SOURCES SOUGHT
42 -- Personnel Decontamination Technologies in Support of Combat Operations
- Notice Date
- 4/18/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325998
— All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- 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
- W911QY-14-RFI-PERSDECONTECH
- Response Due
- 5/16/2014
- Archive Date
- 6/17/2014
- Point of Contact
- John Conlin, 508-233-6164
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Natick (SPS)
(john.conlin3.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY for products or technologies that remove Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) hazards from personnel during immediate decontamination operations. This is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB). It is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources for planning purposes only. Responses to this notice are not considered as offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information presented or the use of any such information. Requested Information The Product Manager for the Decontamination Family of Systems (DFoS) under the Joint Project Manager for Protection (JPM P) is conducting a market survey to identify products or technologies that provide the Military Services capabilities which remove CBRN hazards from personnel by absorbing, neutralizing or removing chemical or biological agents, or by removing radioactive material as a result of a CBRN incident during immediate decontamination operations. Although the focus is on products and/or technologies at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4 (as listed by the Chemical Biological Defense Program (CBDP) Technology Transition Handbook; 20 July 2005), we will consider technologies at lower TRLs if appropriate. Specific information requested on each of the products or technologies includes: -Performance and Efficacy Test Data including but not limited to: -Chemical surety agent data (e.g. residual agent data and contact hazard) -Live biological agent data -Material/equipment compatibility data -Shelf life -Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) -Environment, Safety and Occupational Health -Instructions for Use (i.e. vendor proposed Concept of Operation) -Restrictions on Storage/Transportation -Restrictions on operations in varying environmental conditions (MIL-STD-810G) -FDA approval status; Health and Toxicity Studies -Product or Technology Cost Information Point of Contact (POC) Interested parties are requested to submit information in response to this RFI via email to John Conlin, at john.conlin3.civ@mail.mil, by 16 May 2014. Questions concerning this RFI may be addressed by contacting: Veronica St. Claire Technical Support for DFoS (931) 302-2638 veronica.stclaire@us.army.mil Additional Information All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Responses to this RFI are not offers for contract and will not be used by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Vendors having products that they believe would be suitable for military decontamination operations as described herein shall submit all supporting documentation requested by this solicitation to the POC noted above.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG - Natick (SPS) ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street Natick MA
- Zip Code: 01760-5011
- Zip Code: 01760-5011
- Record
- SN03343012-W 20140420/140418234920-a61f41cc2b4d6dfdf349258d0e51ed38 (fbodaily.com)
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