SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Development of a Hybrid Self-Contained Self-Rescuer
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Acquisition and Assistance Field Branch (Pittsburgh), Post Office Box 18070 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15236-0070
- ZIP Code
- 15236-0070
- Solicitation Number
- 2007-N-08848
- Response Due
- 10/16/2006
- Archive Date
- 10/30/2006
- Description
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory has a requirement to help develop and evaluate a hybrid self-rescuer (HSR) that will meet the requirements of 42 CFR Part 84 and Federal Mining Regulations. Federal mining regulations, 30 CFR 75.1714, require that every person who goes into an underground coal mine in the United States be supplied with a Self-Contained Self-Rescuer (SCSR) and trained in its use. An SCSR is an emergency breathing apparatus designed for the purpose of mine escape. It must be capable of providing a breathable atmosphere for one-hour and must be approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. SCSR use has helped save lives of miners, but the size and weight of the so-called first generation one-hour SCSRs made in-mine caching necessary. A government, industry, and labor task force was formed to determine how SCSRs could be made more accessible to the miner, and concluded that an SCSR should be worn on the belt of a miner like a filter self-rescuer (FSR), and determined that in order to be belt wearable, size and weight should be no more than about twice that of an FSR. Apparatus that meet this size and weight criteria are called SCSRs. A new SCSR technology identified was a HSR. A HSR is a combination of an SCSR and a FSR. The SCSR component would provide closed-circuit life support, supplying oxygen, while removing carbon dioxide. When the oxygen supply had been consumed, the HSR would switch over into an open-circuit FSR mode, scrubbing the ambient air, removing toxic gases such as carbon monoxide and particulates. An HSR would be similar in size and weight compared to existing SCSRs, but would provide extended protective capacity. Recently enacted legislation by Federal and several State governments require additional supplies of breathable air for individuals trapped underground during a mine escape. However, if a miner can not make good on an escape, the additional supply of SCSRs may not be sufficient to enable the trapped miners to survive until mine rescue teams can reach them. If HSRs are available, it would add an extra layer of protection for trapped miners. Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 2007-N-08848 will be issued on an unrestricted basis to full and open competition. The solicitation will be issued on or about September 15, 2006, and proposals will be due on or about October 16, 2006. Organizations interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation may submit a written request to DHHS/PHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIOSH - Pittsburgh, Acquisition and Assistance Field Branch V, Post Office Box 18070, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0070. Written requests submitted by facsimile to telephone number 412-386-6429 will be accepted. No telephone requests will be accepted. Please cite the solicitation number in your request. Offerors may obtain a copy of the RFP via the internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. All responsible responsive sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.
- Record
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