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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 16, 2003 FBO #0688
SOURCES SOUGHT

58 -- Large Package Inspection Apparatus (LAPAXA)

Notice Date

10/14/2003
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Aberdeen Branch, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
 

ZIP Code

21005-3013
 

Solicitation Number

TSWG-0005
 

Response Due

12/12/2003
 

Archive Date

2/10/2004
 

Point of Contact

Renee Hodge, 410-278-0881
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Aberdeen Branch
(renee.hodge@sbccom.apgea.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA The Explosives Ordnance Disposal/Low Intensity Conflict (EOD/LIC) Program of the Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office solicits interest from any party interested in the licensing and production of the Large Package Inspection Apparatus, a device t hat assists bomb squads in the function of X-Raying large suspect Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that may be hidden in large packages. The use of X-Rays by Bomb Technicians is to identify and detect explosive devices hidden in suspect packages. Eigh t by ten inch Polaroid film cassettes are the standard and are readily available to Bomb Technicians. The current method is to attach a multitude of these standard 8 inch by 10 inch film cassettes to a locally fabricated frame that would hold firmly more t han one cassette in order to x-ray large packages. LAPAXA fulfills the need for a mechanical method to gang film cassettes in an easy, modular and functional fashion. LAPAXA is a modular, expandable suitcase multiple film cassette holder, constructed usi ng a metal frame and polyethylene foam materials, for ganging from 2 to 12 each 8 nches x 10 inches x-ray cassettes in various configurations for use in X-Ray examination of suspect packages. This device/frame facilitates set up time and reduce an EOD tec hnician's time on target. The apparatus will be used to x-ray large items where muliple cassettes would be required. Such items are brief cases, large packages, boxes and metal drums. The frame is easy to use and configurable in multiple ways to support cassettes stacked in various orientations: 3 high - two wide; 2 hight - 4 wide; etc. The device is capable of being utilized on uneven terrain. A patent for LAPAXA has been applied for. A development and test report, drawing package and market assesme nt are available for review by interested companies. Any company interested in the licensing, production, marketing, and sales of this device is invited to send a notice of interest via e-mail to the following address: TechTrans@tswg.gov.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Aberdeen Branch ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue Aberdeen Proving Ground MD

Zip Code: 21005-3013

Country: US
 

Record

SN00452150-W 20031016/031014213235 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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