VX456_Sole_Source_2024.pdf
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- Collier County, Florida
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This document is a Sole Source Letter from Evoqua Water Technologies LLC dated February 1, 2024, addressed to Collier County, Florida, specifically for the VX 456® mixed oxidant product. The letter establishes Evoqua Water Technologies as the exclusive provider of VX 456® for wastewater odor control applications, with a proprietary technology covered under U.S. Patent 5,984,993. The product is designed to remove and control malodors in waste streams, reacting rapidly with sulfides and odor-causing compounds, and providing odor control for up to 72 hours without contributing to solids formation or interfering with waste processing.
The sole source letter indicates that a license to use the VX 456® solution is included with product sale, and the product is a trademark of OxyChem. The technical specifications highlight that VX 456® contains selective oxidants specific to sulfides and related organic odor-causing compounds, does not form chlorinated organics, and offers fast-reacting, long-duration odor control. The document is part of a broader intent by Collier County to designate Evoqua Water Technologies as a single-source provider for various water treatment chemicals, components, and services across multiple technological systems and solutions.
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2650 Tallevast Rd.
Sarasota, FL 34243 USA
Tel: +1 (800) 345-3982 Fax: +1 (941) 359-7895
February 1, 2024
Collier County 3339 Tamiami Trail E Naples, FL 34112
RE: VX 456® SOLE SOURCE LETTER
To Whom It May Concern:
VX 456® is a proprietary mixed oxidant product designed to remove and control malodors in waste streams. VX 456 reacts rapidly with sulfides and other odor-causing compounds commonly found in wastes and continues to control odors for an extended period of time (up to 72 hours). VX 456 does not contribute to solids formation and does not interfere with further processing of waste. VX 456 contains selective oxidants with specificity to sulfides and related organic odor causing compounds. VX 456 does not form chlorinated organics, is fast-reacting, and has long duration control. VX 456 is proprietary to Evoqua for use in wastewater odor treatment.
U.S. Patent 5,984,993 applies to the use of VX 456.
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC is the sole source provider of VX 456® products for wastewater odor control applications.
A license to use VX 456® solution is included with the product sale. Patents that cover aspects of the use of VX 456 products include, but are not necessarily limited to, United States Patent No. 5,984,993.
VX 456 is a trademark of OxyChem.
If you require any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (951) 326-7415.
Sincerely, Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
Eric Hansen
Eric Hansen Technical Sales Representative
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