SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Hazard Mitigation Materiel and Equipment Restoration (HaMMER) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) - Decontaminants
- Notice Date
- 5/15/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424
- ZIP Code
- 21010-5424
- Solicitation Number
- W911SR-R-0029
- Response Due
- 6/29/2009
- Archive Date
- 8/28/2009
- Point of Contact
- Elaine Millard, 410-436-8612<br />
- E-Mail Address
-
RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood
(elaine.millard@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI) for Hazard Mitigation Materiel and Equipment Restoration (HaMMER) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) - Decontaminants General Information Document Type: Request for Information Solicitation Number: W911SR-09-R-0029 Posted Date: 15 May 2009 Response Date: NLT COB 29 June 2009 Contracting Office Address US ARMY RDECOM CONTRACTING CTR. W911SR EDGEWOOD CONTRACTING DIVISION ATTN: CCRD-ED/BLDG E-4455 E-4455 LIETZAN ROAD ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD 21010-5401 Program Description The Technical Manager (TM) for the Hazard Mitigation, Materiel and Equipment Restoration (HaMMER) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) is conducting a market survey to identify potential decontaminant technologies that could benefit the Warfighter by mitigating hazards associated with Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents (CBWAs), Non-Traditional Agents (NTAs) and Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) / Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs). The HaMMER ATD will technically and operationally demonstrate new decontaminant technologies in 2010-12 as part of a larger suite of hazard mitigation technologies. Technologies with sufficient maturity and military utility will be transitioned to the Joint Program Manager-Decontamination (JPM-Decon) for possible incorporation into the Decontamination Family of Systems (DFoS). The HaMMER ATD provides an excellent opportunity for industry to submit technologies with potential military utility for Government consideration, possible evaluation, and possible incorporation into a new program of record. Specifically, the HaMMER ATD is requesting information on: "Decontaminants that have an improved effectiveness / performance and a reduced logistics footprint than currently fielded decontaminants. "Threat and/or material specific decontaminants that will allow for improved decontamination performance on sorptive, permeable materials, such as elastomers and rubbers, as well as ability to decontaminate Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs), Biological Warfare Agents (BWAs), or Non-Traditional Agents (NTAs). "Dial-A Decon approach that provides an integrated system that presents choices of different decontaminants, agent indicators, mixing, and application methods to the Warfighter to adapt to the situation. Proposed decontaminants will be evaluated for operational relevance and demonstrated utility to meet the Warfighters needs. The maturity of proposed decontaminants should be at an initial Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 4 (minimum) or could be mature enough to meet a TRL 4 before the HaMMER ATD Early User Assessments (2QFY11). Note: By definition, a TRL 4 is the Validation of Basic Application Concepts (Component and/or breadboard in a laboratory environment). However, if agent test data is not available, simulant/surrogate data can be used if and only if a strong case is presented that outlines the agent characteristics being mimicked this position must be strengthened by including historic agent to simulant correlation data; modeling studies will also strengthen this approach. Submitted technologies will also be assessed on their ability for transition. Specifically: "Decontaminants considered for CWAs on rubber, elastomeric, and other sorptive components must be effective enough to perform thorough decontamination on hard to reach locations, and show capability to decontaminate a challenge of 10 g/m2 within 30 minutes or less. (Decontaminants must also eliminate residual hazards thus reducing the need to remove or destroy rubber components). "Decontaminants considered for NTAs must be reliable, safe, effective, fast acting, and have a broad spectrum of material compatibility. NTA decontaminants should be able to decontaminate a challenge of 10 g/m2 within 30 minutes or less. "Decontaminants should be ready to use within 15 minutes and remain effective for mission duration. "Decontaminants must not degrade or affect the performance of individual protection equipment (IPE) to a level of unacceptable risk, or present any uncontrolled safety hazards to personnel in appropriate mission oriented protective posture (MOPP). "Decontaminants should be compatible and not interfere with all standard fielded detectors (i.e., M8 CW Agent Detector Paper, M9 CW Agent Detector Tape, JCAD, CAM, ACADA) used to evaluate decontamination effectiveness and be safe to operate, transport, store, and maintain throughout its life cycle. "Decontaminants should have a shelf life of five years and maintain a pot life of six hours following any necessary mixing. "Decontaminants will introduce minimal or no decrement in equipment or electronic or optical component performance and be safe to both personnel and the environment. "Dial-A-Decon systems should be able to store, mix, and apply decontaminants or other HaMMER technologies at varying pH, pressure, flow rate, etc., pending the operational need and specific CBWA and NTA threat. "Dial-A-Decon systems and decontaminants will be ground, sea, and air transportable. Requested Information Please complete the attached questionnaire and provide any supporting data, to include the documents specified below. The questionnaire covers technical performance, compatibility and logistical parameters for the decontaminant technology. Documentation provided in response to this RFI (W911SR-09-R-0029) will be used to substantiate information provided to the questionnaire. Mandatory RFI Submission Documents 1.Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for final formulation of decontaminants and for all components of formulation that are separately shipped or stored 2.Performance and Efficacy Test Reports/Data to support claims 3.Commercial Specifications/Standards Documentation to support claims 4.Vendor Preliminary Assessment of Military Utility (how the decontaminant will impact current decontamination TTPs and its effects on throughput, logistics burden, efficacy, safety, the environment, and costs; and how the decontaminant and any changes are subject to configuration management and control) Point of Contact (POC) Interested parties shall submit information in response to this RFI to: US ARMY RDECOM CONTRACTING CTR. W911SR EDGEWOOD CONTRACTING DIVISION ATTN: CCRD-ED/BLDG E-4455 E-4455 LIETZAN ROAD ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD 21010-5401 Questions concerning this RFI may be addressed by contacting the above contracting office. Responses shall be received NLT COB 29 June 2009. Documents shall be electronic in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and/or Adobe Professional format and provided on compact disk (CD). No telephonic responses to this RFI will be considered. Where the vendor deems appropriate, hard copies can also be submitted as backup and/or support information. Additional Information This RFI may be used to procure products to undergo independent Government evaluation for future production. THIS IS NOT A DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORT. Technologies should be commercially available, either in product or functional prototype form. All proprietary data that respondent intends to be used only by the Government for evaluation purposes must be identified and appropriately marked. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 3.104-4 and 52.215-1(e). All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Vendors having products that they believe would be suitable for military decontamination operations as described herein shall submit all supporting documentation requested by this solicitation to the POC noted above. Information received as a result of this RFI will be evaluated by the HaMMER ATD Technology Review Panel. Suitable technologies will be subjected to Government Technical and Operational Testing. Those technologies with military utility may be transitioned to the JPM-Decon for possible incorporation into the DFoS. RESPONSES TO THIS RFI ARE NOT OFFERS FOR CONTRACT AND WILL NOT BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. ADDITIONALLY, NO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
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- Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road Aberdeen Proving Ground MD<br />
- Zip Code: 21010-5424<br />
- Zip Code: 21010-5424<br />
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