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This Sources Sought opportunity from Department Of Defense was posted on September 3, 2008. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

84--MATERIAL; REFLECTIVE

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W911QY-BK-904-08Federal

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The U.S. Army Natick Soldier RDEC is seeking sources for commercially available reflective material to potentially replace the current material used on physical fitness uniforms. To be considered, the material must be 100 percent produced in the United States from 100 percent U.S. made materials. The replacement must meet or exceed current performance standards and be equal to or less than the current cost, with pricing serving as a determining factor. Key technical requirements include breathability, durability through at least 50 launderings, and specific visibility standards, including a registration of 4.0 candelas per lux per square meter or greater at a 0.2 degree observation angle. The material must also be compatible with screen print or heat transfer application processes. Interested companies must submit physical samples for testing along with a detailed information paper including the material name, place of manufacture, substrate source, cost per yard, and any available in-house testing data. All submissions must be provided in writing and delivered to the specified address in Natick, Massachusetts, by December 5, 2008. This is a sources sought notice to identify capabilities for potential future user testing, and no formal solicitation currently exists.

General Info

Army seeks US-made reflective material for fitness uniforms by December 5, 2008.

NAICS

313320 - Fabric Coating Mills

Place of Performance

RDECOM Acquisition Center - Natick ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street N, MA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Natick
ContactsNo contacts available
OfficeNATICK, MA, 01760-5011, USA
Office AddressNATICK, MA, 01760-5011, USA
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Sources Sought: The U.S. Army Natick Soldier RDEC has a need to identify commercially available reflective material for potential use as a replacement for the reflective material currently used on the physical fitness uniform. The material will be evaluated for use in a potential future user test. NO SOLICITATION CURRENTLY EXISTS. The reflective material must be 100% produced in the U.S of 100% U.S. made material, but the Government is not mandating the type of material. The only absolute requirements are: the reflective material shall meet or exceed the current requirements of the existing reflective material and be equal to or less in cost. Cost will be a determining factor. The capabilities that we are looking for are: breathable, durability in laundering, visible at a distance of at least 25 meters in pre-dawn, dusk and night conditions when placed within an area of 45 degrees on either side of the center line of vehicle headlamp on low beams. In addition, reflective material will register 4.0 candelas/lux per square meter or greater at 0.2 degree observation angle and exhibit this property through 45 degree rotation. Reflective materials must meet this requirement through at least 50 launderings. Reflective material must be capable of being applied to fabric by either screen print or heat transfer process. Companies interested in having their reflective material evaluated for possible future use must submit samples (for testing purposes), along with an information paper (specification sheet) describing the material, to include such things as material name, place of manufacture, location of source of material or substrate, pricing information (cost per yard), any in-house testing data that is available and any other information that the company feels appropriate. The samples and information paper must be submitted no later than 5 December 2008 to Ms. Beverly Kimball, US Army Research Development & Engineering Command, Natick Soldier RDEC, ATTN: AMSRD-NSR-WP-WC, Room D-226, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5019. All responses must be in writing. NO telephonic responses will be accepted. EMAIL ADDRESS: contact@example.gov

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