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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 02, 2007 FBO #2075
SOURCES SOUGHT

58 -- Joint NBC Reconnaissance System Increment II (JNBCRS 2)- Sources Sought

Notice Date

4/26/2007
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424
 

ZIP Code

21010-5424
 

Solicitation Number

W911SR-07-R-0020
 

Response Due

7/31/2007
 

Point of Contact

Rita Belfiori, 410-436-4205
 

E-Mail Address

RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood
(rita.belfiori@us.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a Sources Sought Synopsis ONLY. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response. The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) has a requirement for a Joint Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Reconnaissance set of missin specific kits that provide the capability to conduct a dismounted reconnaissance mission in a suspected CBRN, Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TIC), and Toxic Industrial Materials (TIM) contaminated environment. It shall provide detection, identification, and warning on the presence or absence of contamination. When contamination is found there is a need to sample, collect, and package contaminates for laboratory analysis for confirmatory testing. CBRN reconnaiss ance teams require a dismounted CBRN equipment package that is light, man portable, and tailorable to be transportable worldwide by rail, sealift and landing craft, or be transportable by aircraft and externally lifted by helicopter. Additionally, these C BRN teams are required to conduct dismounted CBRN reconnaissance in an austere environment and possess an organic capability to provide personal protection against CBRN hazards. The CBRN team must be able to conduct operational decontamination. Future re connaissance capabilities require detection of hazardous materials, the ability to carry out traditional CBRN reconnaissance, and the ability to perform the initial evaluation of a CBRN site assessment (SA). The CBRN teams require protection from the full range of CBRN threats in order to conduct their expanded mission. Reconnaissance units are expected to conduct presumptive identification, analysis, collection and transportation of samples. Key Performance Parameters required are: 1) Detection and Iden tification of CBRN/TIM hazards in a tactical operational environment. The probability of detection and identification must have a likelihood of 80%; 2) Deployable in Desert and Tropical regions; and 3) Individual Protection Equipment with a level of prot ection that meets operational mission periods for more than 40 minutes. Reliability factors include: At least 90% probability of completing a 72-hour period without experiencing an Operational Mission Failure. Maintainability factors include: 90% of all field level maintenance actions to restore loss of mission essential functions must be completed by the operator within 15 minutes. The CBRN set of mission specific kits is designed to be carried on various platforms. Specific Army Light Brigade Combat te ams may carry the equipment on an M1102 or similar trailer chassis. Sensors or collective protection are not likely to be integrated into platforms. This dismountable equipment package will allow light forces to tailor it to provide the capability requi red to Army Light Brigade Combat Teams and support CBRN SA missions. In the assessment role, the equipment will be used to detect, identify, collect, and sample potential CBRN materials obtained from buildings, bunkers, caves, ships, containers, and othe r areas that are either inaccessible or impractical to employ a mounted reconnaissance vehicle (NBCRV) or armored reconnaissance system (NBCRS). Due to specialized mission requirements, personnel may be exposed to low oxygen levels, confined space environm ents, and environments with high concentrations of filter penetrating TIMs. The Individual Protection Equipment (IPE) will consist of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), which allows personnel to operate in low oxygen /confined space environments. The JNBCRS 2 program will follow a modified commercially available/Non-Developmental Item acquisition strategy. JNBCRS 2 will consist of two major components: a modular container with internal storage and the CBRN mission package. The set of mission spec ific kits will consist of Government and Commercial Off-The-Shelf (GOTS and COTS) current available technology. The hand-held devices will enable the NBC recon naissance team to detect and identify blister and nerve agent vapors in buildings, tunnels, and caves. The team will have the ability to detect both liquid and vapor concentrations of chemical agents. A hand-held radiation meter capable of vehicle mounte d or dismounted operations with the ability to detect and measure the gamma dose-rate and gamma and neutron cumulative dose from fallout, radiological contamination, and nuclear detonations and a handheld radiation spectrometer to monitor isotope identific ation and spectrum analysis will be part of the mission package for radiological/nuclear detection, identification and monitoring during dismounted CBRN reconnaissance. A