SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Covalent Immobilization/Nyco fabric
- Notice Date
- 5/23/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W911QY) Natick (SPS), BLDG 1 KANSAS ST, Natick, Massachusetts, 01760-5011, United States
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY-17-R-0033
- Archive Date
- 6/8/2017
- Point of Contact
- Andrea Albanese, Phone: (508) 233-6113, Jean t. Greenwood, Phone: (508) 233-6101
- E-Mail Address
-
andrea.l.albanese.civ@mail.mil, jean.t.greenwood.civ@mail.mil
(andrea.l.albanese.civ@mail.mil, jean.t.greenwood.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- W911QY-12-R-0033 - Covalent Immobilization/Nyco fabric; U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center, Natick, Massachusetts. The Government anticipates that this solicitation, in the form of a Request For Proposal (RFP), will be available on or about 7 June 2017 from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website on-line at https://www.fbo.gov/ and the Natick Contracting Division website at http://www3.natick.army.mil. The solicitation, specifications, and associated information will be available only from the Federal Business Opportunities and Natick Contracting Division websites. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Contractor will develop and demonstrate methods to immobilize multifunctional microparticles onto NyCo fabric, demonstrate wash resistance, durability of treated fabric, and retention of antimicrobial and repellent activity after treatment and laundering studies. It is highly desirable that the immobilization process eliminates the need for complicated manufacturing and methods can be engineered as a factory treatment after optimization. Treatments should also not damage baseline NyCo properties (fabrics' original moisture and vapor breathability properties) while retaining permanency of microparticles. Alternate multifunctional materials and polymers may also be investigated. Parallel to microparticle immobilization methods development, NyCo fabric samples will also be made using the same methods, for use in testing by the Government. Prototype NyCo fabric specimens will be delivered to the Government for testing during optimization studies. The contractor will also be expected to perform assays confirming that their treatment methods do not compromise the repellent cargoes contained in the antimicrobial microparticles and to document methods used and results in reports to the Government. The contractor will be responsible for supplying all immobilization supplies and materials, labor, and equipment. The functionalized microparticles will be supplied for studies by researchers at NSRDEC. The contractor will be expected to perform covalent immobilization/NyCo fabric studies as described in the RFP. All deliveries shall be F.O.B. Destination to the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center, Natick, MA. The Government anticipates awarding a single Firm Fixed Price contract with a six (6) month period of performance. This solicitation is set aside for Small Businesses. The applicable North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this solicitation is 541712 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) and the small business size is 1,000 Employees. Interested offerors must be registered with in the Systems for Award Management (SAM). SAM registration information can be accessed on-line at https://www.sam.gov. Interested offerors are required to post their representations and certifications on-line within SAM.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN04518976-W 20170525/170523235409-263ee2ddde77702cbc4b95e4b97b5a41 (fbodaily.com)
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