SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Commercial Technology Solutions to Requirements Associated with Response to the Threat of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Notice Date
- 9/22/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, DTRA Annex 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060-6201
- ZIP Code
- 22060-6201
- Solicitation Number
- TDS030000911
- Response Due
- 10/22/2003
- Archive Date
- 11/5/2003
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia Sanders, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 325-9210, Fax (703) 325-9294,
- E-Mail Address
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cynthia.sanders@dtra.mil
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Synopsis. There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for solicitation will not receive a response. This Sources Sought Synopsis is published for market research purposes only, and in no way obligates the Government in an award of any contract. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is seeking commercial technology solutions to requirements associated with response to the threat of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). This synopsis seeks to identify qualified sources from Government or Industry for the following requirements: 1. Non-Intrusive Chemical Agent Detection. Capabilities to rapidly and non-intrusively detect and specifically identify by name inaccessible chemical warfare agents (CWA) and their precursors are required. These capabilities must detect and identify all known CWA and precursors while contained in military ordnance, storage, and manufacturing containers or reactor vessels of unknown dimensions, thickness or material. Other requirements include the ability to store and transfer detection data for later analysis, improve detector capability via software upgrades without requiring detector rebuild or replacement, and conduct pre-planned product improvement necessary to leverage technology maturity and advancements. 2. Chemical Agent Defeat. Rapid, lightweight, and easily employed capabilities to destroy, detoxify or otherwise neutralize all chemical warfare agents (CWA) are required. All CWA include the multiple variants of G-type nerve agents, V-type nerve agents, Fourth Generation Agents, vesicants, blood agents, choking agents and incapacitating agents. The program includes research, development, testing, evaluation and fielding of multi-spectrum (chemical, EMS, biological) methods targeting CWA either in bulk storage or in the production process. The focus will be on those capabilities that minimize the logistical burden in terms of size, weight, ease-of-use and associated hazard to the operator. 3. Non-Intrusive Biological Agent Detection. Capabilities to rapidly and non-intrusively detect and specifically identify by name inaccessible biological warfare agents (BWA) are required. These capabilities must detect and identify all biological agents at all stages of weaponization (dry spores or liquid growth media) while contained on containers of unknown dimensions, thickness or material. Other requirements include the ability to store and transfer detection data for later analysis, improve detector capability via software upgrades without requiring detector rebuild or replacement, and conduct pre-planned product improvement necessary to leverage technology maturity and advancements. 4. Biological Agent Defeat. Rapid, lightweight, and easily employed capabilities to destroy, or kill (no longer virulent estimated at 9-11 logs of kill) all biological warfare agents (BWA) are required. All BWA include the multiple variants of microorganisms (including viruses, bacteria, toxins, fungi and dormant forms of bacteria and fungi). Methods should be able to destroy even the most concentrated forms of biological materials, either in wet, dry or sporolated form, in the presence and absence of contaminating organic species. The program includes research, development, testing, evaluation and fielding of multi-spectrum (chemical, EMS, biological) methods targeting BWA either in bulk storage or in the production process. The focus will be on those capabilities that minimize the logistical burden in terms of size, weight, ease-of-use and associated hazard to the operator. Sources having the capability to provide technologies addressing any or all of these requirements are invited to submit white papers (6-10 pages maximum); white papers need to include sufficient technical information for a review panel to assess the scientific validity of the submitted technology. Separate white papers are requested for responses addressing more than one of the four requirements, or for submission of multiple technologies for the same requirement. Responses should include a cost estimate ROM (rough order of magnitude). Documents shall be provided in electronic form (Microsoft WORD, EXCEL, or PowerPoint) to the contract specialist at DTRA, Attn: BDCT/ Cynthia Sanders, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398, e-mail: Cynthia.Sanders@dtra.mil, and phone (703) 325-9210, no later than 22 October 2003; include 'AIC# TDS030000911' in the subject line of all email correspondence. Company information should include qualifications and experience in work of this nature, point of contact, business size and disadvantaged, 8(a) or HUBZone. Any information submitted in response to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought. This announcement in no way obligates the Government to issue a solicitation or otherwise make a contract award.
- Record
- SN00439510-W 20030924/030922213416 (fbodaily.com)
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