SOLICITATION NOTICE
63 -- Hand Held Metal Detectors (HHMD) Qualified Product List (QPL)
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Border and Transportation Security, Transportation Security Administration, Headquarters TSA, 601 S. 12th Street TSA-25, 10th Floor, Arlington, VA, 22202
- ZIP Code
- 22202
- Solicitation Number
- HSTS04-05-J-DEP175
- Response Due
- 3/31/2005
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2005
- Description
- The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) is seeking sources for hand-held metal detectors for use at our Nation?s airports. Offeror?s must have an existing product(s) that satisfy the TSA technical requirements. The company must be capable of rapid response to TSA?s delivery requirements and must have significant production capacity. TSA will examine each Offeror?s response to this announcement to evaluate experience, existing product capabilities and production capabilities. The TSA will establish a Qualified Product List (QPL) based on the technical performance of each Offeror?s hand-held metal detector against TSA specifications. Only Offerors who respond to this announcement and who demonstrate they can fulfill TSA?s requirements will be eligible for placement onto the QPL. Only the offerors who are successfully included on the QPL will be eligible to compete for a possible contract award. Placement on the QPL does not guarantee receipt of contract. INSTRUCTIONS There are 6 steps in this source selection process: Step-1 Industry sources interested in participating in this procurement must respond to this announcement. Responses must be received by Mr. Adam Freimanis no later than Thursday March 31, 2005 11:00 A.M. EST (see note). The offeror must provide a white paper not to exceed 4 single-sided pages (12 pt font, 1inch margins, 8.5? x 11? paper) describing HHMD experience. Offerors must submit either a hard copy or electronic version. The electronic version must be submitted in PDF format only. The white paper must contain the following information: 1. Models Produced: All interested parties must submit a list of hand-held metal detector models currently in production. Production history of each unit must also be provided, including month/year of initial production and quantity produced in each of the last six (6) months. 2. Manufacturing Capabilities: All interested parties must provide the location of manufacturing facilities in which current products are produced. Descriptions of these facilities must provide; size, number of employees, production capacity for each metal detector model, current operating level as a percentage of maximum capacity and the types of manufacturing operations performed in each facility. All interested parties must describe their ability to satisfy 3,000 ? 4,000 unit quantity order within six (6) months of contract award. Each company must also provide historical past performance references (min. of three references with POC information). The past performance must reflect successful deployment of the hand-held metal detector models currently available. 3. Quality Assurance: Evidence of current ISO 9001:2000 or internationally recognized equivalent quality assurance standard compliance. 4. Point of Contact: Company name and address, responsible individual, phone number and e-mail address. 5. Security: A signed copy of the Hand-Wand Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Please send an email to adam.freimanis@dhs.gov requesting this form. This procurement action will be restricted to those companies who have been determined by the Government, based on information provided in their response to this announcement to be viable suppliers of hand-held metal detectors. Step-2 For the companies that TSA selects for the competition, TSA will distribute the Test Requirements Kit (TRK). The TRK includes: the password to the Hand-Wand Technical Requirements Document (TRD), the Management Plan for Hand Wand Qualification Testing, and a Metal Object Calibration Kit (MOCK-1E). TSA will distribute the TRK to the select companies within approximately three business weeks after the due date for the white papers. A security check may be performed on each ?selected? company prior to release of TRK. Step-3 Offerors wishing to participate after review of the TRK must submit five (5) units that will not be returned, conforming to the TRD (at no cost to the TSA) and a qualification data package (QDP) not to exceed 15 pages (12 pt font, 1? margin and 8.5?x 11? paper) providing evidence of conformance to the minimum requirements in the TRD. The response date will be approximately 3 weeks after release of TRK. The MOCK-1E must be returned with the unit samples and QDP or the Offeror?s submission will not be considered for award. Those companies not wishing to participate must return the MOCK-1E within 5 business days. Companies must send an e-mail to adam.freimanis@dhs.gov indicating this intention and destroy all copies of the TRD and the Management Plan for Hand Wand Qualification Testing. Those companies having questions regarding this solicitation must submit them not later than ten (10) business days after the posting date of this notice via e-mail to: adam.freimanis@dhs.gov. Step-4 TSA will conduct a QPL certification test for Offerors who return the MOCK-1E test kit and submit five (5) sample units. Step-5 TSA will distribute an RFP (Request for Proposal) to all venders whose product(s) are placed on the QPL. Placement on the QPL does not guarantee receipt of contract. Step-6 TSA will evaluate proposals and provide an industry debrief within approximately 90 days of receipt of RFP. This announcement is for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment or a promise of a contract by the Government. This announcement does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the submission of responses. Only proposals from qualified Offeror's will be evaluated for award. Inclusion to the QPL does not guarantee receipt of contract. Note: Mail delivery times to the TSA are usually 3-4 days longer than ?typical? delivery times for all types of mail. White papers can be mailed or dropped off at TSA HQ.
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