handheld detection and identification capability is provided for hazardous airborne TIC/TIM contaminants and chemical warfare agents (CWA) to characterize organic and inorganic chemicals and/or chemical families. A handheld solid and liquid detection and identification capability for the analysis of toxic industrial chemicals, environmen tal contaminants and chemical warfare agents compares the analysis against an onboard database library of known chemicals. In addition, a portable TIC/TIM identification capability is needed to identify volatile organic compounds, toxic industrial chemica ls (TICs) and chemical warfare agents (CWAs). A single handheld gas monitor with multiple integrated sensors; capable of monitoring oxygen concentration that automatically warns when oxygen concentration is low and is capable of detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and warns of a lower explosive limit (LEL). For personal protection during dismounted CBRN reconnaissance, there will be suits with a multi-layer composite chemical barrier laminated to provide protection from toxic particles and water-ba sed liquids. The complete suit consists of gloves, coveralls, safety glasses, face shield and chemical-resistant steel-toe boots. Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) certified for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) environments with a pressure regulator, locking quick-connector couplings air supply hose(s) will be available. A Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) equipped with appropriate gas/vapor cartridge(s) to filter all CBRN contaminants by a lightweight battery-powered generator that provides a constant airflow into the wearers face piece. This Provides positive pressure airflow facilitating extended wear without adversely affecting user performance and increases time on target during CBRN SA missions. Decontamination capability for dismounted CBRN reconnaissance operations requires an expedient personnel decontamination system. This is used to decontaminate agents/ hazards to prevent any further absorption and removing secondary contamination threat. A man portable po wer driven decontamination capability that generates an environmentally friendly decontaminant in a vapor form to decontaminate inaccessible and hard to reach locations is included. A lightweight man-portable decontamination system is used to decontaminate all known chemical warfare agents and also biological agents as well as toxic industrial chemicals that is carried on person and/or mounted inside a vehicle with a decontamination solution. A portable decontamination shower, which is fully collapsible, h as quick-connects, a durable privacy enclosure and semi-transparent roof. It has a water storage bag, with associated hoses and drains. It is transportable and stored in two vinyl bags. Estimated set-up time is five minutes. The following sample, marki ng, and collection capabilities will be part of the mission package: A chemical and biological sampling kit that is capable of collecting samples of powder, liquid, and soil materials. An antibody-based assay sampling kit is used to presumptively identif y Biological Warfare (BW) agents with a collection capability of identifying ten different BW threat agents with the capability equivalent to or better than HHA and Department of Defense Biological Sampling Kit. A handheld meteorological device for collection, use and transferring of meteorological data that monitors (at a minimum) air temperature, wind speed, wind direction, relative humidity, and barometric pr essure. A marking capability for CBRN hazards complies with the Standard NATO Agreement (STANAG) 2002. This kit provides ability to mark a contaminated area and identify clear lanes through a contaminated area. Companies which have the capability to integ rate as well as provide the equipment should respond to this announcement. Interested companies should provide company name, address, telephone, email contact, and a capabilities statement containing a summary describing their technical capabilities, manu facturing capacity, and information on their past performance on Government contracts. Please limit your document to two pages. Responses to this survey must be submitted electronically within 15 calendar days from the date of this notice to john.jump@us. army.mil and Michael.bucci@us.army.mil. All information collected will be used by the Government for planning purposes only. This Sources Sought Notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government and does not imply an intention or opportunity to acquire funding to support current or future development e fforts. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the information submitted. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (26-APR-2007). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 31-JUL-2007, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAD13/W911SR-07-R-0020/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road Aberdeen Proving Ground MD

Zip Code: 21010-5424

Country: US
 

Record

SN01358229-F 20070802/070731224130 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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