SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON EXPLOSIVE SUPPRESSANT TECHNOLOGIES FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
- Notice Date
- 9/3/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Natick (SPS), ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY-RFI
- Response Due
- 10/31/2013
- Archive Date
- 11/2/2013
- Point of Contact
- Darlene Rideout, (508) 233-6134
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Natick (SPS)
(darlene.l.rideout.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY - The US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), Natick, MA, is conducting a Request for Information (RFI) on Explosive Suppressant Technologies for Emergency Responders (ER). This is a Market Survey, not a Request for Proposal. Law Enforcement patrol officers frequently respond to a broad range of threats for which they typically have no opportunity for pre-operation planning. Further, many other groups of ER personnel, to include Emergency Medical Response, typically have even less personal protective equipment when responding to an incident. Meanwhile, explosives remain a serious and credible threat, as exemplified by the recent Boston Marathon bombings. The purpose of this RFI is to investigate, identify, and outline existing and emerging technologies designed to provide suppression, deflection, and protection against the ballistic and blast effects of explosive incidents and mitigate collateral injury during ER operations. NSRDEC will document these technology product options collected from the RFI, and other sources, in a Market Survey report to be made available to the ER community for their awareness and consideration. Responses should include product performance and applicability to ER personnel based upon the proximity to an explosive event. In addition, information pertaining to the product's ease of use, deployment and mobility for the casual user (i.e. someone who is trained in the use of the equipment, but is not required to use it as part of their primary role or responsibility) as their primary protective equipment or as alternate mitigation measures, is requested. All interested firms, regardless of size, are encouraged to submit information to NSRDEC and are encouraged to submit the following information: Manufacturer Product Name (and product graphics, if available) Product Description: Deployment Format (e.g. worn, detached shield, blanket/wrap, etc) Features (e.g. weight, dimensions, time to deploy, time to dismantle, etc.) Applications/Uses Suppression format (e.g. protects against blast, fragmentation, both?, electronic prevention?, etc.) Operating Requirements (i.e. resource or additional component needs - such as water/foam/ power/ other?) Performance certification (e.g. level of protection?) Pricing Availability (i.e. is the product commercially available, in production, in product test and evaluation phases, under research/emerging?) Contact Information - include company name, address, website URL, email address, and phone number for interested parties Write-up submissions shall not exceed 10 pages in length and graphics are encouraged and do not count against the 10 page limit. Proprietary information must be labeled as such and will not be disclosed outside of the US Government. Nothing shall be construed herein or through the RFI process to commit or obligate the Government to further action as a result of this RFI. Firms responding to this RFI shall bear all risk and expense of any resources used to provide the requested information, and all information submitted in response to this request shall become the property of the US Government, and will not be returned to the submitter. Responses shall be submitted by 31 October 2013 and shall be sent via email to david.j.audet2.civ@mail.mil or by regular mail to US Army RDECOM, NSRDEC, TSPID (ATTN: David Audet), Kansas Street, Natick, MA, 01760. DO NOT CONTACT THE CONTRACTING OFFICE.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/5650ce350254816eab9b62f9ea5cb779)
- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG - Natick (SPS) ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street Natick MA
- Zip Code: 01760-5011
- Zip Code: 01760-5011
- Record
- SN03172382-W 20130905/130904000051-5650ce350254816eab9b62f9ea5cb779 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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