SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- RFI FOR PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICES FOR SWIFTWATER RESCUE
- Notice Date
- 7/14/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston SC 29419-9022
- ZIP Code
- 29419-9022
- Solicitation Number
- SSC-Charleston_MKTSVY_5FAAA
- Response Due
- 7/31/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2008
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - Deborah McNeely, Contract Specialist, 843-218-5905
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI)Personal Flotation Devices for Swiftwater Rescue DUE: 31 JULY 2008 The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN), Charleston, Code 56410 (Advanced Law Enforcement Technology Branch), is seeking information on commercial-off- the-shelf (COTS) personal flotation devices (PFDs) suitable for swiftwater rescue. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Authorized Equipment List (AEL) item number for this equipment is 01WA-04-SPFD. Although the AEL is limited to Coast Guard approved type III and V PFDs, this RFI is open to any PFD suitable for swiftwater rescue. The target audience for this information is the emergency responder community and all submittals should be suited to their specific needs. Review of this information is being performed for DHS, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Incident Management Systems Integration Division. DHS established the System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) Program to conduct comparative assessments and validation activities that provide the emergency responder community with information on important products and services. Visit the SAVER Program Web site at https://saver.fema.gov for more information on the SAVER Program. All information received will be treated as public knowledge and may be used in SAVER Program documentation; therefore, vendors should not submit proprietary information in response to this RFI. Specific information sought includes: 1. Company information, including name, address, URL, revenue, and number of employees. 2. Whether the company is a manufacturer or distributor. 3. A point of contact for follow-up information, and the point of contacts phone number and e-mail address. 4. Product name and a brief description. 5. Cost information such as purchase price and General Services Administration (GSA) schedule information. The submitted information will be evaluated for inclusion in SAVER projects and reports. Determination as to an individual products suitability will be made by SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston based on the objectives of this request. Vendors may be contacted following submission for more detailed product information. Vendor provided information may be reformatted for publication in SAVER Program documents. Submittals Respondents are required to complete the attached product summary questionnaire (PFD_RFI_pub.pdf) for each product and submit the questionnaires using the submit button. The technical point of contact is Mr. Eddie Broyles, 843-218-4423. This RFI is for information gathering and planning purposes only, and should not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or solicitation of an offer. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Submission of vendor information constitutes consent to publication of that information in SAVER Program documentation. E-mail your non-technical questions to the Senior Contract Negotiator, Deborah D. McNeely at deborah.mcneely@navy.mil. NOTICE: No information concerning the results of this market survey will be posted or provided. If a competitive procurement is issued, a synopsis will be posted to this website.
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