listing does not establish that they are OEMs or that they provide a particular solution. - Information requested: Product mechanisms, dosage and application methods, evidence from waste-to-energy or municipal solid-waste facilities, and effects on deposits, heat transfer, outages, cleaning, corrosion, and emissions. Respondents are also asked about boiler and material compatibility, implementation needs, equipment, supply, safety, environmental documentation, testing, monitoring, and optimization. - Related services: Ash sampling, high-temperature probes, CFD modeling, performance monitoring, application optimization, implementation support, training, and custom formulation based on fuel or ash analysis.

Description

The City of Spokane is seeking technical, commercial, and performance information from suppliers of ash modifiers, slag-control and deposit-modification products, and anti-fouling chemical additives or surface treatments for waste-to-energy and municipal solid waste facilities. The City is interested in solutions that mitigate combustion-side fouling, slagging, and related operational issues and may improve boiler availability, heat-transfer efficiency, and fuel flexibility while reducing outages, cleaning, and maintenance costs. Responses may address injected or fuel-applied additives, surface treatments or coatings, and related application, monitoring, testing, and optimization support. This RFI is for information gathering only and does not constitute a bid solicitation or commitment to purchase; responses are due electronically through ProcureWare by February 23, 2027, at 11:00 a.m.

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