FOOD AND WATER PROCESS SECURITY AGAINST PATHOGENS Special Notice: Sources Sought to identify INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA or NATIONAL LABORATORIES that have ongoing projects or research and/or product development FOR THE DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF FOOD-BORNE OR WATER-BORNE PATHOGENS, EITHER NATURALLY OCCURING OR INTENTIONALLY INTRODUCED, OR FOR NEW APROACHES TO FOOD OR WATER PROCESS SECURITY. The United States Air Force Force Protection Battlelab (USAF FPB) is a new organization whose goal is to rethink current Air Force protection practices in light of threat, develop new concepts of operation, and resulting implications for organizing, training, and equipping for the broad area of force protection. The USAF Force Protection Battlelab is currently undertaking an initiative to study the processes of procurement, preparation, and delivery of food and water to our airmen with the goal of addressing vulnerabilities and providing corrective options aimed at ensuring the safety of that food and water. Solution information should be applicable toboth U.S. and overseas locations and should emphasize cost-effective process changes, and reliable, simple to operate technology. The FPB is interested in responses that help ensure the security of our food from the source all the way through the final preparation and delivery. Responses can address a specific area or the whole process. If your orgaization has an idea or product it is interested in submitting to help us better address this issue, please submit your information to the FPB no later than 9 Jun 98. Mature research currently being pursued can be used as a foundation for defense applications. Interested parties should respond to this "sources sought" by transmitting a hard copy single page quad chart which depicts 1) a schematic drawing or photograph if addressing a technological solution, 2) a summary of the approach (technical or conceptual), 3) the operational capability, and 4) a rough order of magnitude, and a second page to aid our understanding specifically detailing how this piece of equipment, concept or process would be applied to help with this problem. Only written communications will be accepted and should be addressed to the point of contact. Please note: There is no firm requirement for this and procurement funds are not available. This action has no relationship to any formal solicitation. No solicitation will be issued at this time. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no cost or obligation to be incurred by the Government. The Government will in no way be obligated to purchase all or any part of the solution. All information obtained from this request shall be made available for competitive bidding purposes, should the need arise and if applicable. Interested parties should submit responses to USAF Force Protection Battlelab, ATTN: Lt Col Patricia Merrill, 1631 Stewart Street, Suite 102, Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5255. (FAX) (210)- 671-0649.

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