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23 -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR EMERGENCY RESPOND TRANSPORT VEHICLE. SOL W90B3W-0000-0000 POC Technical Point of Contact: Joe Savel, 410-671-5393 (Site Code DAAD05) The U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command is conducting a market survey to determine the commercial availability of an emergency respond transport vehicle (ERTV). The requirement is for an ERTV that will be capable of transporting a crew of eight emergency response personnel from their routine work area to a chemical accident site. The workers will be wearing OSHA level A chemical protective clothing. This clothing consists of a fully encapsulated, pressurized chemical protective suite and a self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Accordingly, the vehicle must be equipped with a breathable air supply system to which the responders can tether while in route to a chemical accident. The air system must support a five hour mission. Also, the responder seating area must be equipped with a heat, ventilation, and air conditioning system for passenger comfort. The seats must be designed in a manner that will provide safe, comfortable seating for responders wearing fully encapsulated suites, and SCBA with 1 hour air bottles under the suits. The ERTV must meet Department of Transportation requirements for transporting responders on public highways. Send product literature for currently available vehicles/vehicle concepts that meet the above requirements to: U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command, ATTN: AMSCB-LO (Joe Savel), 5232 Fleming Rd., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. 21010-5423. Interested sources may contact the technical points of contact: Mr. Joe Savel, Phone #410-671-5393, FAX #410-671-5133 and Mr. Lyle Dauber, Phone#410-671-6571, FAX #410-671-5133. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. At this time no funding is available for the requirement. Closing date for submission is 45 days (0058)

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