SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- This is FEDBIZOPPS Announcement requesting information for the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System Increment 1 program.
- Notice Date
- 7/1/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- 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-09-R-0035
- Archive Date
- 9/29/2009
- Point of Contact
- Gregory J Jamison, 410-436-4448<br />
- E-Mail Address
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RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood
(gregory.jamison@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
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- Description
- Contracting Office Address RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424 POC: Mr. Greg Jamison/(410) 436-4448. Description The Joint Product Director for Advanced Detection System (JPD-ADS) under the Joint Project Manager for Biological Defense (JPM-BD) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI), potential sources, and best practice information for the supply, integration, test and referee of mature (TRL 6 +) materiel solutions to support the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS) Increment 1 program. JBTDS Increment 1 will be conducting an integrated end-to-end competitive prototyping effort in FY10. JBTDS will be a modular set of components where each component will function as an integrated part in a task organized capability set. These components perform the core biological defense functions of biological aerosol detection, collection and identification. This approach provides the DoD the flexibility to employ JBTDS components in several missions to include: biological surveillance, biological monitoring, consequence management and combating weapons of mass destruction. Only alternate technical approaches that are tailored to the biological surveillance mission are acceptable. Detection consists of continuous, autonomous monitoring for the onset of Biological Warfare Agent (BWA) aerosol clouds and near-real-time communication of the detection event. At a minimum, detection must provide biological / non-biological discrimination information, however additional near-real-time information is desired. Collection consists of sampling the air and isolating the sample in a form that is compatible with the presumptive and confirmatory identification techniques to be used. Maintaining agent viability is desired, but not required. Identification consists of all sample preparation and analysis techniques needed to identify the species of the BWA to medium (presumptive, one bio-marker) or high (field confirmatory, two independent bio-markers) confidence. Identification capabilities are employed in the local vicinity (within a few kilometers) of the detector/collector set to rapidly mitigate detector false alarms, to pre-screen the environmental samples and to provide commanders with timely information to support time-sensitive force protection and force preservation decisions. For the future planned solicitation of teams, vendors should consider Government interest in all current commercial applications and/or licensing/intellectual property provisions and ability to receive a DoD Secret-Level Clearance and to work with CDC/USDA Select Agents. The Government is under no obligation to select a participating vendor and is not committing to a contract action. Submission of Information: Vendors desiring to respond to this request should provide a white paper as follows: a) Proprietary White Paper: Limit the number of pages to ten (10) total (Times New Roman, Font 12, one inch margins) excluding cover and photos. Proprietary White Paper is for Government use only. b) Non-Proprietary White Paper: Limit the number of pages to two (2) total (Times New Roman, Font 12, one inch margins) excluding cover and photos. Non-proprietary white paper will be published on the JPEO-CBD public website (www.jpeocbd.osd.mil) as a resource for vendors to use at their discretion. Information will be posted within 45 days after the RFI closes. c) Describe the component(s) capability as described in the attached (Attachment 1) Draft Performance Specification d) Provide Point(s) of Contact to include name, office phone number(s) and email address(es) To respond to this announcement, vendors must provide their information as requested, in writing, by 3 August 2009 to RDECOM Acquisition Center - Edgewood, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424. Please direct all questions to Mr. Greg Jamison at (410) 436-4448. Attachment 1 Draft Performance Specification: Scenario: Providing continuous biological surveillance for a 2km by 2km square area in an austere environment for 72 hours can be used to facilitate a comparative analysis of technical approaches, logistics burden and total ownership cost. This scenario area could be an example of