SOURCES SOUGHT
13 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) DESKTOP EXPLOSIVE DETECTION EQUIPMENT
- Notice Date
- 2/13/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N0464A 2008 Stumpneck Rd Indian Head, MD
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0464A06003
- Response Due
- 4/30/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/30/2006
- Description
- THE NAVAL EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (NAVEODTECHDIV) IS SEEKING COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) DESKTOP EXPLOSIVE DETECTION EQUIPMENT (EDE) CAPABLE OF FINDING THE EXPLOSIVES IN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES (IEDS) THAT ARE CONTAINED IN MAIL, PARCELS, CARGO, VEHICLES, AND ON PERSONNEL. THIS MARKET SURVEY SOLICITS VENDORS' INFORMATION THAT FULLY EXPLAINS THEIR EXISTING TECHNOLOGY FEATURES, CAPABILITIES, AND PERFORMANCE. NAVEODTECHDIV PLANS TO SELECT EDE SYSTEMS FOR COMPARATIVE TESTING AND EVALUATION. A REPORT WILL BE WRITTEN AND AVAILABLE FOR USE BY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. TECHNOLOGIES OF IED DETECTION THAT PROTECT THE FORCE AND PREVENT TERRORIST BOMBINGS AGAINST MILITARY PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BY FINDING THEM AT POINTS OF ENTRY ARE SOUGHT. THESE TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, TRACE (PARTICLE OR VAPOR) DETECTORS. IDEALLY, THESE TECHNOLOGIES WILL ALLOW ANTITERRORIST/FORCE PROTECTION/PHYSICAL SECURITY PERSONNEL! TO FIND IEDS EFFECTIVELY AND RELIABLY, WHILE INSPECTING MAIL, PARCELS, CARGO, VEHICLES, AND PERSONNEL (TO INCLUDE PERSONAL ARTICLES CARRIED BY PERSONNEL) FOR IEDS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS' ENTRY POINTS WITHOUT SLOWING THROUGHPUT. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SERVES TO SURVEY PRODUCT AVAILABILITY, AND IS NOT A FORMAL SOLICITATION AND IS NOT AN RFP. THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. OUR INTENT IS TO TEST TECHNOLOGICALLY MATURE AND MARKET READY EQUIPMENT. CURRENTLY WE PLAN TO TEST AND EVALUATE UP TO EIGHT SYSTEMS. A DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNICAL MATURITY MAY BE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT DOWN SELECTION. INTERESTED ENTITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND BY PROVIDING THEIR COMPANY NAME, POINTS OF CONTACT, A TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF FIVE OR FEWER PAGES AND BUSINESS SIZE, ONE QUAD CHART FOR EACH MODEL (ONLY ONE VERSION PER MODEL) OF THEIR EDE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM DENICE LEE AT (301) 744-6850 X 303 OR EMAIL DENICE.LEE@NAVY.MIL. EACH SUBMISSION SHALL BE TRANSMITT ED ELECTRONICALLY AND IN HARD COPY FORMAT TO: COMMANDER, EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGY DIVISION, 2008 STUMP NECK ROAD, INDIAN HEAD, MD, 20640-5070 ATTN MARGARET BOOTH CODE 052 NOT LATER THAN 30 APRIL 2006. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FORMAT 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. 1.1. VENDOR INFORMATION. NAME, ADDRESS, POINT OF CONTACT, EMAIL AND POSTAL ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND RELATED WEBPAGES, IF APPLICABLE. 1.2. SYSTEM. DESKTOP EDE NAME AND MODEL. 1.3. FUNCTION. OBJECTS OF INTEREST THAT EDE CAN INSPECT FOR THE EXPLOSIVES IN IEDS (FOR EXAMPLE, MAIL, SMALL PARCELS, AND PERSONAL ARTICLES CARRIED BY PERSONNEL). 1.4. SYSTEM PICTURE. TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDE: A) OBLIQUE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF INSTRUMENT ALONE WITH KEY NON-CONSUMABLE ACCESSORIES THAT WILL ENABLE VIEWER TO UNDERSTAND RELATIVE DIMENSIONS IN INCHES, AND B) ACTION PHOTOGRAPH OF EDE INSPECTING OBJECTS OF INTEREST FOR IEDS. 1.5. TECHNOLOGY. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TECHNOLOGY USED BY THIS PRODUCT CONSISTING OF THE TECHNOLOGY TITLE AND FIVE OR FEWER DESCRIPTIVE SENTENCES. 