The Army Contracting Agency at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., is soliciting commercially available equipment for the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) in the areas of field portable chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear detection devices. CEDAP is a competitive program that helps meet the equipment needs and training of smaller jurisdictions and communities. Under Sol. No. W9124Q-08-R-EPGCILAS, the Army is seeking a ruggedized, field portable chemical identification device for liquids and solids. The device must have high sensitivity, fast response time and a wide agent bandwidth. The estimated number is 40 units per year. Under Sol. No. W9124Q-08-R-EPGPCIGAV, the Army is seeking ruggedized, field portable, battery operated chemical identification devices for gases and vapors. The estimated number of units is 40 per year. Under Sol. No. W9124Q-08- R-EPGBIODET, the Army is seeking a ruggedized, handheld, reusable biological agent detection device for bacteria such as anthrax, tularemia, plague, pox and other harmful biological agents. The estimated number of units is five per year. Under Sol. No. W9124Q-08-R-EPGRADNUC, the Army is seeking as a 100 percent small business set aside ruggedized, handheld radiological/nuclear detection devices to detect toxic industrial radiological material, neutron, gamma, beta, and or alpha radiation from radioactive compounds. Respond by Nov. 16. Contact: Charlene Neal, 520-538-2399, [email protected].