SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN-SUIT COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
- Notice Date
- 11/9/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Direct Reports, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Center for Domestic Preparedeness-AL, P.O. Box 5100 61 Responder Drive, Anniston, AL, 36205-3923
- ZIP Code
- 36205-3923
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-RFI-110905
- Response Due
- 12/1/2005
- Archive Date
- 12/16/2005
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). This is not a request for proposals and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. The Center for Domestic Preparedness is conducting an end-user functionality and efficacy assessment for emergency response in-suit communications equipment and is inviting manufacturers to identify commercial products available for this use. The intent of the user assessment program will be to provide the emergency response community user feedback and evaluation of equipment based on utilization of each piece of equipment selected in scenarios that replicate, to the maximum extent possible, conditions that will be experienced in incident response. The results of the assessment will not yield a determination of what product is best, nor shall the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) endorse any product or manufacturer. The types of in-suit communications equipment being assessed are ones that would be used by emergency responders while wearing both Levels A and C personal protective equipment (PPE) ensembles, and performing the necessary tasks in the Hot, Warm, and Cold Zones. The assessment will be performed at the CDP by evaluators from the emergency response population, representative of all disciplines of agencies and jurisdictions across the US. These evaluators will be actual users of the equipment in the field. The evaluators will be presented with specific scenarios and tasks to be carried out using the equipment. The scenarios will be tailored so that evaluated criteria can be objectively and subjectively assessed by each evaluator. Some of the criteria could include: capability, usability, affordability, deployability, and maintainability. If you wish to identify your particular brand/product for potential assessment in this user evaluation program, please provide in electronic (MS Word) format, your company name, address, point of contact, telephone, fax and e-mail address and information on your equipment. Additionally, please provide any information available such as ability to adapt accessory microphones/ear pieces to multiple radio brands and models, ability of radios to accept other manufacturers? accessory microphones/ear pieces, adaptability of equipment to be used in hazardous environments while wearing OSHA recommended PPE, reliability, maintainability, durability, environmental limits and safety reports. Do not send your piece of equipment. Selected equipment will be purchased from distributors/suppliers as the equipment is selected for the assessment. Respond by e-mail to Rickey.Daniel@dhs.gov or by mail to Rickey Daniel, Administration Division, Center for Domestic Preparedness, P. O. Box 5100, Anniston, AL 36205
- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Homeland Security, Center for Domestic Peparedness, P.O. Box 5100, Anniston, Alabama
- Zip Code: 36205
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 36205
- Record
- SN00929171-W 20051111/051109211523 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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