1.6. OUTPUT. SAMPLES OF OUTPUT PRODUCED DIRECTLY BY THE EDE WHILE IN OPERATION THAT IDENTIFIES THE EXPLOSIVES PRESENT IN THE IED IN THE OBJECT OF INTEREST. EXAMPLES OF OUTPUT INCLUDE IMAGES OF GRAPHICAL/TABULAR DATA OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION. 2. PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS FOR EDE. THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS MEASURE EDE PERFORMANCE IN INSPECTING REPRESENTATIVE IEDS AT THE POINT OF ENTRY ONTO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS UNDER TYPICAL POINT OF ENTRY OPERATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. 2.1. DETECTION EFFECTIVENESS, MEASURED AS A PERCENTAGE, CONSISTS OF THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL IED DETECTIONS COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF OBJECTS OF INTEREST INSPECTED. 2.1.1. SUCCESSFUL DETECTIONS INCLUDE: A) TRUE POSITIVES - EDE DETERMINES THE PRESENCE OF EXPLOSIVES IN IEDS. B) TRUE NEGATIVES - EDE DETERMINES THAT EXPLOSIVES ARE NOT PRESENT WHEN EXPLOSIVES ARE NOT PRESENT. 2.1.2. UNSUCCESSFUL DETECTIONS INCLUDE: A) FALSE POSITIVES - EDE DETERMINES THAT THERE ARE EXPLOSIVES PRESENT WHEN EXPLOSIVES ARE NOT PRESENT, AND B) FALSE NEGATIVES - EDE DETERMINES THAT THERE ARE NO EXPLOSIVES PRESENT WHEN EXPLOSIVES ARE PRESENT. 2.1.3. IED MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING EXPLOSIVES: ANFO, RDX/C4, TNT, PETN, SEMTEX, CHLORATES, WATER GELS, BLACK POWDERS, SMOKELESS POWDERS, PERCHLORATES, PEROXIDES AND DYNAMITES. 2.2. DETECTION SPEED, MEASURED IN OBJECTS OF INTEREST PER HOUR, IS THE NUMBER OF OBJECTS OF INTEREST (MAIL, PARCELS, PALLETS OF CARGO, PERSONS, OR VEHICLES) THAT CAN BE FULLY INSPECTED PER HOUR, ONCE THE EDE IS OPERATIONAL. INSPECTING TIME IS DEFINED AS THE MINIMUM TIME INTERVAL POSSIBLE BETWEEN THE START OF AN OBJECT OF INTEREST AND THE START OF THE SUCCEEDING OBJECT OF INTEREST AT THE POINT OF ENTRY, E. G. TOTAL TIME FOR INSPECTOR TO COLLECT SAMPLES FROM VEHICLE AT INSPECTION POINT, AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS AT THE GUARD HOUSE. EDE PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS TIME FOR THAT OBJECT OF INTEREST (EXCLUDING INITIAL EDE OPERATION TIME, SELF-CHECKS, ETC.) 2.3. EASE OF USE IS A SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION BASED ON THE RESPONSES OF AN OPERATOR SURVEY, WHICH ASSESS THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY OF OPERATION. 2.4. TRANSPORTABILITY/PORTABILITY CONSISTS OF TWO FUNCTIONS - TRANSPORT OF THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE EDE TO THE POINT OF ENTRY ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITY, AND THE PHYSICAL MOVEMENT OF THE EDE TO ALLOW ANALYSIS BY THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE EDE. THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE ASSESSED IN TERMS OF THE TIME, MANPOWER AND SITUATIONAL NEEDS OF OPERATORS MANNING THE POINT OF ENTRY. 2.5. RELIABILITY IS MEASURED BY THE DEGREE THAT THE EDE WILL COMPLETE THE EDE MISSION WITHOUT AN OPERATIONAL MISSION FAILURE FOR ALL OBJECTS REQUIRING SCREENING. INABILITY OF EDE TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF AN EXPLOSIVE CONSTITUTES AN OPERATIONAL MISSION FAILURE. 2.6. MAINTAINABILITY (MEAN TIME BETWEEN MAINTENANCE), MEASURED IN HOURS, IS THE DURATION OF TIME THAT, ON AVERAGE THE EDE WILL FUNCTION AS DESIGNED WITHOUT MAINTENANCE BEYOND ACTIONS THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY THE OPERATOR WITH A PRESCRIBED LIST OF SPARE PARTS AND/OR CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES. 3. STANDARD CONDITIONS AND THREA T. THESE STANDARD CONDITIONS AND REPRESENTATIVE IEDS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE A COMMON BASIS FOR COMPARING EACH EDES FEATURES, CAPABILITIES, AND PERFORMANCE AGAINST USER-DEFINED REQUIREMENTS. 