70RSAT25RFI000008 - RFI 1-6-2025.pdf

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Document Type: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) 70RSAT25RFI000008 Title: Market Research of First Responder Technologies under SAVER Posted Date: January 8, 2025 Contracting Office Address: Office of Procurement Operations, Washington DC 20528 Description: Request for Information (RFI) – for 2025 SAVER technology research Due: March 9, 2025

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and market research planning purposes. This RFI shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. This is NOT a Request for Quotations or Proposals (RFQ or RFP).

No solicitation document exists, and the Government may or may not issue a formal solicitation as a result of the responses received to this RFI.

The Government will not pay for any response or demonstration expenses. All costs incurred responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Failure to respond to this RFI will not preclude participation in any future solicitation. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organizations’ capabilities.

The Government’s explicit intent through this RFI is to obtain general product information. The Government is not requesting and does not want to receive from respondents any proprietary data, trade secrets, business sensitive information, or information considered CONFIDENTIAL under 18 U.S.C. §1905. The Government’s constraint does not in any way relieve contractors from their responsibility to properly mark proprietary data when it is provided, nor does it alleviate any requirement for the Government to protect marked data. The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data.

The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. All submissions become the property of the Federal Government and will not be returned.

I. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) is seeking information on commercially available indoor localization and tracking technologies for emergency responders. This information is being sought for the DHS Science and Technology Directorate’s System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) program which provides information on commercially available equipment to assist response organizations in equipment selection and procurement. The SAVER program develops knowledge products and conducts objective, practitioner-relevant, operationally oriented assessments and validations on commercially available equipment and systems. Relevant information will be shared nationally with federal, state, local, tribal and territorial response agencies. For further details on the

SAVER program, visit the SAVER website at https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/saver.

SAVER provides information on equipment that falls within the categories listed in the DHS Authorized Equipment List (AEL). The AEL item number for the subject products is 04AP-02- OAPT, titled “System, Operations Area Personnel Tracking and Accountability”. The target audience for this information is the emergency responder agencies and their respective purchasing agents.

NUSTL is requesting information and conducting market research to identify potential vendors, manufacturers, or distributors of first responder technologies in the following areas:

1. Fixed position radiation detectors

2. Telemedicine for Emergency Medical Services

3. Ballistic Helmets

4. Cooling Vests

5. Drone as a First Responder

6. 3D mapping

7. AI-based Weapon Detection Systems

8. Underwater Unmanned Vehicles

9. Radiation Simulation Systems

II. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION

Respondents are required to provide the following initial information via a survey at the following link:

https://nustl.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2le8dpJQk5RBfYG The survey will request the following information:

1. Company name

2. Company address

3. Point(s) of contact for follow-up (name, title, e-mail, and phone number)

4. Business type (manufacturer or distributor)

5. Specific technology area(s) from the list above that the product addresses

6. Product name and description

7. Key features and capabilities

8. Example operational use case(s)

9. Limitations (if applicable)

10. Cost information (purchase price and if applicable, including base model pricing, subscription pricing, General Services Administration [GSA] schedule pricing information) NUSTL may contact respondents for additional product details if necessary.

Responses to this RFI must be submitted through the provided survey link no later than 4:00 PM EST, March 9, 2025. All technical comments and inquiries should be directed to NUSTL@hq.dhs.gov.

III. OTHER

The submitted information will be evaluated for inclusion in SAVER projects and reports.

Determination as to an individual product’s suitability will be made by NUSTL based on the objectives of this request. Therefore, requests for feedback should not be made through the Federal https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/saver https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/saver https://nustl.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2le8dpJQk5RBfYG

Business Opportunities (https://sam.gov) posting agency. Respondents may be contacted following submission for more detailed product information. Information provided may be reformatted for publication in SAVER program documents. If a vendor does not respond to additional requests for information, information may be marked as “Not Available” or omitted from the SAVER documents.

This RFI is for information gathering and planning purposes only and should not be construed as a Request for Proposal or solicitation of an offer. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Submission of vendor information constitutes consent to publication of that information in SAVER program documentation. Request for Information (RFI) – SAVER Program Technology Assessment The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) is seeking information on commercially available technologies for emergency responders in specific areas of interest. This RFI is issued for the DHS Science and Technology Directorate's System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) program, which provides information on commercially available equipment to assist response organizations in equipment selection and procurement.

https://sam.gov/