SOURCES SOUGHT
84 -- Ability to design or manufacture a Explosive Ordnance Disposal Suit, Explosive Ordnance Disposal helmet, or complete integrated ensemble (Bomb Suit System)
- Notice Date
- 2/20/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
- ZIP Code
- 21005-3013
- Solicitation Number
- W91CRB09EODS
- Response Due
- 3/6/2009
- Archive Date
- 5/5/2009
- Point of Contact
- Debra Shreve, 703-704-2204<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Respond To: Project Manager-Soldier Survivability, Program Executive Office-Soldier, US Army, 10170 Beach Road, Building 328T, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060, Attention: MAJ Craig Fournier, 703-704-0567 or email Craig.Fournier@us.army.mil or the alternate is: Mr Mac Wilson, 703-704-4804 or email: Ellsworth.Wilson@us.army.mil. This announcement is a Request for Information (RFI). This is not an Invitation to Bid or a Request for Proposals. No award will be made as a result of this announcement. The Army, through PM-SSV, requests information from manufacturers capable of designing and/or producing an Explosive Ordnance Disposal suit, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal helmet, or complete integrated ensemble (Bomb Suit System). This Personal Protective Equipment is used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Soldiers for improvised explosive device (IED) defeat missions. The bomb suit will provide protection from fragmentation, blast overpressure, tertiary impact, heat, and flame generated by UXOs (grenades, projectiles, submunitions) and Improvised Explosive Devices. The bomb suit must be user friendly. It will be easy to unpack, don, doff, and pack. The system must allow maximum flexibility, range of motion, sight, hearing, and speaking to permit efficient accomplishment of the EOD mission. The bomb suit must permit the EOD Soldier to maneuver through corridors, closely spaced furniture, climb stairs and ladders, look under, around or into a vehicle/aircraft/ship, desk, closet, or other confined spaces. Bomb Suit will permit the EOD Soldier to quickly and safely position specialized render-safe tools, diagnostic tools, and explosive counter charges during their mission. Key Protective Performance characteristics are as follows: System Weight Limits (includes suit and helmet; excludes accessories and power supplies): Small-66.0 lb Medium-Short-68.0 lb Medium-74.0 lb Large- 83.0 lb Blast Protection: Enhance survivability of the Soldier from close range free field blast. Ballistic Performance (17 grain FSP V50): Helmet Shell: 2100 feet per second Face shield: 2560 feet per second Frontal Thoracic region (chest, abdomen, groin): 5100 feet per second Front of Arms, Neck: 1800 feet per second Arms and Thorax, Rear: 1450 feet per second Legs, Front: 2000 feet per second -Ballistic protection shall be provided across all body regions with minimal gaps in protection to allow maximum protection and flexibility. Gross gaps across frontal body regions are unacceptable. Impact Protection: -Helmet shall provide non-ballistic impact protection: no more than 300 g average headform acceleration for 22 feet per second impact on a flat anvil when tested to ASTM 1446 or other recognized helmet testing standard. -Back of thorax will be outfitted with an impact protective pad to provide tertiary impact protection to the back and spine. Thermal Protection: -Ensemble will be composed of non-melting, flame resistant materials. Other Capabilities: -Hands free lighting capability for work under low light or no light conditions. -Hearing enhancement system to permit the wearer to hear ambient sounds. -Helmet ventilation system to provide fresh air to the wearer at a minimum rate of 1.5 cubic feet per minute. Ventilation system must be capable of providing adjustable airflow from 0 cubic feet per minute to 3.0 feet per minute. The ventilation system will provide air to the facial region to permit respiration and minimize visor fogging. -Visor will be fog resistant -Power supplies will use standard commercial off the shelf batteries. -The bomb suit will have means to accommodate respiratory protection including M40 mask and XM-50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask (JSGPM). -The system will be compatible with cooling system(s) capable of extracting minimum 150 Watts metabolic heat. -Helmet shall fit the 5th to 95th percentile Army Soldier using one size helmet system. Objective: the helmet system will be available in more than one size. -Suit will be launderable and modular to permit repair The ensemble will consist of the following primary protective components: head protection (helmet and visor), torso and arms protection (jacket), legs and feet protection (trousers) or an alternative configuration that provides blast effects protection to the wearer. Carrying cases/bags for the suit and the helmet system will be available. Additional Information: Manufacturing capability Production capability: quantity bomb suits per month, quantity helmets per month Location of manufacturing Previous government and civilian contracts; ISO 9000 certification Corporate points of contact. Written descriptions of items: Helmet materials, configuration, and performance levels Faceshield materials, configuration, and performance levels Suit materials, configuration, and performance levels
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- Place of Performance
- Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue Aberdeen Proving Ground MD<br />
- Zip Code: 21005-3013<br />
- Zip Code: 21005-3013<br />
- Record
- SN01754625-W 20090222/090220220002-c2d86da3248f9f3b259ac8e8a58b3daa (fbodaily.com)
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