SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Chemical Sample Collection and Transport
- Notice Date
- 12/23/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- 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
- Reference-Number-TDS049975904
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia Sanders, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 325-9210, Fax (703) 325-9294, - Donald Shires, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 325-6684, Fax (703) 325-9294,
- E-Mail Address
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cynthia.sanders@dtra.mil, donald.shires@dtra.mil
- Description
- This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice. There is no solicitation available at this time. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency plans to release a Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA) on or about 10 January 2004. Research and Development is being sought in three Topic Areas: 1) Sample Collection and Transport, 2) Chemical Warfare Agent and Toxic Industrial Chemical Detection, and 3) Chemical Warfare Agent and Toxic Industrial Chemical Identification. Each of the Topic Areas is briefly described below. 1. Chemical Agent Sample Collection and Transport. The objective is to obtain methods and containers for the collection and transport of chemicals over an extended period (weeks to months) while maintaining sample integrity, to obtain accurate data for detection, analysis, and attribution. Both active and passive technologies for sampling chemicals (agents, precursors, decomposition products, general toxic industrial chemicals, etc.) are required for personnel monitoring devices (chronic and acute), detectors, characterization tools, etc. Since the physical properties of the potential chemicals of interest vary dramatically (e.g. low to high vapor pressures) collection methods and sample containers must be designed that can allow for the reversible sequestering of agents that are in a gaseous, liquid and/or solid state. In addition to the physical characteristics of the pure sample, the matrix from which the sample could be taken is very diverse (gases, liquids or solids in the environment or in open, sealed or pressurized vessels). The sample containers must be lightweight, man-portable, rugged, chemically inert and able to withstand temperature extremes (-20 to 130 F). The training requirements that accompany the technologies must be nominal and the containers and methods should account for the reduced dexterity, which results from personnel protection equipment (e.g., gloves, respirators, isolation suits). 2. Chemical Warfare Agent and Toxic Industrial Chemical Detection. The objective is to develop state of the art detectors for gaseous, liquid and solid chemical agents and toxic industrial chemical that can operate in a variety of environments and matrices. For this synopsis, detection is limited to the simple determination of the presence and location of chemical warfare agents, precursors, decomposition products, and/or toxic industrial chemicals at predetermined levels. The chemical warfare agents of interest include the multiple variants of G-type nerve agents, V-type nerve agents, non-traditional agents, vesicants, blood agents, choking agents and incapacitating agents. Detection of these agents, their precursors, degradation products and toxic industrial chemicals will be required to meet a variety of needs, including protection, inspection, verification and attribution. The detectors must be designed to be rapid, reliable (low maintenance), accurate, easy to use, man-portable, ruggedized, and lightweight. The detectors should also have low power requirements and integrate systems for self-calibration, self-standardization and alarms, e.g. visual, audible or some combination. If libraries are used, access to the database should be designed into the architecture for edits and additions by the users. 3. Chemical Warfare Agent and Toxic Industrial Chemical Identification. The objective is to develop identification systems with enhanced resolution and reliability that can quickly and accurately characterize unknown samples suspected of containing chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals. For this announcement, identification is a method and/or technology used to accurately determine specific chemical constituents, revealing the full characteristics (molecular-level) of the chemicals. Since the technology should be able to fully characterize most of the chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals in any physical form or from any matrix, it is presumed that more complex systems will be required. Desirable identification systems are man-portable, ruggedized, light weight, near real-time, easily decontaminated, and have low power requirements. Specific information regarding the format of submissions, contents, schedules, and evaluation criteria will be provided with the posting of the PRDA. The estimated release date is 10 January 2004. This announcement in no way commits the Government to issue a solicitation or to make contract award(s).
- Record
- SN00495290-W 20031225/031223212720 (fbodaily.com)
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