Portable Ultrasound Imaging Device

MARKET SURVEY REQUEST: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY for market research and planning purposes only, as defined in FAR 15.201(e). This is not a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. No solicitation document exists or is guaranteed to be issued as a result of this Notice. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted, and the Government will not reimburse respondents for preparation of the response. Response to this Notice is strictly voluntary and will not affect future ability to submit an offer if a solicitation is released. There is no bid package or solicitation document associated with this announcement. The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Contracting Division is conducting market research to obtain information regarding commercially available, portable ultrasound transducer(s)/device(s) capable of providing point of need diagnostic images. SPECIFICATIONS: The portable ultrasound transducer/device(s) must conform to the following specifications: 1. Transducer - Through the use of 1 or more transducer(s), the portable ultrasound device must be capable of the following: a. Bandwidth Range 12-1MHZ b. Application/Diagnostic Abilities: Abdomen, Echo, FAST, Lung, OB/GYN, MSK, Soft Tissue, Superficial, Vascular, Gallbladder. c. Scan Depth Range: 10cm to 30cm 2. Software Requirements - The device must be compatible with existing android based tablets/smartphones and capable of integration into the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK). 3. Power Requirements - The device must be capable of utilizing the power source provided by the Android based tablet/smartphone for reliability purposes (i.e. no external/internal battery) 4. Hardware Requirements - The device must be capable of a hardwired connection to the Android based tablet/smartphone (i.e. standard or micro universal serial bus), for reliability purposes as wireless capabilities may pose a risk to operability under certain environments. SUBMITTALS: Interested parties shall respond by specifying if they have a current commercially fielded product that expressly meets the parameters listed above. Interested Parties shall submit a short summary (no more than 5 pages total) describing their products' capabilities in each of these areas. Interested Parties shall provide business size status based upon NAICS code 334510, Small Business Size Standard of 1250 employees, CAGE code as registered at SAM.gov. Interested Parties may include item brochure information with the summary package by the Government's requested date of submittal of May 01, 2017. Interested parties shall submit information in response to this RFI to: scott.i.hoffman2.ctr@mail.mil. Responses shall be submitted and received via Email no later than 2:00PM EST 01 May 2017. Documents shall be electronic in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and/or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and provided as attachments to the Email. No telephonic responses to this RFI will be considered. Questions concerning this RFI may be addressed by contacting: scott.i.hoffman2.ctr@mail.mil. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Responses to this RFI are not offers for contract and will not be used by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Vendors having products that they believe would be suitable for military operations as described herein shall submit all supporting documentation requested by this RFI to the POC noted above. Please provide information on your organization in the following areas; 1. Company Name, Address and Single Point of Contact with Name, Title, Telephone Number and E-mail Address. 2. DUNS Number and Cage Code 3. Confirmation of Current Active Registration in System for Award Management (SAM) 4. Primary NAICS Code(s) and Business Size (i.e., small/large) 5. GSA Schedule, If Available 6. Product Specific Brochures Literature PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: 52.215-3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes. Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: Market Research and Planning Purposes Only. (End of Provision)