an infantry battalion unit area or a Forward Operating Base (FOB). All of the equipment needed to perform the biological surveillance mission in this scenario is described as a task organized capability set. The set may consist of multiple remote nodes and a base station as described below. Remote Node: The concept of a remote node is driven by the idea of multiple identical sets of equipment that are geographically distributed to ensure a specific probability of detection and sufficient archival sample collection across a unit area or front for a wide range of attack types to include asymmetric attacks. Remote nodes are monitored from a central location via a local area network. A remote node consists of a detector, collector, radio, meteorological sensors (if needed), global positioning system (if needed), batteries to power these components for 24 hours, operators manual, operator-level preventive maintenance checks and services kit and a tactical carry container. The weight of all remote node components combined must be less than 37 lbs. The quantity of nodes in a unit capability set and the exact contents of a remote node are determined by the capabilities of the technologies employed. A remote node must be one-man portable (approximately 1 cubic foot) while also wearing personal protective equipment (e.g. MOPP, body armor) and carrying personal equipment (e.g. weapon, assault pack, hydration system etc.) over distances of 500m to 1km. Remote nodes may be heterogeneous if required to optimize the capability set (e.g. a stand alone meteorological sensor if only one is required per set vs. per node for optimal set performance). Base Station Communications: Used for three (3) purposes: 1) management of remote nodes (placement, system health, etc.), 2) collection of information for NBC Messaging via the Joint Warning and Reporting Network (JWARN) and 3) overarching network algorithms and data fusion to reduce false alarm rate (if needed). Base Station Identification: If the technology in the remote node does not already provide species identification information, this capability can reside in a centralized (local) location to process samples collected by the remote nodes. Identification node must also be one-man portable (37lbs, approx. 1 cu. ft.) All values given are thresholds [T], unless otherwise specified as objective [O]. Overarching Capability Set Criteria "Detect, Identify and archive sample (collect) Biological Warfare Agent (BWA) aerosols. "Near Real Time Array Probability of Detection for effective attacks released 0.5 - 10 km upwind of unit front : greater than 85% per agent type (not averaged across all agent types) "Periodic Sampling (non-real time) probability of detection of effective attacks released 0.5 to 10 upwind: greater than 95% per agent type "Mean Time Between False Alarm (Detector Array): 168 hours [T], 720 hours [O] "Individual Remote Node set up time (any type): less than 10 minutes "Network set time: less than 30 minutes "Continuously operate from 5o C to 50o C, day or night "Desired Internal batteries: BA5390/U and BB2590/U "Desired External batteries: BA8140, BA8180 "Lithium battery safety certification: For BA5390/U & BB2590/U, component must pass lithium battery violent venting test per S9310-AQ-SAF-010 (dated Aug 2004) "Cumulative weight for all remote nodes and base stations for the scenario described should weigh less than 350 lbs. for 72 hours of operation "Cumulative cost for all remote nodes, bases stations and operational consumables for the scenario described must be less than $300,000 Detector Criteria Summary "Detect BWA particles 1 - 10 um inclusive "Include an automated audio, visual and remote alarm "Trigger the operation of an aerosol collector "Start up time: less than 10 minutes (time to become sensitive to cloud onsets after last human interaction) "Minimum limits of detection (LOD) at 85% probability of detection and 80% confidence: oBacterial Spores: 100 Agent Containing Particles per Liter Air (ACPLA) (700 - 1200 organisms/liter (org/L)) oVegetative bacteria 25 ACPLA (75 - 150 org/L) oToxins 300 ACPLA (1 - 10 ng/L) oViruses 100 ACPLA (100 - 200 org/L) "Response Time: 15 minutes [T], 1 minute [O] from the time the cloud concentration reaches the stated LOD. "Operating run time: continuously for 12 hours on one set of internal primary batteries "Line Power: Internal ability to attach to mil-spec connectors and use 12 to 28 VDC and 120 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 cycle AC "Adjustable volume of audible alarm "Adjustable brightness of the visual alarm and night vision compatible "Mean Time Between Operational Mission Failure: greater than 720 hours "Archive raw detector and built in test diagnostic data for greater than 72 hours "Detector interfaces to the wireless Joint Warning and Report Network (JWARN) Component Interface Device (JCID), a standard Common