SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Trace Detection of Exogenous Materials on Fingerprints
- Notice Date
- 2/6/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Edgewood, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424
- ZIP Code
- 21010-5424
- Solicitation Number
- W911SR-13-R-0040
- Response Due
- 3/15/2013
- Archive Date
- 4/7/2013
- Point of Contact
- Gregory J Jamison, 410-436-2515
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Edgewood
(gregory.j.jamison.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Research and Technology Directorate at ECBC is conducting a market survey to identify businesses with either demonstrated capabilities or ideas to non-invasively detect exogenous materials in fingerprints and residual handprints on variable surfaces in a portable form factor. Key Capabilities Desired: a.The use of Raman Spectroscopy, Raman Chemical Imaging, Raman Microscopy to be the identifying technology of exogenous materials. b.Ability to rapidly scan and map an area on the surface (not greater than 5 by 5 inches) containing the entire residual fingerprint or handprint of interest. c.Ability to examine and scan both flat and curved surfaces. d.Ability to produce high quality bright field or fluorescence images of at least 1000 x 1000 dots per inch of the area containing the fingerprint or residual handprint with accurate scale factor. e.Proposed device should weigh 70 lbs or less. The Government intends to establish a multiyear program to build a prototype system that is capable of identifying exogenous materials in fingerprints non-invasively for forensic attribution. This is a request for information ONLY. NO CONTRACT AWARD WILL BE MADE FROM THIS PUBLICATION. There will not be any opportunities for questions or answers related to this RFI. WHITE PAPER PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION: All domestic small businesses are encouraged to respond to this RFI by submitting a white paper. If already involved in a contract with the Department of Defense, include that contract number. Also, the respondent should state if it is a small business and if so if it is considered small disadvantaged (8a). The white paper shall be limited to twenty (20) pages (8.5inches x 11inches) of English text. It shall be single-spaced, 12 font size with 1 inch left, right, top and bottom margins. Any proprietary data that is intended only for evaluation purposes by the Government must be identified and appropriately marked. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 3.104-4; 52.215-1(e). The respondent must also identify all technical data contained in the white paper that is to be treated by the Government as subject to restrictive markings. In the absence of such identification, the Government will assume to have unlimited rights to all technical data in the white paper. The white paper shall be submitted in Portable Document Format (pdf) or Microsoft Word format and include an electronic copy on a Windows compatible CD-ROM. Respondents are responsible to ensure electronic copies on CD-ROM are virus free. Submissions are to be sent no later than 5:00 pm on 15 March 2013 to: Jason.a.guicheteau.civ@mail.mil Submitter must include the company information listed below: Company Name Address Point of Contact Business, Size Standard and NAICS code This notice is not to be interpreted as a commitment by the US Government. It is not an opportunity to acquire funding to support current or future development efforts. Submitters will not be notified of the results of the information submitted. Nor will the Government reimburse for information provided. Point of Contact: Dr. Jason A. Guicheteau Email: Jason.a.guicheteau.civ@mail.mil Phone: 410-436-1923 Contracting Office Address: US Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Contracting Division (,ATTN: CCAP-SCE), E4455 Lietzan Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5401
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG - Edgewood ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road Aberdeen Proving Ground MD
- Zip Code: 21010-5424
- Zip Code: 21010-5424
- Record
- SN02980625-W 20130208/130206234210-23edf4ed4897f75eb5d5ae4416ef9b0e (fbodaily.com)
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