SOURCES SOUGHT
68 -- Chemical Agent Detector Confidence Checker Stimulant Container
- Notice Date
- 7/6/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 327213
— Glass Container Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424
- ZIP Code
- 21010-5424
- Solicitation Number
- W911SR-09-X-0187
- Response Due
- 8/11/2009
- Archive Date
- 10/10/2009
- Point of Contact
- LaVetta Wynn-Smith, (410) 436-2739<br />
- E-Mail Address
-
RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood
(lavetta.wynnsmith@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- W911SR-09-X-0187 MARKET SURVEY SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS Survey for Industry Interest in the Manufacture of a Chemical Agent Detector Confidence Checker Stimulant Container (CC-SC) This is a Sources Sought Synopsis ONLY. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response. The Joint Project Manager for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Contamination Avoidance (JPM NBC CA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are conducting market research to identify manufacturers capable of mass producing low-volume glass vials for containing chemical agent detector stimulants. If you currently manufacture a suitable product or have a process to manufacture a suitable product, please respond to this notice no later than 4:00 PM EST, August 11, 2009 Requirement: 1)The manufacturer shall be capable of completing the technical data package and mass producing the unique glass vials. Key vendor capabilities are: a.Engineering capability for final production processes and production of a complete technical data package for the glass vials. b.Manufacture or sub-contract production of a uniquely shaped, small, thin walled glass vial. The glass vial shall have an internal volume of approximately 50 microliters. c.The vial shall be designed to break and release the contents when pressure is applied by two fingers. d.A preliminary design drawing is available by request, once manufacturer has a non-disclosure agreement in place. 2)The proposed CC-SC acquisition program will require manufacturing sources to provide the following material and services to the Government under the provisions of a firm fixed price (FFP) contract. a.Five (5) vendor samples of similar products. b.Statement of capability to produce the glass vial and identification of in-house equipments to produce the glass vial. c.Identification of major subcontractors. d.Identify the material, quality control and production procedures, and engineering technical data package. 3)The JPM NBC CA and NIST Team requests that industry sources interested in participating in the CC-SC production respond to this Government request with the following information: a.Name and location of the facility for the engineering and manufacturing for the proposed product. b.Technical information on similar products produced including quality control procedures. c.Marketing literature for similar products. d.Product photographic image. e.Date of availability of vendor samples. f.A list of chemicals that the vendor has previously used to fill vials. g.Product cost in quantities less than 500 for testing. h.Projected production cost at a rate of 30,000 and 60,000 units per year. i.Prior customers for similar products, including customer points-of-contact (names and telephone numbers). j.Identify location and throughput of production facilities k.The JPM NBC CA and NIST may request you to provide an oral presentation of your product, not to exceed 30 minutes, followed by a 30-minute question and answer session. l.The JPM NBC CA and NIST may request that you host a Government tour of your engineering and production facilities. 4)The requested information should be submitted electronically in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf). The system photographic image may be submitted in a separate (.jpg) file. When printed onto single-sided letter-size sheets the submitted information should not exceed ten (10) sheets. This sources sought announcement does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract. The U. S. Government is in no way liable to pay for or reimburse companies or entities that respond to this announcement. All costs incurred by interested companies in response to this announcement will NOT be reimbursed. All information provided that is marked as proprietary information will be safeguarded to prevent disclosures to non-government personnel and entities. Your interest in this program is appreciated. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the information submitted. All interested parties should reply by submitting a response no later than 4:00 PM (EST) August 11, 2008 to: Mr. Louis P. Kosydar System Manager, TCC-SC louis.kosydar@us.army.mil 410.436.2147 FAX 410.436.7917 Please reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road Aberdeen Proving Ground MD<br />
- Zip Code: 21010-5424<br />
- Zip Code: 21010-5424<br />
- Record
- SN01866196-W 20090708/090706235943-53a7c94bc7912adeacf3c5e376308cfa (fbodaily.com)
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