SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- M256A1 DETECTOR KIT - REVISED
- Notice Date
- 4/19/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- TACOM - Rock Island, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AR, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-7630
- ZIP Code
- 61299-7630
- Solicitation Number
- 1
- Response Due
- 5/28/2004
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2004
- Point of Contact
- William Moscoso, 309-782-3404
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to TACOM - Rock Island
(moscosow@ria.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DESC: Requirement: The Tank Automotive Chemical Command (TACOM-RI) is interested in contractors who have the technical knowledge and production capability to make Instant Thin Layer Chromatography (ITLC) candidate material. The material currently u sed is unique. Gelman now Pall is the only manufacturer of the ITLC material and their ITLC-SA material is the only material that performs to the militarys requirement for detection of blister agents in all of the environments. The ITLC-SA material is cu rrently being used by the government for blister spots in the M256A1 Detector Kit. The M256A1 Kit is a portable, expendable item capable of detecting and identifying hazardous concentrations of chemical agents. THIS IS INTEREST ONLY AT THIS TIME. The fo llowing characteristics are necessary for any candidate material for its replacement: 1. The candidate material must perform passive sampling of air under normal conditions and during high temperatures (120 degrees F) at 50 percent relative humidity. 2. The candidate material must support a colorimetric test using thermal activation at 103 degrees C and mild base. 3. The candidate material must be a stand alone 1 inch disc that can stand packaging and rough handling and temperature between minus 25 degrees F and 120 degrees F. 4. The candidate material must be able to be stored for 6 years without losing the ability to perform both passive sampling and colorimetric test conditions. 5. The candidate material must function properly (agent and test blank) after the accelerated aging test: 90 degrees C for 48 hours while in the sealed sample plastic wrapper. 6. The candidate material must have a color that does not interfere with colorimetric test, preferably white for the candidate material before and after accelerated aging; it should remain unaffected. 7. The candidate material must not contain any impurities that would cause questionable test results. 8. The candidate material must be able to collect an adequate sample for detection by a colorimetric test at 1mg/m3 of HD in air at the conditions given above. Responses may be sent via email to minh.mguyen@us.army.mil or khoa.nguyen@us.army.mil Kyle.phillips5@us.army.mil
- Place of Performance
- Address: TACOM - Rock Island ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AR, Rock Island Arsenal Rock Island IL
- Zip Code: 61299-7630
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 61299-7630
- Record
- SN00568587-W 20040421/040419212238 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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