HSC/YAK, 8107 13th St, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5218

42 -- FIRE FIGHTING, RESCUE, AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT POC Ruth Spencer, Contracts Manager, (210) 536-4570; Julie Heise, Contracting Officer, (210) 536-6342 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the J-FIRE questionnaire, http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/PKA/programs/jfire/master.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the POC via e-mail, ruth.spencer@hermes.brooks.af.mil. The Chemical/Biological Defense Systems Division at the Human Systems Program Office, Brooks AFB, TX is contemplating the acquisition of a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Joint Firefighters Integrated Response Ensemble (J-FIRE) Chemical Warfare Fire-fighting Glove (CWFG). This announcement is NOT a formal solicitation and is NOT a request for proposals. Any formal solicitation will be announced separately. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The J-FIRE gloves' intended operating environment is in chemical warfare threat area. The following are the minimum essential salient characteristics of the J-FIRE CWFG: (1) meet NFPA 1973, Gloves for Structural Fire Fighting and NFPA 1976, Protective Clothing for Proximity Fire Fighting; (2) provide protection from a liquid chemical threat of 10 g/m2; (3) provide protection from a vapor and aerosol chemical agent threat of 7500 Ct (mg-min/m3); (4) maintain protection for 24 hoursor more after exposure to the chemical threat; (5) retain protection against the chemical threat after being worn for 30 days or more; (6) with packaging, stow and survive on a shelf for 10 years or more without storage maintenance; (7) integrate with the Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JS-LIST) chemical protective Overgarment (OG) by covering all skin on the hand, wrist, and forearm while reaching out with hand in any direction and fitting under the sleeve of the JS-LIST OG. Information submitted should be pertinent and specific to the questionnaire available at the following World Wide Web address: http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/PKA/programs/jfire/master.html. Published price lists are also requested. Responses should be limited to 25 pages, not including catalogs, brochures, and price lists, and must be received before 24 Apr 97. Telephone responses will not be honored. There is no specific format or outline that your response must follow. Include any other descriptive literature and any other specific and pertinent information that may apply to this request. (0093)

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