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99 -- MISCELLANEOUS SOL N00600-99-N-1245 POC Mr. Fred Crowson at 202-685-6855 MISCELLANEOUS -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT SOL N00600-99-X-1245 POC for additional information contact ASN (I&E) (S&S( Mr. Fred Crowson at (202) 685-6855. 99 Miscellaneous. Potential commercial sources sought. Director for Safety and Survivability (S&S) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installation & Environment) is tasked to make immediate improvements to operational safety and combat survivability for all Navy subsurface, air, shore, and Marine Corps commands. The approach is to use commercial off the shelf (COTS), non-developmental items (NDI) and technologies that satisfy requirements for personal protection, damage control, fire fighting, passive and active fire protection, hazardous chemical environments, ballistic protection, and high energy level (nuclear and other) exposure. To ensure rapid fleet introduction, COTS and NDI items are pre-tested (frequently at government expense) and certified for use with a Qualification Requirement (QR) prior to contractaward. This notice publicizes for informational purposes only those equipment, materials, and technologies that have met QR's and have received interim certifications for immediate procurement and operational use. This is not official endorsement of any of the products mentioned in this announcement. The following is a listing of such items qualified within the past six months: (a) Firefighter's helmet Light and Helmet Bracket: Pelican Products, Inc. 23215 Early Street, Torrance, CA 90505, Stealthlite Helment Light-part number 2400 and Helmet Bracket -- part number 750; APPLICATION: The fire fighter's helmet light and mounting bracket will be used by all Navy/Marine Corps fire fighters ashore and afloat to provide illumination in firefighting/damage control operations, (b)Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors: Innovative Technology, Inc., 15470 Flight Path Drive, Brooksville, FL 34609, Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor -- Models LORN-120-NN-M and LORN-480-NN-M; APPLICATION: The Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors are designed to protect electrical components from high transient voltage spikes experience in normal Navy shipboard operations. (c) Hose Storage and Carrying System: Milwaukee Strap, Inc., 12211 W. Bobolink Avenue., Milwaukee, WI 53225, Model-Gripper Hose System; APPLICATION: The damage control/fire fighting hose storage and carrying system will be used by all Navy/Marine Corps fire fighters, ashore and afloat, to improve hose storage, accessibility, and safe transportation of fire fighting and dewatering hoses. (d)Firefighter's Self-Adjusting Spanner Wrench; Solsons Exports Pvt. Ltd., SK Enterprises, 95 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY 12550, Model-Heavy Duty Pop-Spanner Wrench; APPLICATION: The fire fighter's self-adjusting wrench will be used by all Navy/Marine Corps fire/ fighters damage controlment ashore and afloat to access varying sizes of bolts and fasteners. (e) Firefighter's Hose/Nozzle Handling Device: Three Bears International, Inc., Box 35 DC, RR#2 Carrying Place, Ontario CA, KOK ILO, Model—EZ PUP Hose Handling Device; APPLICATION: The fire fighter's hose handling device will be used by all Navy/Marine Corps fire fighters, ashore and afloat, for easier control of a charged fire hose. (f) Confined Space Communication System: Con-Space Communications, Inc., P.O. Box 1540, 1160 Yew Avenue, Blaine, WA 98231-1540, Model-Confined Space Communication System-part number 0105-01-001, system components include: Communication module, single-sided headset, cable splitter, two face mask communication sets with speakers, two speaker harnesses, two lengths of 75 foot cables with cable strain relieves, ten foot extension cable, 50 foot cable, command talk box, two spiral cable wraps and a system hard case; APPLICATION: The confined space communication system will be used by all Navy/Marine Corps confined space entry/gas free personnel, both ashore and afloat, during confined space operations. (g) Self-Propelled Line Launching System: Rescue Rockets Limited, 4204 Sorrento Valley Blvd., Suite D, San Diego, CA 92121, Model -- Rescue Rocket: APPLICATION: The launchable, self-inflating life-ring and retrieval line device capable of projecting retrieval line/life preserver 200 feet from a ship or pier will be used by all Navy water rescue personnel, ashore and afloat, for improved retrieval in water. (h) Tilt and Hanging Bracket Frames: Super Vacuum Manufacturing Company, Inc., P.O. Box 87, Loveland, CO 80539-0087, Models -- Tilt Frame for