--JOINT CHEMICAL FIELD TRIALS-II (JCFT-II) FOR DETECTION DEVICES/TECHNOLOGIES

NA The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is sponsoring the Joint Chemical Field Trials-II (JCFT-II) as part of the Contamination Avoidance at Seaports of Debarkation (CASPOD) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD). The JCFT-II will be used as the technical test bed to evaluate key performance parameters of selected tec hnologies/devices for possible inclusion in the ACTD. Four commodity areas will be evaluated within the JCFT: Detection, Decontamination, Personal/Collective Protection, and Medical. Each commodity area will be advertised in a separate announcement. This announcement is for mature standoff and/or point chemical/biological (CB) agent detection devices. The word - mature, is used to mean Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Seven or higher per DoD 5000.2-R, Appendix 6. TRL-7 mean s that a system prototype demonstration has occurred in an operational environment and that the prototype is near or at a planned operational system level. Your device/technology must offer significant improved performance and/or other potential benefits (such as reduced logistics burden) over currently fielded military detectors to be considered for inclusion in CASPOD. The JCFT-II is planned at Dugway Proving Ground (DPG), UT, during the November 2002 to April 2003 period (although actual on-site testing time will likely be less than a few weeks). The JCFT-II will provide technology developers an opportunity to both de monstrate their devices/technologies potential for inclusion in the CASPOD ACTD or future CB defense programs, and obtain unique performance data that can be used in their developmental work. In addition, technologies/devices participating in the JCFT-I I may become visible to a number of U.S. and foreign agencies. If invited, you must be willing to provide your device/technology and any required on-site support to the JCFT-II at no cost to the government for the JCFT-II. In return, you will be provided detailed technical test data on your device/technology following the conclusion of all testing. The key user needs for CB Agent Standoff detection are technologies/devices that provide 360-degree perimeter coverage and a 5-10 km chemical standoff detection capability (up to 5km for bio agents). It is desired that CB Agent Point detectors be less tha n 5 kg, excluding power source. All technologies should have: - Capability to be linked via a communications network to a command center - Capability to be stored in non-climatic controlled environments with temperatures rising to 160-degrees F - Capability to operate on dual (110/220) voltage at 50/60 Hz - Minimal personnel training and logistics support requirements Besides CB-Agents, the user is also interested in the potential for detecting Toxic Industrial Chemicals/Materials (TIC/TIM) as a secondary requirement from CB. For submissions to be considered, developers/sponsors must electronically supply (.doc or .pdf format) the following information in the order and format in which it is presented below IAW the user needs specified above to Mr. V. James Cannaliato (410-436-5 586), contact@example.gov, no later than close of business June 14 2002: : - Description of the science & technology principles upon which the device/technology is based. o Include a picture of the item - Description of the device/technology itself to include, but not be limited to: o sensitivity by agent, o time-to-alarm by agent, o ability to discriminate agent from non-agent, o ability to identify agents detected, o ability, if any, to detect CB surface contamination, o capability to add new or additional agents to the detection algorithm, o consumables, if any, required o special maintenance issues (ie, laser sources, proprietary materials, etc), o size, weight, power requirements & power consumption, time required for - warm-up). - Cost of the device/technology in small quantities (less than 10), including cost of any repleni shment items (consumables), and delivery lead time - Your estimate of the operator skills and training time required/availability of training material - Summary (with references) of data from independent government sources. Alternatively, summary of other test data (with references). The cost of preparing submissions in response to this announcement is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting purchase or any other contract. There will be no formal request for proposals or other solicitations regarding this announcemen t. The Government reserves the right to select one, some, or none of the submissions for further investigation. Submissions shall not exceed five (5) 8.5 X 11 inch, single-sided pages per product. Product independent technical reports and laboratory repor ts may be attached in an appendix and will not count against the length requirement. Vendors who submit packages for review do so with the understanding that U.S. Government personnel as well as their support contractors will review their literature. The purpose of this document is to identify potential sources. There is no solicitation document at this time. Any requests for a solicitation package will be disregarded. Special Notice: If you have responded to or participated in the Restoration of Operations (RestOps) ACTD and there are no significant improvements to your device/technology, or if you responded to the Broad Agency Announcement 02-Q-4655 - Under Secretary o f Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics [USD (AT&L)] and Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), which closed at 1600 (4:00 pm) EST 23 Dec 01, you need not respond to this announcement. You are al ready under consideration for the CASPOD ACTD.