POWERED KNEE EXOSKELETON

POWERED KNEE - EXOSKELETON 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. BACKGROUND: The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) is internationally recognized as the DoD's premier laboratory for Warfighter health and performance research and focuses on environmental medicine, physiology, physical and cognitive performance, and nutrition research. Military guidance has been published for operations in heat, cold, and high-altitude environments and nutrition for health and performance. REQUIREMENT: USARIEM is looking for companies that can either provide, or manufacture, a - POWERED KNEE EXOSKELETON. USARIEM believes this exoskeleton would be similar to an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Repair Knee Brace, except it would be powered at the Knee Joint, meaning there would be kinetic assistance in the movement. The footprint of the exoskeleton should allow for Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Devices to be placed on each body segment (upper leg, lower leg) without contact with the exoskeleton. Interested Companies shall provide a short summary, no more than Five (5) pages (1 side of 1 sheet of paper counts as a - Page) of the item, to include any internal and external testing results, how it meets the essential characteristics, any brochures, the country of manufacture, and if in full production or still in design (and stage). SUBMITTALS: Companies shall provide their business size status based upon NAICS code 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 Employees, and their CAGE code as registered at SAM.Gov. Responses shall be submitted and received via Email no later than Two O'clock Post Meridian Eastern Standard Time (2:00PM EST) Thursday, 13 May 2022. 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 Request For Information (RFI) may be addressed by contacting: jennifer.s.bassett.civ@mail.mil. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this RFI are not offers for a 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 the services that they believe would be suitable for operations as described herein shall submit all supporting documentation requested by this RFI to the Point of Contact (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. Commercial Price List, if GSA schedule is Not Available 7. 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: POWERED KNEE - EXOSKELETON (End of provision)