Request for Information - Radiation Mitigation Blankets

I. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL), a SAVER Technical Agent, is seeking information on commercially available Radiation Mitigation Blankets to meet the needs of emergency responders. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established the System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) Program to assist emergency responders making procurement decisions. Located within the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) of DHS, the SAVER Program conducts objective assessments and validations on commercial equipment and systems, and provides those results along with other relevant equipment information to the emergency response community in an operationally useful form. Information provided by the SAVER Program will be shared nationally with the responder community, providing a life- and cost-saving asset to DHS, as well as to Federal, state, and local responders. For more information on the SAVER Program, visit the SAVER website at https://www.rkb.us/saver. SAVER provides information on equipment that falls within the categories listed in the DHS Authorized Equipment List (AEL). The AEL item number for the subject equipment is 03OE-03-RADB. The target audience for this information is public safety providers and their purchasing agents. II. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION The information requested must be submitted in writing. All information received will be treated as public knowledge and may be used in SAVER Program documentation; therefore, vendors should not submit proprietary information in response to this RFI. The submitted information shall not exceed ten (10) pages, in addition to a one (1) page cover letter, for a total submission not to exceed 11 pages. The submitted information must clearly identify the following: 1. Company's name 2. Company's address 3. Point of contact(s) (name, title, e-mail, and phone number) 4. Business type and size (manufacturer or distributor, small or large business) 5. Product name, brief description, or/and specification of the product 6. Cost information (purchase price or/and General Services Administration [GSA] schedule information In addition to the required information listed above, respondents are required to complete a Product Summary Questionnaire for each product. The questionnaire may be obtained via e-mail from the technical point of contact, Ms. Karin Decker (see below). Responses to this Sources Sought Notice - Request for Information, including the completed questionnaire(s), must be submitted to the DHS via electronic mail to Ms. Karin Decker, at karin. decker@hq.dhs.gov not later than 4:00 PM EST, January 25, 2013. All technical comments, inquiries and responses should be directed to Ms. Decker; all non-technical questions should be directed to Ms. Sharon Flowers via email at Sharon.Flowers@hq.dhs.gov . III. OTHER The submitted information will be evaluated for inclusion in SAVER projects and reports. Determination as to an individual product's suitability will be made by NUSTL based on the objectives of this request. Therefore, requests for feedback should not be made through the Federal Business Opportunities posting agency. Vendors may be contacted following submission for more detailed product information. Vendor provided information may be reformatted for publication in SAVER Program documents. This RFI is for information gathering and planning purposes only, and should not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or solicitation of an offer. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Submission of vendor information constitutes consent to publication of that information in SAVER Program documentation.