Ventilators-part number: TF164 and The Saddle Bracket-part number: Saddle; APPLICATION: The ventilation fan tilt frame and hanging bracket will be used by all Navy/Marine Corps fire fighters ashore and afloat during emergency/temporary ventilation operations to best position Navy fans at varying angles or to mounted fans in unique positions. (i) Battery Operated, Portable Emergency Extrication tool: Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems, Inc., 300 Fairfield Road, Fairfield, NJ 07004-1962, Model -- Power Hawk P-16 Rescue System; APPLICATION: The fire fighters battery operated extrication system will be used by all Navy/Marine Corps fire fighters ashore and afloat for emergency extrication operations to rescue trapped personnel and for access to the scene of a fire in lieu of, or addition to, currently used diesel/gasoline powered systems. (j) Portable Compressor for Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Air Cylinders: Bauer Compressors, Inc., 1328 Azalea Gardens Road, Norfolk, Virginia 23502, Breathing Air Compressor -- Model Capitano DV (electric and diesel; APPLICATION: The breathing air compressor can be used to refill SCBA cylinders for all Navy/Marine Corps fire fighters, hazardous material workers, and confined space operations ashore and afloat. (k) Portable Foam Applicator Vest: IMMSCO, Inc., 2040 Harbor Island Drive, Suite #201, San Diego, CA 92101, Model-PFA-95 Portable Foam Applicator Jacket; APPLICATION: The portable foam supply vest will be used by Navy/Marine Corps fire fighters, ashore and afloat, to quickly supply fire fighting foam during initial fire fightingresponse. The end use is for rapid response by Rescue and Assistance Teams. (1) Portable VHF: Sporty's Pilot Shop, Clemont County Airport, Batavia, OH 45103, Model -- Sporty's JD-200 Transceiver; APPLICATION: This portable VHF transceiver is an easily operated radio that enhances aircraft communications Transceiver for Navy aircraft not equipped with VHF communication capabilities and improves navigation information available to military aircraft from civilian VHF based sources. (m) Earth Ground Test Meter: LEM USA,Inc., 6643 West Mill Road, Milwaukee, WI 53218, Model -- Earth Ground Test Meter -- Model GEOS X; APPLICATION: This ground test meter enables multiple ground resistance testing in a single instrument by shore-based test, maintenance, and repair facilities to safely perform quality testing of electrical and electronic grounding systems. (n) Portable, Clamp-On Harmonic Probe Tester -- AEMC Corp., 99 Chauncy Street, Boston, MA 02111, Model -- Clamp-On-Harmonic Probe AEMC Model 721; APPLICATION: This portable harmonic test meter enables troubleshooting and measurement of power quality on traditional and non linear loads and provides immediate, detailed results in a digital format to shore based electronic test, maintenance, and repair facilities. The above listings remain open for the inclusion of additional products meeting the necessary requirements. Additional QR information can be found at internet web site: www.nll.navsup.navy.mil/cml under reference numbers 99-16 and 99-13. Potential offerors who have off-the-shelf equipment, materials, or technologies in the above mentioned areas, and are available for immediate assessment to determine if they meet Navy Operational safety and/or combat survivability needs, should submit manufacturer's information to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installation & Environment)(Director for Safety & Survivability), Bldg. 36 Room 110, Washington Navy Yard, 901 M. Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5028 referencing this synopsis within 30 days of appearance of this notice in the Commerce Business Daily. Information submitted should be pertinent to this synopsis only. Acknowledgement of receipt and intent to evaluate responses will be made as time permits. This is not a request for development proposals. Any information provided by potential offerors should be forwarded at no cost to the government. Proprietary or restricted information should be designated as such. Submission should include available technical, operational, and cost data. Offerors are advised of the potential for destructive testing of items during the operational assessment. The Navy and is representatives shall not be obligated to pay for such items if damaged or destroyed. This notice is not a solicitation for bid, and will not necessarily, but can result in a contract award. A product receiving certification that meets the qualifications requirements would be a candidate for procurement under separate solicitations. (0355) Posted 03/19/99 (W-SN310576). (0078)

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