DNDO Issues RFI on Detecting Radiological Threats in Maritime Non-Containerized Cargo
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify current industry capabilities to detect, identify and or localize radiological and nuclear threats that may be smuggled via maritime non-containerized cargo at seaports. The types of non-containerized cargo include bulk, break-bulk, and roll-on/roll-off. These capabilities are to be on a mobile or relocatable platform, occur in real-time, and include the ability to provide a still-image of the scene during a detection event. The RFI could potentially lead to a material solution acquisition/request for proposal in about 18 to 24 months. Sol. No. RDPA-17-0053. Respond by Oct. 9. Christiane Schmidt, contract specialist, [email protected], 202-254-8863.
Army Seeks Information on Chemical Detection and Identification Capabilities
The Army’s Joint Product Manager, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Analytics and Response Systems is conducting market research to identify potential chemical detection and identification capability into the Common Analytical Laboratory System (CALS). The office is interested in information on state-of-the-art technologies to replace a capability gap created by the obsolescence of the current benchtop GC/MS capability within the CALS program. The Army is interested in rapid detection and identification of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals, sensitive, specific identification, and quantifying agent/compound present. Sol. No. CALSGCMS20170804. Contact: Sharon Snow, contracting officer, [email protected], 410-436-4448.
Army Seeks Sources for Man-portable Radiological Detection System
The Army Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Defense has issued a Sources Sought notice for the Man-portable Radiological Detection System (MRDS) Mobile Field Kit (MFK). The office wants information from industry on its ability to provide contract support for the situational awareness software MFK-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, which is government funded, commercially-developed software that it has government purpose rights. The office plans to establish a baseline of knowledge and will potentially use the information to optimize the software support strategy or support future procurement decisions. Sol. No. W911SR-17-MRDS-MFK. Respond by Sept. 13. Contact: Adam Sheir, contract specialist, [email protected], 410-436-3550.
Army Soliciting for Help Prototyping Counter WMD Capabilities
The Army Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense has issued a competitive solicitation to establish a Other Transaction Agreement for prototype projects with a new or established consortium to develop and mature technologies in the field of countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The consortium should have the full breath, depth, ability, and expertise to support high-level technologies as they relate to countering WMD in six domains: Counter-Proliferation Technologies and Capabilities; Defensive Operations; Hazard Mitigation; Threat Protection; Experimentation and Innovation; and Emerging Technologies. Sol. No. W15QKN-17-R-0AV2. Respond by Sept. 4. Contact: Kristen Kachur, [email protected], 973-724-3217.
DNDO Issues Exploratory Research BAA Presolicitation
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has issued a presolicitation notice to provide draft topic area descriptions for the FY ’17 Broad Agency Announcement under the Exploratory Research in Preventing Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism effort. DNDO says that one topic is Mobile Active Interrogation using Neutrons. It also seeks a Radiation Isotope Identification Device based on thallium bromide. Sol. No. BAAFY17. Respond by Sept. 22. Contact: Cheri Redding, contracting officer, [email protected], 202-254-7145.
Army Conducting Market Research on JBADS
The Army has issued a draft performance specification for the Joint Biological Agent Decontamination System (JBADS) and has issued a Request for Information seeking input from potential bidders on the document. The JBADS programs plans to buy five JBADS end it3ems that utilize a bio-thermal decontamination process. The overarching program objective is to have a system design and functionality that keep life-cycle costs as low as possible, to include the number of aircraft it would take to deploy the system worldwide. The first system is desired in 2019 and the last by 2021. Contact: Shawn Haubner, contract specialist, [email protected].
CBP Conducts Market Survey for RVSS Upgrade Operations Center
The Federal Aviation Administration on behalf of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is conducting a market survey to help with the formation of an acquisition strategy for a Network Operations Center/Security Operations Center for the Remote Video Surveillance System-Upgrade (RVSS-U). Currently, the nature of the competition hasn’t been determined. Sol. No. 27976. Respond by Aug. 25. Contact: Rob LaFollette, [email protected], 405-954-7384.
DNDO Issues RFI for Helium-3 Alternative Implementation Backpack Program
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) related to plans to use its Other Transaction Authority and or a competitive solicitation to exercise a more flexible and accelerated acquisition process for incentivizing industry and acquiring tailored commercial systems to meet the Human Portable Radiation Detection System Helium-3 Alternative Implementation Backpack Program. The technical topic area that DNDO is seeking technologies is Wearable lightweight radiological/nuclear detection system utilizing non-H-3 neutron detection and radionuclide identification capability. Sol. No. HAIBP_RFI. Respond by Sept. 8. Contact: Ryan Buck, contract specialist, [email protected], 202-254-7508.