SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Portable Hydride Gas Detectors
- Notice Date
- 7/16/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, ASC/PKO, 1940 ALLBROOK DRIVE, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 45433-5309, United States
- ZIP Code
- 45433-5309
- Solicitation Number
- FA8601-12-T-0137
- Archive Date
- 8/7/2012
- Point of Contact
- Diane X. Chen, Phone: 9375224584
- E-Mail Address
-
Diane.Chen@wpafb.af.mil
(Diane.Chen@wpafb.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS (Not a Notice of Solicitation) The United States Air Force, ASC/Operational Contracting Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is seeking potential sources that are capable of providing two (2) ChemKey TLD Portable Hydride Gas Detectors. Firms responding should specify that their ChemKey TLD Portable Hydride Gas Detectors meet the specifications provided below and provide detailed product information to show clear technical compliance. Additionally, sales history including recent commercial companies sold to should be included to determine commerciality. The required specifications for the two (2) ChemKey TLD Portable Hydride Gas Detectors are as follows: 1. To be comparable with the existing Honeywell non-portable and portable detection systems 2. To use one and the same detection type and tape supply "Chemcassette" 3. All detectors have to be maintained and calibrated 4. To be capable of detection of arsine and phosphine to ppb levels 5. To provide multiple alarm set points 6. Response time: 10 sec. 7. Alarm indication: audio and visual alarms 8. Signal outputs: SPDT concentration alarm relay; SPDT instrument fault relay (failsafe); 4-20mA; digital display 9. Operation at: 0 degree to 40 degree Celsius, 32 degree to 104 degree Fahrenheit 10. To include next groups of gasses in the detection list: amines, diisocyanates, hydrazines, Hydrides, Hydrogen cyanide, Hydrogen sulfide, Mineral acides, oxidizers, phosgene and sulfar dioxide with highest sensitivity adjusted to hydrides as follow: a) Arsine (AsH3) 15-150ppb b) Diborane (B2H6) 31-300ppb c) Disilane (Si2H6) 1.5-15ppm d) Germane (GeH4) 141-600ppb e) Hydrogen Selenide (H2Se) 20-150ppb f) Phosphine (PH3) 32-900ppb g) Silane (SiH4) 0.5-15ppm h) Stibine (SbH3) 20-300ppb i) tert-Butylarsine (TBA) 15-150ppb j) tert-Butylphosphine (TBP) 60-900ppb Firms responding should indicate whether they are a large or small business. If a small business, please specify the type (e.g. SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, VOSB, etc.). The general definition of a small business is one that is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in the field of operation in which it is proposing on Air Force contracts and with its affiliates; and the average number of employees does not exceed 500. NAICS Code to be used for this acquisition is 334516 "Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing". The Air Force reserves the right to consider a set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent acquisition. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. FOB Destination. Payment terms by Wide Area Work Flow Acceptance. Net 30 days. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. The Air Force does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Respondents should not construe this synopsis as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any government assessments. The Government's evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any particular small business designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, VOSB, etc.). Capabilities package: All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates company capabilities and product/service specifications related to this effort. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: Diane.Chen@wpafb.af.mil in a Microsoft Word compatible format or mailed to ASC/PKOAB POC: Diane Chen, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Room 109, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-5309 to be received no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 23 July 2012. Direct all questions concerning this acquisition to Diane Chen at (937) 522-4584 or at Diane.Chen@wpafb.af.mil.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 2241 Avionics Circle, Bldg. 620, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433, United States
- Zip Code: 45433
- Zip Code: 45433
- Record
- SN02804701-W 20120718/120717000004-9fc6ecf9b058800b23699d11eb93b652 (fbodaily.com)
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