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The US Army Natick Soldier Center plans to award a sole source contract to Berkeley Exotech Inc., operating as Berkeley ExoWorks in San Francisco, for the provision of two Exohiker prototypes along with training and maintenance support. These prototypes will be used for government evaluation to assess the technology’s impact on human users. The Exohiker is currently the only wearable robotic device capable of assisting with carrying heavy loads on the body, and it is prepared for the planned human testing phase. Although this is a sole source intent, the government will consider any proposals submitted within fifteen days of the notice publication, but issuing a competitive procurement remains at the government’s discretion. The contract is identified under Purchase Request number W91A2K-6026-1012 and was publicly announced on February 13, 2006. Any inquiries regarding this award or the solicitation should be directed to Ms. Darlene Rideout at the Natick Soldier Center, with a deadline for inquiries on February 27, 2005. This procurement is managed by the Department of Defense office located in Natick, Massachusetts, and aims to support the development and evaluation of innovative wearable robotic technology to enhance soldier capabilities.

General Info

US Army awards sole source contract to Berkeley ExoWorks for two Exohiker prototypes and support.

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Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Natick

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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PostedFeb 13

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Natick

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OfficeNATICK, MA, 01760-5011, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg Natick

Office AddressNATICK, MA, 01760-5011, USA

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Full Description

The US Army Natick Soldier Center (NSC) intends to award a Sole Source contract to Berkeley Exotech Inc, DBA Berkeley ExoWorks, San Francisco, CA for two Exohiker prototypes together with training and maintenance support for government evaluation of the technology and its effects on the human wearer. The Exohiker is the only wearable robotic device in existence today that is capable of providing assistance in the carriage of heavy objects on the body and is ready for the level of human testing planned for in the Government evaluation. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within fi fteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Please refer to numbered note 25. The Purchase Request number for this acquisition is W91A2K-6026-1012. Any inquiries ab out this announcement should be directed to Ms. Darlene Rideout via e-mail at contact@example.gov or by facsimile, +1 (555) 000-0000. Inquiries shall be made no later than 27 February 2005.