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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 11, 2005 FBO #1293
SOURCES SOUGHT

65 -- RFI for Contagious Casualty Management Isolation Chamber

Notice Date

6/9/2005
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

333411 — Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, 366 CONS, 366 Gunfighter Ave Ste 498, Mountain Home AFB, ID, 83648-5296
 

ZIP Code

83648-5296
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-AWB-RFI-05-0007
 

Response Due

7/3/2005
 

Archive Date

7/18/2005
 

Description

CONTAGIOUS CASUALTY MANAGEMENT ISOLATION CHAMBER REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION DRAWING PACKAGE AVAILABLE. This is a request for information only as defined in FAR 15.201(e). The government does not presently intend to award a contract, but wants to obtain information on commercially available contagious casualty management isolation chamber. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Air Warfare Battlelab (AWB), Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, is planning to conduct a study that will evaluate commercial options to solve the following problem: United States Air Force Medical Service requires a contagious casualty management/isolation capability for the Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS). The AWB is interested in Commercially available products that could be used as-is or slightly modified to solve this problem. These attributes are desired requirements by the USAF: 1. Must be able to isolate patients with contagious/infectious diseases and keep from spreading outside the containment unit 2. Meets or exceeds HRSA and CDC standards 3. Usable in both intentional or natural occurring contagious disease outbreaks, laboratories and medical treatment situations 4. Collapsible, quick set-up 5. Must fit within the Alaska shelter system (20ft W x 32.5ft L x 10ft H) 6. Must provide space around each bed to provide standard patient care 7. Flexible system which can support 1-4 beds per chamber 8. Durable and easily repairable with a shelf life of five (5) years 9. Able to be shipped on standard Air Force cargo pallet (108inX88in) 10. Operate off of 110V/60 cycle power 11. Unit has negative flow options/filters 12. HEPA filtered exhaust 13. At least 12 exchanges/hour The AWB is seeking the following specific information from industry representatives: 1. The manufacturers suggested retail price and/or a schedule of lease pricing for the commercial product. 2. The name of distributors who could sell to the Government. 3. The degree to which the product can meet or exceed the above desirable and beneficial attributes of the USAF. Requested information must be submitted NO LATER THAN 3 Jul 05 to Major Cathy Blacklock, Air Warfare Battlelab, 360 Gunfighter Ave, Suite 1, Mountain Home AFB, ID 83648 or Email cathy.blacklock@mountainhome.af.mil. Major Blacklock can be reached at (208) 828-3542. A formal solicitation MAY NOT BE ISSUED as a result of this RFI. Information provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The USAF will not release any information -- marked with a Proprietary legend -- received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies, or individuals outside the USAF without written permission in accordance with the legend.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Mountain Home AFB Idaho

Zip Code: 83648

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00825753-W 20050611/050609211958 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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

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