3.1. REPRESENTATIVE IEDS SHALL BE USED AS OBJECTS OF INTEREST THAT CONTAIN TYPICAL EXPLOSIVES THAT MIGHT CONVEY THROUGH THE POINT OF ENTRY. THE IEDS SHALL CONSIST OF VARIOUS EXPLOSIVES THAT MIGHT BE CONTAINED IN OR ON MAIL, SMALL PARCELS, PERSONAL ARTICLES CARRIED ON PERSONNEL, AND PERSONNEL THEMSELVES. 3.2. TYPICAL OPERATIONAL SCENARIO. EDE WILL BE USED TO NON-INTRUSIVELY INSPECT MAIL, SMALL PARCELS, PERSONAL ARTICLES CARRIED ON PERSONNEL, AND PERSONNEL THEMSELVES THAT MIGHT CONVEY THROUGH THE POINT OF ENTRY. 3.3. TYPICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE POINT OF ENTRY WILL HAVE STANDARD U. S. ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY OF 110V AC/220V AC @ 50-60 HZ. AMBIENT WEATHER/CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO: A) RANGE FROM 0 TO 140 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, B) RANGE FROM 10 TO 95% HUMIDITY, C) BAROMETRIC PRESSURE RANGES FROM SEA LEVEL TO 3000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, AND D) MAY CONTAIN SALTWATER SPRAY, DUST, RAIN, OR SNOW. 3.4. TYPICAL OPERATOR ABILITIES. THE OPERATOR IS: A) A SOLDIER, SAILOR, AIRMAN, MARINE OR SECURITY PERSONNEL, B) SUPPLIED WITH VENDOR'S WRITTEN MANUALS, AND C) TRAINED BY THE MANUFACTURER ON THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE EQUIPMENT. 3. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS. 3.1. SIZE. OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS IN FEET AND INCHES. WEIGHT OF EACH COMPONENT IN POUNDS. 3.2. LIMITATIONS/HAZARDS/SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS. STATE ANY SPECIAL EDE LIMITATIONS, HAZARDS AND/OR SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS BEYOND CONDITIONS STATED HEREIN TO INCLUDE HAZARDS, SUCH AS RADIATION SOURCES OR TOXIC CHEMICALS. INCLUDE A COPY OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSE DOCUMENTATION FROM NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, IF APPLICABLE. 3.3. SPECIAL FEATURES/CAPABILITIES. SUMMARIZE ANY SPECIAL EDE FEATURES OR CAPABILITIES NOT CONTAINED HEREIN THAT IMPROVE THE OVERALL ABILITY OF THE EDE TO FIND IEDS. STATE WHETHER EDE! HAS ABILITY TO DETECT OTHER CLASSES OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR OTHER DI STINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS UNIQUE TO AN IED BEYOND THOSE CITED HERE. 4. VALIDATED TEST RESULTS. SUMMARY OF VENDOR AND/OR THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR DOCUMENTED RESULTS OF VENDOR TEST TARGETS, TESTING AND TEST PROTOCOLS (ADDITIONAL PUBLISHED TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION MAY BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY). DEFINITIONS DESKTOP EDE - EXPLOSIVE DETECTION EQUIPMENT WHOSE MAIN COMPONENT IS TRANSPORTABLE, BUT WILL PREDOMINANTLY RESIDE AND BE USED IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY (WITHIN 60 SECOND WALK) OF THE POINT OF INSPECTION. HANDHELD EDE ARE NOT CONSIDERED DESKTOP EDE. DETECT - TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF A DISTINGUISHING PHENOMENON OR PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF NATURE. EXPLOSIVE DETECTION EQUIPMENT - DEVICES THAT DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF CHARACTERISTICS OF ENERGETICS/EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS. FALSE ALARM RATE - THE PROBABILITY THAT AN EDE CLASSIFIES THE OBJECT OF INTEREST AS AN EXPLOSIVE WHEN NO EXPLOSIVES ARE PRESENT. IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES - AN EXPEDIENTLY PACKAGED EXPLOSIVE CHARGE DETONATED BY AN INITIATOR WITH A CUSTOMIZED FUZING AND FIRING CIRCUIT, ALSO KNOWN AS A BOMB. OBJECTS OF INTEREST - THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ATTENTION, FOR EXAMPLE, MAIL, SMALL PARCELS, PERSONAL ARTICLES CARRIED ON PERSONNEL, AND PERSONNEL THEMSELVES. PERFORMANCE PARAMETER - CAPABILITIES REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. POINT OF ENTRY - THE PASSAGEWAY THROUGH A PROTECTED PERIMETER THROUGH WHICH ALL PERSONNEL, MAIL, CARGO, AND VEHICLES PASS.
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