SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Neck Load Data Validation Services
- Notice Date
- 3/2/2007
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- RDECOM Acquisition Center - Natick, ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-N, Natick Contracting Division (R and BaseOPS), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
- ZIP Code
- 01760-5011
- Solicitation Number
- USA-SNOTE-070302-003
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2007
- Description
- Under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, and utilizing FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures the U.S. Army RDECOM - Natick Contracting Division, Kansas Street, Natick , MA on behalf of the Office of Naval Research, intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis with Boston Dynamics (BDI), 515 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. This effort is for validation of biomechanical neck load data . The data collected and subject to validation services is part of an ongoing helmet development effort. BDI has developed proprietary models and databases to predict neck injuries associated with applying loads via combat helmet/equipment loads. These mode ls have previously been used in this ongoing helmet development effort. Therefore, to insure consistency of data, the same databases and models must be used to validate the current biomechanical neck load data. As such, the contract will be awarded to BDI . Questions concerning this acquisition may be addressed to the above address, Attention: Mr. Richard R. Alves, Jr. (AMSRD-ACC-NS) or by E-mail at richard.alves@natick.army.mil. This announcement expires at 8:00 a.m. local time on Monday March 12, 2007.
- Web Link
-
Natick Contracting Division Website
(https://www3.natick.army.mil/)
- Record
- SN01242831-W 20070304/070302221434 (fbodaily.com)
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