Sources Sought Notice.pdf

TITLE: 38-Sources Sought Notice

SOL: 192125POD000P0001

DUE: 12/12/2024 at 16:00 EST

NAICS: 325920

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service, 800 North Capitol North Washington, DC 20002.

POC: Steven Abbey Email all responses only to: Steven.Abbeyii@fps.dhs.gov

DESCRIPTION: This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest and capability of potential qualifications of all businesses relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 325920– Explosive Manufacturing. The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Services is seeking all qualified business manufacturer or distributors of small business manufacturers to all the following:

REQUIREMENT: FPS intends to acquire up to twenty-nine (29) Regional Canine Explosive Scent Kits (CESKs) annually and one (1) Headquarters CESK biennial (every other year) for the FPS Explosives Detection Canine Program. The number of CESK listed below are estimates and exact quantity will be identified in the purchase order. The CESKs are composed of a set of different Canine Explosive Training Aids (CETA) and are designed to provide realistic training for EDCTs and increase their proficiency to search and detect various amounts of explosive materials.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

CESK Requirements

Each CESK and its individual component CETAs shall be made, handled, packaged, stored, and transported in a manner to protect against spillage, cross contamination, degradation, and safe handling. FPS reserves the right to have each CETA tested for purity. The CESKs shall contain pure explosives and chemical precursors used in the making of explosives. The CESKs shall not contain pseudo-explosives or inert products.

Specific Canine Explosive Training Aid Types

Each of Regional CESKs shall contain the following CETAs:

Regional Canine Explosive Scent Kits

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT

1 Ammonium Nitrate (Prills) 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

C-4, M112 Block 1.25 lb.

(Contractors shall remove the sticker from the bottom of the C4)

2 Block

Packaged as Item 1 – one full block intact. The second full block will be divided equally into four quarters and packaged as:

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Item 2 – one quarter block Item 3 – one quarter block Item 4 – one quarter block Item 5 – one quarter block

3 Dynamite 1/2 lb. 4 Single Cartridge (stick)

Packaged as

Item 1 – Intact, no modification Item 2 – Intact, no modification Item 3 – Intact, no modification Item 4 – One full stick divided into four equal parts and packaged individually.

4 HMX Flake (Octol) 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

5 Composition A-5 Pellets (RDX) 98 % RDX 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

6 C-6, Sheet Explosives (PETN) Minimum 68% PETN 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

7 Semtex 1H 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one full block intact. The second full block will be divided equally into four quarters and packaged as:

Item 2 – two one quarter blocks Item 3 – one quarter block Item 4 – one quarter block

8 Smokeless Powder Double Base 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

9 Smokeless Powder Single Base 2 Pound

Packaged as Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag

Item 4 – one half pound bag

10 Trinitrotoluene (Flake, Granular or Powder) 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

11 Sodium Chlorate 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

12 Potassium Chlorate 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

13 Black Powder 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

14 Potassium Perchlorate 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag

The following will be included in one Headquarters CESK:

ITEM CETA Description Quantity Unit of Issue 1 Ammonium Nitrate (Prills) 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

C-4, M112 Block 1.25 lb.

(Contractors shall remove the sticker from the bottom of the C4)

2 Block

Packaged as Item 1 – one full block intact. The second full block will be divided equally into four quarters and packaged as:

Item 2 – one quarter block Item 3 – one quarter block Item 4 – one quarter block Item 5 – one quarter block

3 Dynamite 1/2 lb. 4 Single Cartridge (stick)

Packaged as

Item 1 – Intact, no modification Item 2 – Intact, no modification Item 3 – Intact, no modification Item 4 – One full stick divided into four equal parts and packaged individually.

4 HMX Flake (Octol) 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

5 Composition A-5 Pellets (RDX) 98% RDX 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

6 C-6, Sheet Explosives (PETN) Minimum 68% PETN 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag

7 Semtex 1H 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one full block intact. The second full block will be divided equally into four quarters and packaged as:

Item 2 – two one quarter blocks Item 3 – one quarter block Item 4 – one quarter block

8 Smokeless Powder Double Base 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

9 Smokeless Powder Single Base 2 Pound

Packaged as Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag

10 Trinitrotoluene (Flake, Granular or Powder) 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

11 Sodium Chlorate 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

12 Potassium Chlorate 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

13 Black Powder 2 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag

14 Potassium Perchlorate 2 Pound

Item 1 – one half pound bag Item 2 – one half pound bag Item 3 – one half pound bag Item 4 – one half pound bag

15 Ammonium Nitrate / Fuel Oil (Prills) 1 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one quarter pound bag Item 2 – one quarter pound bag Item 3 – one quarter pound bag Item 4 – one quarter pound bag

16 Emulsion Dyno AP 1/2 lb. 1 Single Cartridge (stick)

Packaged as

Item 1 – Intact, no modification Item 2 – Intact, no modification Item 3 – Intact, no modification Item 4 – One full stick divided into four equal parts and packaged individually.

