----- Original Message -----
From: Fox, Emmett MR TARDEC
To: Russ (militec@militec1.com)
Cc: Balling, Frederick O MR TARDEC ; Villahermosa, Luis A MR TARDEC
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 4:51 PM
Subject: Request for Sample of Militec1 Metal Conditioner Sample for Qualification to MIL-PRF-32033

Dear Mr. Russ:

Per our earlier telephone conversation, on behalf of the US Army's Fuels & Lubricant Technology Team, I am requesting that you send two gallons of your product, Militec1 Metal Conditioner to:

Southwest Research Institute
TARDEC Fuels & Lubricants Research Facility
9503 West Commerce
San Antonio, Texas 78227
Attn: Mr. Joe Garza

Choose the carrier of your choice so that the integrity of your product is preserved and please follow chain of custody procedures.

Your product will be tested for compliance to and in accordance with MIL-PRF-32033.

Please direct all inquiries concerning this request to me.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Sincerely,

Emmett A. FoxChemistRDECOM, Fuels & Lubricants Technology TeamWarren, Michigan586-574-4226, DSN 786-4226

----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Paul Giordani
To: Fox, Emmett MR TARDEC
Cc: fred.balling@us.army.mil ; luis.a.villahermosa@us.army.mil ; Russ Logan
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 8:34 AM
Subject: REPLY TO YOUR REQUEST DATED FEBRUARY 2

February 6, 2006

Mr. Emmett A. Fox
Chemist
RDECOM, Fuels & Lubricants Technology Team
Warren, Michigan 48397
Subject: Your priority sample request dated February 2nd

Dear Mr. Fox,

Thank you for your interest in MILITEC-1, a Dry Synthetic Metal Conditioning Weapons Lubricant, especially suited as a dry lubricant for small arms and crew served weapons.

I have reviewed the specifications for MIL-PRF-32033, which is listed by various DOD sites as a “Water Displacing and Preservative Fluid” for aircraft cables, and can also be used as a General Purpose Lubricant, including lubricating machine guns and small arms.

You wrote below that MILITEC-1 will be “tested for compliance to and in accordance with MIL-PRF-32033” (formerly W-L-800C). Prior to Militec reaching agreement, we would like your help in understanding the purpose of your testing, what specific results you are seeking, and the significance of our own data (public information) in relation to the existing MIL-PRF-32033 conformance requirements.

The link to our MSDS is http://www.militec1.com/msds1.html . Please note the pour point of MILITEC-1 does not meet or conform to the -57ºF max as the limit specified for MIL-PRF-32033. In order for MILITEC-1 to initially qualify as a candidate, a reformulation would be required to meet the specified temperature limits, including not meeting the various limits of CLP and the new CLP #2, which was fielded recently for desert environments.

Since MILITEC-1 is out-of-parameter (s) before the test has started, perhaps RDECOM would evaluate current EMAILS/AAR’S from Army/Marine combat units and consider pertinent data from our troops and military manufacturers’ of weapons, as a starting point, to create a new specification for a dry synthetic weapons lubricant for desert environments.

As you may be aware, only limited and specific controlled laboratory testing of wet lubricants, including CLP #1 and the new CLP # 2 was evaluated by ARDEC and their inter-service team members. I have included public info below for your convenience.

1. ARDEC report http://www.militec1.com/linkedhere1.htm
2. ARDEC report http://www.militec1.com/linkedhere2.html
3. CRANE silica mesh flour report http://www.militec1.com/lubetest1.html
4. RDECOM report http://www.militec1.com/mildocs/bowers1.html

In light of the known laboratory results of MILITEC-1 tested against MilSpec conformance specifications, such as MIL-PRF-32033 and the related CLP Spec’s, we would sincerely appreciate your help in better understanding the purpose of trying to qualify a “dry lubricant” with limited uses against a water-displacing “wet lubricant” with unlimited uses.

Once you have had an opportunity to review the public info, please let me know where the areas of technical interest remain, after having factored in the known test results against the same or related test parameters contained in the MIL-PRF-32033 specification.

I want to thank you in advance for allowing us this opportunity to connect the dots with this important exchange of technical information. Your help is most appreciated!

Sincerely,

Brad P. Giordani
President and Inventor
Militec, Inc.
www.militec-1.com
militec@militec-1.com
Toll Free 877-222-5512

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