SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Draft Request For Proposal (DRFP), seeking commercial entities with the capability to develop and produce systems for the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS).
- Notice Date
- 5/20/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Natick (SPS), ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY13R0036
- Archive Date
- 5/20/2014
- Point of Contact
- Richard Totten, 301-619-2446
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Natick (SPS)
(richard.totten1@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division, Natick, MA, Ft Detrick Branch, in support of the Joint Project Manager, Nuclear Biological Chemical Contamination Avoidance (NBCCA) is issuing a Draft Request For Proposal (DRFP), seeking commercial entities with the capability to develop and produce systems for the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS), Biological Warfare Agent (BWA) detection, collection, and identification hardware and software, and the development and delivery of engineering data and logistics products. The successful candidate will also be required to participate in Government testing, training, and fielding. This Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) is not a solicitation but is issued as an acquisition planning tool and as a means of soliciting industry comments for use in developing a future formal solicitation. No proposal is required, and no contract will be awarded as a result of this draft solicitation. It is anticipated this requirement will be offered as non commercial full and open competition solicitation under FAR 15. The NAICS code for this effort is 541712, with a size standard of 500 employees. Prospective Offerors are invited to: 1. Comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation, including requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches; 2. Identify unnecessary or inefficient requirements; 3. Identify voluntary consensus standards that meet the Governments requirements as alternatives to Government unique standards cited as requirements, in accordance with FAR 11.101, except where inconsistent with law or otherwise impractical. A summary of the disposition of DRFP comments/questions will be included with the FBO publication of the final RFP. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as Company Proprietary. Do not use Government Security Classification markings. Any information provided to the U.S. Government in response to this DRFP for planning purposes only and will not be used as a selection consideration in any U.S. Government contract competition. Should the U.S. Government elect to pursue the subject requirement, an official Request for Proposal will be released at a later date in accordance with FAR Part 15. All written responses to this DRFP must be received within 30 days of posting this notice. Please address responses to; W911QY-13-R-0036 JBTDS DRFP at; usarmy.detrick.cbms.mbx.contracting@mail.mil. Please designate a company point of contact (telephone, address, and email) and business size. Preferred media for your response to this notice is electronic (i.e. Microsoft Word, Portable Document Format, MS Power Point) via e-mail submission.
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