17 Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 1 Pound

Item 1 – one quarter pound bag Item 2 – one quarter pound bag Item 3 – one quarter pound bag Item 4 – one quarter pound bag

18 Cast Booster 200G (7oz) 1 Single Booster Packaged as Intact, no modification

19 Composition B Flake (Hexolite) 1 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one quarter pound bag Item 2 – one quarter pound bag Item 3 – one quarter pound bag Item 4 – one quarter pound bag

20 Detonating Cord 50G/FT, PETN 2 10 Feet length with end caps

Packaged as Item 1 – one 10-foot strand (with end caps) Item 2 – one bag of a 10-foot strand cut into two-inch lengths.

(No end caps)

21 Detonating Cord 80G/FT, RDX 2 10 Feet length with end caps

Packaged as Item 1 – one 10-foot strand (with end caps) Item 2 – one bag of a 10-foot strand cut into two-inch lengths.

(No end caps)

22 Hexamine Lab Grade Powder 1 Pound

Item 1 – one quarter pound bag Item 2 – one quarter pound bag Item 3 – one quarter pound bag Item 4 – one quarter pound bag

23 Nitromethane – 4oz liquid 5 Single Ounce (bottle)

Packaged as Intact, no modification.

24 Pyrodex 1 Pound

Packaged as

Item 1 – one quarter pound bag Item 2 – one quarter pound bag Item 3 – one quarter pound bag Item 4 – one quarter pound bag

25 Safety Fuse, M-700, Black Powder Core 5.5 GR/M 2 10 Feet length with end caps

Packaged as Item 1 – one 10-foot strand (with end caps) Item 2 – one bag of a 10-foot strand cut into two-inch lengths.

(No end caps) 26 Sheet Explosive RDX C2 1 Pound

Packaged as Item 1 – one quarter pound bag Item 2 – one quarter pound bag Item 3 – one quarter pound bag

Item 4 – one quarter pound bag

Note: The single Headquarters CESK will only be required in the Base Year, Option Year 2, and Option Year 4 of the contract.

1.1 Packaging of Canine Explosive Training Aids

Each individual CETA item will be packaged in an unprinted breather bag designed for sterilization of products and will be heat sealed in ultra-pure and clean resins with one side of 1059B (or 1073B) Tyvek and one side made of .003" Precision Clean high-density film.

Each unprinted breather bag will then be placed in a clear nylon arson evidence collection bag made from durable nylon film to reduce the potential escape of harmful propellant fumes. Each bag will have a double heat seal to provide extra security and help safeguard from spillage and contamination during transportation and storage.

All clear nylon arson bags will then be collectively placed in a resealable bag. This will provide a method of storage, after the arson bags have been opened.

Each individual CESKs will include control supply kits for the purpose of extinction training. The supplies used in these supply kits will be identical to what is used in the packaging of the CETAs. This extinction kit will include:

• Two empty unprinted breather bags, one side made of 1059B (or 1073B) Tyvek and one side made of .003" Precision Clean high-density film,

• Two clean uncontaminated clear nylon arson evidence collection bags made from durable nylon films, and

• Two labels. Printed, with the word “Blank” on each label.

The purpose of these supplies is to ensure canines are not responding to controls.

2. DELIVERIES AND SHIPPING DESTINATION OF CESKs

The Contractor shall deliver twenty - nine (29) Regional Canine Explosive Scent Kits (CESKs) and one

(1) Headquarters CESK for the FPS Canine Program within (30) days after award of the purchase order under the contract’s Base Year, Option Year Two (2), and Option Year Four (4). The Contractor shall deliver twenty - five (25) Regional Canine Explosive Scent Kits (CESKs) for the FPS Canine Program within (30) days after award of the purchase order under the contract’s Option Year One (1) and Option Year Three (3). Shipments shall be FOB Destination at the specified FPS Office location. The contractor shall be responsible for all costs associated with the shipment of the Canine Explosive Scent Kits (CESKs).

Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.

FOB destination shall be in the city and state listed below alternating each year. The number of CESK listed below are estimates and exact quantity will be identified in the purchase order. Exact FOB will be identified upon contract award. The Contractor shall provide the supporting documentation showing the actual costs paid for shipping when submitting invoices that include shipping fees.

2.1 Base Year, Option Year 2, and Option Year 4

# Of CESK City State Zip 1 HQ CESK Alexandria VA 22312

2 Regional CESKs Alexandria VA 22312 7 Atlanta GA 30302 8 Grand Prairie TX 75050 3 Denver CO 80225 6 Los Angeles CA 90012 2 Seattle WA 98174 1 Anchorage AK 99501

2.2 Option Year 1 and Option Year 3

# Of CESK City State Zip 4 Boston MA 02203 4 New York NY 10278 6 Philadelphia PA 19106 7 Chicago IL 60604 3 Kansas City MO 64106 1 San Juan PR 00918

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A

SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. The applicable North American Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 325920 – Explosive Manufacturing.

Response Email should contain the following information: Name of firm, Socio-Economic category of the firm, complete address, phone & fax number of contacts.