68 -- JOINT SERVICE FAMILY OF DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM

Notice Date

September 14, 2001

Contracting Office

Commander, Marine Corps System Command, Code CTQ, 2033 Barnett Avenue, Ste 315, Quantico, VA 22134-5010

ZIP Code

22134-5010

Solicitation Number

M67854-01-R-3072

Point of Contact

Ms. Peggy L. Hake, 703.784.5822 Ext. 240

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact Ms. Hake via e-mail (hakepl@mcsc.usmc.mil)

Description

The Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) is currently finalizing requirements for the purchase of a Joint Service Family of Decontamination System (JSFDS). (Formerly referred to as The Joint Service Fixed Site Decontamination System). This effort will be pursuant to guidance set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 2.1, which provides the standard definition of a commercial item. Standard practices for "Acquisition of Commercial Items", as set forth at FAR Part 12.203 will be applied throughout the process. The Marine Corps Systems Command draft solicitation will be available for review, comments and industry questions on before 18 September 2001 at the following web address: http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/mcscctq/jsfxd.htm. Industry comments and questions will be addressed during an Industry Day Conference currently being planned for 10 October 2001. The Industry Day Conference is scheduled for 9:00 am at Battelle Stafford Operations, Site II, 385 Garrisonville Road, Suite 105, Stafford, VA 22554. Additional details regarding the Industry Day Conference may be posted to the above web site prior to the event. The Government intends to enlist industry comments and feedback to answer questions and provide a final commercial item solicitation within 30 days after the Industry Day Conference. The JSFDS program is designed to provide an effective, rapid, safe, reliable and environmentally compliant decontamination capability to the Departments of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Potential threat materials include Chemical and Biological (CB) warfare agents and Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs). The JSFDS system shall decontaminate these threat materials from equipment, facilities, areas, personnel and casualties at fixed sites, ports of entry, airfields, logistics facilities, and key command and control centers. To achieve this objective, the program has been subdivided into blocks with separate competitive contracting efforts anticipated for each Block. Block 1-will identify and field a family of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and/or Non-Developmental Item (NDI) decontaminants. This family of decontaminants will initially be used with existing fielded military applicators or, if necessary, commercial off the shelf integral applicators. Block II will focus on fielding and if necessary develop a family of applicators capable of dispensing the family of decontaminants regardless of form (e.g. aqueous, non-aqueous, non-liquid). Containment systems will capture, store and if possible reuse/recycle hazardous run-off or residue. BLOCK III will identify and field personnel skin decontamination capability that can be used on personnel and also on casualties, with and without open wounds (product will be safe for use around open wounds but is not intended to decontaminate any human wounds). Personnel and skin decontaminants and respective applicators will require the Food and Drug Administration's approval. Block IV will focus on addressing requirements that have been traded-off during Blocks II, III, and I. It will address requirements that are currently undefined by inserting technology as it matures to the point of being cost effective. It is requested that vendors interested in this procurement and interested in attending the Industry Day Conference submit the following information via e-mail to Ms. Peggy L. Hake at hakepl@mcsc.usmc.mil: 1. Company Name, 2. Address, 3. Size of business, 4. Point of Contact, 5. Telephone/facsimile numbers, 6. E-mail addresses, and 7.Anticipated attendance at the Industry Day Conference with approximate number of attendees.A list of those responding to this announcement may be posted to the above listed web site.

Web Link

Click here to dowland a copy of the "draft" RFP (http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/mcscctq/jsfxd.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010918/68SOL008.HTM (W-257 SN50X6E7)