Defense Special Weapons Agency, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398

A -- SCALED TESTS POC Daniel Bertuna, Negotiator, (703) 325-1197, Scott G. Morton, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-1200 Attn: NOTE: This notice is a SOURCES SOUGHT request only. No RFP is available at this time and requests for same will not receive responses. The Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) is seeking a contractor with the capability to collect, analyze and report the results of experimental collateral effects tests. The performer will prepare composite test plans for 1/6 scale tests. The plan shall include 1/6 scale testing in a government furnished reusable steel structure. Test preparation will include coordination with diagnosticians for the conduct of the tests. The performer shall utilize the existing one sixth scale steel structure to conduct a series of six tests. The test series should last no more than two weeks. The tests will determine the chemical and physical response of the simulated WMD agent. The performer shall instrument the structure with 8 pressure and 4 temperature transducers. The performer will collect data from all diagnostics used on the test. The test will provide high speed photography of the container response and expelled plume, close-in simulant-blast mixing, and infrared plume data. Other parameters to be recorded include quasi-static and dynamic pressure, temperature, test time, air temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, wind direction and velocity and a video record of the test. Simulant data to be gathered will include the amount of TEP remaining in the structure, and estimation of the geometry, volume, and density of the expelled simulant plume. Parameters that may be required on future tests include particle size, chemical composition, and physical characteristics of the expelled simulant plume. The performer shall be prepared to incorporate additional high technology experiments such as infrared imagery, high speed photography, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometry, Particle Imaging Velocimetry (PIV), and Neutron Activation of rare earth materials. The performer shall coordinate test requirements, experimenter support, and post operations. The performershall execute the test, analyze the data, and report the results. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. For information fax a request to Daniel Bertuna, (703) 325-9295. Information on DSWA solicitations, already released, can be obtained by calling the DSWA Hotline at (703) 325-1173. As of 31 May 96, Acquisition Management has added "Procurement Opportunities" to the DSWA Home Page available on the World Wide Web. Information will include this synopsis and more. Please check us out at www.dswa.mil. Reference Synopsis No. 97-119 (0239)

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