SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Request for Information for Air Particle Samplers (APS) designs.
- Notice Date
- 1/13/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- N00167 NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, MARYLAND 9500 MacArthur Blvd West Bethesda, MD
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0016712T0016
- Response Due
- 4/30/2012
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2012
- Point of Contact
- Stephen Stolte
- E-Mail Address
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301-227-1713<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information DESCRIPTION 1.052.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997). (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although proposal and offeror are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for (see 1.1 below). 1.1PURPOSE This is a Request for Information (RFI) and NOT a solicitation. NAVSEA 04RN is requesting industry and academia for designs on Air Particle Samplers (APS). The APS will be used to collect air particulate samples and will analyze these for the presence of radioactive isotopes. Specifically, this RFI documents a Government request to industry and academia for information on approaches, products, technologies, and/or solutions for Air Particle Sampler (APS). This includes information on algorithms, pumps, power sources, and detector technologies which have the potential to meet or exceed the requirements herein. All interested sources are encouraged to respond. 1.2 BACKGROUND APS solutions must be able to exceed current capabilities used by the U. S. Navy. The APS will be used on board Naval Nuclear powered ships, and at shore facilities. There are two portable APSs fielded in large numbers by the RADIAC Program. The HD-732C/UD (hereafter referred to as HD-732C) is an AC powered unit; the HD-1150/PD and HD-1151A/PD are essentially interchangeable DC powered units (hereafter referred to collectively as HD-1151A). HD-732C and HD-1151A units are fielded to NNPP ships as well as NNPP shore activities. a.In order to maintain a supply of units, for the last several years the Radiation Detection, Indication, And Computation (RADIAC) Program has tasked the Yorktown RADIAC Calibration Laboratory (WAJ) and the Pearl Harbor RADIAC Calibration Laboratory (PEJ) to perform refurbishments of both HD-732Cs and HD-1151As. b.There is no current source of new HD-732C units. RADeCO, Inc. is the only current source of new HD-1151A units. c.Several years ago, based on discussions with RADIAC Program personnel, RADeCO Inc. conducted preliminary development of a digital replacement Electronic Module Assembly (EMA) for the HD-732C. This replacement would result in new electronics, controls, and indications. RADECO assembled a prototype unit (digital EMA installed in an HD-732C), concluded that the replacement EMA is feasible, and concluded that it could be easily installed in the HD-732C (less than 30 minutes installation time). This effort was conducted at RADECO s expense, and no further effort was conducted. d.In 2009, the RADIAC Program contracted with a vendor to trouble-shoot and repair Printed Wiring Assemblies (PWAs) on several APS. The PWA is part of the Electronic Module Assembly (EMS). The vendor found that several of the boards worked upon arrival, so they did no repair on them. But other boards were beyond economical repair, due to damage to the board, unavailability of a failed integrated circuit, or inability to identify the problem. 2.DISCUSSION 2.1APS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS The basic design and performance requirements for the APSs are as follows: AC unit: a.Airflow rate: At least 0.3 cubic meter/min with filter paper specified below. b.Filter paper: Paper similar to that specified by MIL-F-37956 c.Flow totalizer: Accurate to within 10% for sample volume up to 1 cubic meter. d.Power source: Operates on 115 volts plus or minus 10% and 60 Hz plus or minus 5% single phase grounded or ungrounded. e.Ruggedness: Capable of being dropped on its bottom (outside its stowage case) from a height of 40 inches, and dropped on its bottom from a height of 5 feet (inside its stowage case). Unit must not suffer mechanical deterioration and must remain operable with no more than 5% degradation in performance. f.Vibration: Capable of withstanding vibration per MIL-STD-167-1A for Type 1 environmental vibration. g.Weight: Less than 18 pounds. h.Operating temperature range: -40 C to 60 C. DC unit: a.Airflow rate: At least 0.1 cubic meter/min with filter paper specified below. b.Filter paper: Paper similar to that specified by MIL-F-37956. c.Flow totalizer: Accurate to within 10% for sample volume up to 1 cubic meter. d.Battery: Rechargeable, spill proof, no additions of water or electrolyte required. e.Battery charger: Input power 100/120/220/240 volts AC nominal, 50/60 Hz. Charging time less than 16 hours at 60 Hz, less than 24 hours at 50 Hz. f.Sampling time: 120 minutes of sampling time per full battery charge. g.Ruggedness: Capable of being dropped on its bottom (outside its stowage case) from a height of 40 inches, and dropped on its bottom from a height of 5 feet (inside its stowage case). Unit must not suffer mechanical deterioration and must remain operable with no more than 5% degradation in performance, after being dropped. h.Vibration: Capable of withstanding vibration per MIL-STD-167-1A for Type 1 environmental vibration. i.Weight: Minimum achievable. j.Operating temperature range: -40 C to 60 C Integrated AC/DC unit: a.Meet above AC unit requirements on AC power and meet above DC unit requirements on DC power. b.Battery is detachable, such that the unit can be used in AC-powered mode without the battery. 3.0INFORMATION REQUESTED NAVSEA 04RN through NSWCCD is requesting that the following items (where applicable) be provided: 1.A company description and discussion of company capabilities with respect to fulfilling the objectives outlined in this RFI. 2.A description of previous experience in the development of APS, or similar equipment. 3.Provide specific information on currently available equipment items that meet or could be readily modified to meet the above requirements. Information is requested for AC units, DC units, and integrated AC/DC units. Vendors should discuss the ability to meet the requirements for each individual attribute discussed above, and, if appropriate, discuss any less stringent requirements that could be met. 4.A description of the proposed technology, present and future users, annual production quantities, and present and predicted reliability. 5.Provide a solution for the incorporation of a digital EMA which would provide a fix for the unrepairable PWA s. 6.Provide any additional information that will assist in understanding your responses to the RFI. 4.0STRUCTURE FOR RESPONSES Responses to this RFI should be in writing and should be in electronic copy form. Limit responses to a maximum of 30 pages. Respondents shall submit an electronic copy of the response in PDF. The entire submission must be received by 30 April 2012 but interested parties are encouraged to respond earlier if possible. The electronic copy must be formatted to print as typewritten on single-sided paper with one-inch margins on all sides and 1.5-spaced text. Use 12-point font with normal (uncondensed) spacing. The Navy may choose to meet with respondents to this RFI. A meeting would be intended to obtain further clarification of respondent capabilities and technical details. Submissions should identify a point of contact in case meetings are requested. Please submit information via e-mail to Stanley Mavrogianis at Stanley.mavrogianis@navy.mil, phone (301) 227-5684. 5.0 PROPOSAL INFORMATION, TECHNICAL DATA, AND OTHER INFORMATION NAVSEA Carderock will disclose respondents information to only authorized government and non-government third-parties for purposes of evaluation. Information submitted in response to this RFI constitutes the respondents written consent to such disclosure. Non-government third-parties will be required by the Government to sign a certificate of non-disclosure prior to their gaining access to the respondent s information. In accordance with FAR Part 15.201(e), this RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation and should not be viewed as a request for proposal. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. The responses will not be considered offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for their expenses associated with responding to this RFI. NAVSEA Carderock reserves the right to accept, reject, or use without obligation or compensation, any information submitted in response to this RFI that is not proprietary. The Government does not commit to providing a response to any comment or questions.
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