CBRN Sensor Interface (CCSI) Controlling Application, the M42 Remote Alarm (MIL-DTL-51384) and aerosol collector. "Training time for detector operation is less than 8 hours. Collector Criteria Summary "Collect airborne BWA particles in the 1 to 10 micrometer size range within a liquid medium. "Average Concentration Factor of 85,000 or greater [calculated as ((units/l liquid)/(units/l air))/(minutes) for 1 to 10 micrometer particles] based on a collection (sampling) period of 5 minutes (greater than 17,000 CF/min) "Produce a 6 to 7 ml liquid sample compatible with both immunoassay and nucleic analyses. "Operate in an automatic (remote trigger) or manual (continuous sampling) mode "Operating run time: continuously for 12 hours on primary internal batteries "MTBOMF for the Collector is less than 720 hours "Able to be operated as a collector only or operated with a detector (triggered by detector alarm) "Extraction of sample from collector or collection media to liquid in less than 5 minutes. Identifier Criteria "Provide a species-based identification of pathogens and toxins. Less than 2.5 ml of a sample is required to conduct an analysis for a complete agent identification cycle. This amount allows for archive sample for further analysis based on collector criteria above. "Screened samples for at least 10 agents in less than 60 minutes (to include all sample prep, if any) "If a liquid sample is consumed by the identifier, identifier is fully compatible with the JBTDS Collector sample media "Sensitivity - 90% probability of identification at 80% confidence for the following concentration ranges (based on preliminary analyses, modeling and simulation using collector criteria above): obacterial spores 2000 [O] to 20,000 [T] org/ml, ovegetative bacteria 1000 [O] to 2,000 [T] org/ml otoxin 1 [O] to 52 [T] ng/ml oviruses (RNA and DNA) 800 [O] to 1600 [T] pfu/ml "Specificity: False identification rate of 2% or less. "Mean Cycles Between Operational Mission Failure: 150 sample processing cycles - (approximately 150 operational hours, not including stand by time) "Operating run time: 5 analyses minimum per battery set at 25C Environmental Criteria for JBTDS System Operate without material or operational degradation during and after exposure to the specified environments: "Salt Fog Survive exposure to salt fog. External surfaces shall not rust before or after exposure "Fungus Resist fungus and mildew growth. Shall survive 28 day exposure to fungus "Humidity Operate in relative humidity of 5% to 95% "Rain Operate during and after exposure to blowing rain "Sand/Dust Operate after exposure to blowing sand atmosphere. Operate during and after exposure to dust-laden atmosphere "Solar Radiation Operate when subjected to direct sunlight "Temperature, Storage - After storage at temperatures of -39C to 52C for indefinite amounts of time, and temperature is returned to a temperature in the operating temperature range of 5C to 50C Electromagnetic Environmental Effects "Electromagnetic interference emission and susceptibility Meet most electromagnetic interference requirements set forth in MIL-STD-461, Table V, Requirement Matrix for Army Ground Platform, code A. "Hardened against High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse "Vibration "Operate when subjected to vibration of common military wheeled or tracked vehicles, aircraft and ships "While in its tactical carry configuration, survive loose cargo vibration profiles of common military wheeled/tracked vehicles "While in its shipping configuration, survive the vibration profiles during an air drop Shock "Survive and pose no safety hazard to personnel after being subjected to a 30-inch drop test while stowed in the tactical carry configuration onboard military wheeled or tracked vehicles "Survive the vibration profiles in the transit case after being subjected to a 5-foot drop application during an air drop NBC Contamination Survivability "Hardness Materials: Constructed of materials that are not adversely affected by solvent-based decontaminants. "Decontaminability: Include materials of construction which maximize the ability to be decontaminated to reduce the hazard to personnel operating, maintaining and re-supplying the components. "Compatibility: Designed to maximize the ability to be operated, maintained and resupplied by personnel wearing the full NBC protective ensemble "Operation after decontamination: oOperable after decontamination from an NBC event. oRapidly decontaminated using standard decontaminants and procedures to reduce the hazard to personnel operating and maintaining the system. oDecontaminated using non-corrosive decontaminants (e.g., soap and water, individual decontamination kits, the Joint Service Sensitive Equipment Decontamination System (JSSED), or the Joint Service Family of Decontamination Systems (JSFDS).
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