MODIFICATION
A -- Request for Information (RFI) for Sample Tracking
- Notice Date
- 6/11/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541711
— Research and Development in Biotechnology
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Edgewood, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424
- ZIP Code
- 21010-5424
- Solicitation Number
- W911SR-12-I-0004
- Response Due
- 6/25/2012
- Archive Date
- 8/24/2012
- Point of Contact
- Harold Hill, 410-436-0783
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Edgewood
(harold.hill2@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice is a request for information (RFI) and is not a request for proposals (RFP). The government will not award a contract on the basis of this notice, or otherwise pay for information solicited by it. Proprietary information should be clearly marked. The requested information is for planning and market research purposes only and will not be publicly released. In accordance with FAR 15.201(E), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Description The Biosurveillance Directorate under the Chemical Biological Medical Systems Joint Project Manager (CBMS JPM) is seeking market research, potential sources, and best practice information for commercially available technologies that perform or enable sample tracking of biological materials. Sample tracking technologies of particular interest involve those that support the tracking of samples collected in the field, possibly without access to ground power or communications capabilities, but are compatible with those assets when available. Technologies must be non-cumbersome, relatively inexpensive, and operate under a wide range of environmental conditions. The scope of the information that is being sought covers the tracking of biological samples from matrices, to include but not be limited to, soil, water, insect vectors, vegetation, aerosol, blood, veterinary and zoonotic specimens, and recovery of biological materials from surfaces such as buildings and transportation systems. Vendors both domestic and international are encouraged to respond. PART I - Technical Criteria. The sample tracking systems should be able to track environmental samples containing biological materials (e.g. soil, water, insect vectors, vegetation, aerosol, blood, veterinary and zoonotic specimens, and recovery of biological materials from surfaces such as buildings and transportation systems). Sample tracking systems should be capable of being integrated into DoD systems for automated delivery of a wide range of sample metadata. This request for information is focused solely on the tracking of materials and is not seeking information on other capabilities such as information management within sample repositories. Specific information of interest are as follows: -Technical description of tracking system -Commercially recommended applications -System component costs (in $US dollars) -Cost per tracking event (if applicable) -System weight and dimensions (where applicable) -Component performance under varying environmental conditions -Commercial availability in worldwide regions (i.e. limited in global markets/ITAR restrictions) -Training requirements to utilize system -Maintenance requirements for system (if applicable) PART II - Submission of Information. - Vendors desiring to respond to this request should provide a white paper as follows: White Paper: Limit the number of pages to four (4) total (Times New Roman, Font 12, one inch margins) excluding cover and photos which can be included separately. Describe sample tracking system or kit including, at a minimum, the specific information of interest stated in Part I. Other information of potential interest that vendors could include current and investigational applications of product, future commercial developments, references that document recovery and efficiency of the system or product, and photographs of complete system and components. To be responsive to this announcement a vendor must supply their information as requested by 25 June 2012 as a Microsoft Word document. The recipient email address is: usarmy.APG.ecbc.mbx.cbrn-datacall@mail.mil. At least one image of the sample collection systems should be submitted as a jpeg file with email file sizes not to exceed 3 megabytes. Vendors are requested to provide the name of Contact Person for their company, telephone number, FAX number, email and complete address with each submission of data. The U.S. Army is under no obligation to select any participating technologies.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG - Edgewood ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road Aberdeen Proving Ground MD
- Zip Code: 21010-5424
- Zip Code: 21010-5424
- Record
- SN02771970-W 20120613/120611235019-efa25669ff1626867f2ae42cf398caa0 (fbodaily.com)
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