A02-RFI Sources-Sought - Final.docx

RFI / Sources Sought No. HT9425-24-R-0009

Date of release: 06 JUN 2024

Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought for Dry Heat Incubator(s)

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS

(RFQ); IT IS STRICTLY A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT. NEITHER UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS NOR ANY OTHER KINDS OF OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFI.

Disclaimer: The purpose of this RFI/Sources Sought notice is to gain market knowledge. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract/order or otherwise reimburse respondents for the information provided in their response. 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 organization's solution and qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a synopsis and/or solicitation may or may NOT be published at a future date and time. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI/Sources Sought. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. Currently, no solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR RETURNED.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201 "Exchanges with Industry Before Receipt of Proposals" and FAR 52.215-3, "Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes" this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government to make a future award.

This RFI/Sources Sought is being issued by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) on behalf of US Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) Frederick, MD 21702 (located on Fort Detrick) and is seeking sources to provide dry heat incubators for test article purposes. The government’s intent is to carry out environmental and operational testing. The purpose of this testing is to evaluate each device’s ability to function successfully in austere environment.

INSTRUCTION TO RESPONDENTS:

The Government appreciates responses from ALL capable and qualified sources and small businesses are encouraged to respond.

Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit:

1) Capability statement that includes specifications and related information, in sufficient detail that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the minimum essential characteristics (MECs) detailed below. Capability statements shall not exceed 5 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. