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99 -- BIOLOGICAL DETECTORS SOL DAAM01-97-R-0008 DUE 022897 POC Contract Specialist Clare F. Fogler (410) 671-4399 (Site Code DAAM01) The U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command (CBDCOM) intends to negotiate with the Environmental Technologies Group (ETG) in Baltimore, MD, on a non-competitive basis (per FAR 6.302-1) for a new firm-fixed-priced production contract to obtan 28 biological detectors (BDs) in FY97, with an option for an additional 30 BDs in FY98. This total amount of 58 BDs represents the entire quantity projected for the U.S. Army's needs. This proposed production contract is for highly specialized equipment hich has taken over nine years for ETG to develop and successfully test and incorporates state-of-the-art design concepts for immunoassays, micro- sensors, and micro-fluid transport. The primary use of the BD will be as a component of the Biological Integrated Detection System (BIDS). It will be used to identify a liquid sample of suspected biological material when triggered by other BIDS components. As the develper of the BD, ETG possesses unique experience and corporate knowledge. ETG is the only contractor that has the necessary hardware and software expertise required to produce and deliver BDs which meet the U.S. Army's requirements without substantial dupliction of cost and within the schedule constraints of the BIDS program. Opportunities for competitive subcontracting will be present in the areas of subassembly and reagent production. See Note 22. (0341)

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