Cdr, U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command, Procurement, Attn: AMSCB-PCB, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5423

99 -- MID-SIZE RIOT CONTROL DISPERSER SOL DAAM01-97-R-0004 DUE 031997 POC Contract Specialist George Hunt (410) 671-4192 (Site Code DAAM01) E-MAIL: Click Here to contact the Contract Specialist, grhunt@cbdcom.apgea.army.mil. The US Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command (USA CBDCOM) is seeking qualified sources of existing equipment that may be used to disperse current and developmental riot control agents. CBDCOM intends to award one firm-fixed price contract for 23 units with an option to produce up to an additional 2722 Mid Size Riot Control Disperser (MCRD) systems and up to 908 associated refill and repressurization kits and initial spare and repair parts. The required delivery for Phase I (23 Units) will be approximately 82 days after contract award. This requirement is a 100% set-aside for a small business with no more than 500 employees. As part of their proposal, contractors will be required to furnish two (2) prototypes at no cost to the Government, which will be returned to the contractor in post evaluation condition at the contractor's request. Prototypes that do not meet the following four critical criteria will not be subject to any evaluation: -The maximum weight of the fully loaded disperser shall not exceed 23 pounds, -The range of the first 3 second burst from a fully loaded and pressurized disperser shall not be less than 8 meters, -The number of 3 second bursts from a fully loaded and pressurized disperser shall not be less than 5; and, -The disperser shall be pressurized using organic or on-board vehicle compressors. Candidate equipment should be lightweight, easily carried, field refillable, and operable by only one person. The military riot control agent CR, which consists primarily of an 80% propylene glycerol and 20% water mixture, will be disseminated with the disperser. See the RFP for specific details on the requirements. It is anticipated that the RFP will be released on or about 17 Jan 97. Proposals are to be forwarded to the address specified in this paragraph no later than 19 Mar 97. (Note 1 applies.) Telephone requests for this solicitation will not be accepted, however, interested firms may submit a request by telefax to (410) 612-7128, ATTN: Mr. Hunt (0358)

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