SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- OCCUPANT RESTRAINT TECHNOLOGY IN AMBULANCE PATIENT MODULES
- Notice Date
- 5/10/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown - NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV, 26505
- ZIP Code
- 26505
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-RFI-2002-EMS-1
- Response Due
- 5/29/2002
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2002
- Point of Contact
- Brenda Goodwin, Contract Specialist, Phone (304)285-5882, Fax (304)285-6083, - Rex Wolfe, Jr., Contract Specialist, Phone (304)285-5883, Fax (304)285-6083,
- E-Mail Address
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bcg1@cdc.gov, rsw1@cdc.gov
- Description
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), is undertaking a design, test, and evaluation project to investigate the use of occupant restraint technology in ambulance patient modules. As part of this project, NIOSH has retained ARCCA, Inc., Penns Park, PA, a private GSA contractor, to provide engineering evaluation and test support. The joint project team also is expected to include Defence Research and Development Canada, Impact Facility Group, Toronto through the Department of National Defence Canada, Canadian Forces Medical Group. The goal of this project is to improve the safety of EMS personnel while working either seated or standing in an ambulance patient module without compromising their ability to perform all necessary tasks. Candidate systems, which appear to provide the most promise of meeting the requirements listed below, may be evaluated by sled testing or in an ambulance patient compartment during crash testing. (The partners plan at this point to use Type I or Type III ambulances.) Neither NIOSH or TARDEC promise purchase, analysis or testing of any presented systems. While no party promises purchasing or testing, the right is reserved, to make single or multiple sole source acquisitions or partnerships based on engineering analysis/evaluation of suitable systems found under this announcement or other searches, if determined to be in the best interest of the government. Occupant Restraint System Design Parameters: (Systems should try to meet as many of these requirements as possible, but highly innovative solutions without testing are not discouraged from presentation or response.) (A) Capable of withstanding without failure loads in any direction produced in a 40G/100 msec crash with a 95th percentile male occupant; (B) Capable of meeting a steady state 5000 lb load requirement in all directions without failure, as per FMVSS (US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) 210 - Required; (C) Capable of restraining and accommodating all personnel sizes from 5th percentile Female to 95th percentile Male, - Required; (D) Allows for increased mobility of EMS personnel, as compared to traditional restraints, preferably throughout the ambulance patient module. - Required; (E) Provide easy donning and doffing, design attributes will be considered, - Required; (F) Does Not hinder emergency exit, - Required; (G) Release mechanisms should be one-handed operation quick-release type, if used, - Preferred; (H) May incorporate qualified inertia sensitive locking technology, - Preferred; (I) May incorporate load/energy attenuation technology, - Preferred; (J) Does not significantly impede EMS mission or performance, - Required; (K) Capable of being retrofitted into current ambulances with minimal or no modification to the ambulance. - Preferred; (L) Affordable. - Required ( Preferably with costing data for units in each, per 100, and per 1000). NIOSH and TARDEC are seeking innovative solutions to address these major areas. Commercial solutions or technical solutions qualified and currently in production, or prototypes constructed with already qualified sub-components that meet these requirements are highly desired. However, past testing proving each concept and design is not required. If prior testing has been performed the test information and results should be provided. Interested parties responding to this request should provide detailed information regarding capabilities, test results, and cost and pricing data of the product(s). Vendors are strongly encouraged, but not required, to send one or more product samples. Presentation material may consist of literature, electronic presentation, or video. (Samples and data provided to the government as part of this solicitation will not be returned to vendors following the completionof this project.) Vendors may be offered the opportunity to meet with representatives of the project team following a review of all submitted data. Data and/or product samples must be delivered to NIOSH within two weeks (10 business days) of the closing of this announcement. Although every effort will be made to consider all information received, the government will not be obligated to evaluate information received after the two week period. Vendors should note any proprietary data as such. If any data is to be excluded from exchange with any of the project participants, a statement of that fact shall be included with the statement of propriety. Presentations from interested vendors are optional but encouraged. The government has identified June 12th and 13th, 2002 for these presentations to be conducted. The Government reserves the right to identify an alternate meeting date if those identified are not viable for one or more interested vendors. Please send literature to and coordinate with: Paul H. Moore, Project Officer Technical Representative CDC/NIOSH, MS/H1812 1095 Willowdale Road Morgantown, WV 26505 Phone : 304-285-6016 Fax : 304-285-6047 pmoore@cdc.gov (Please include 3 copies)
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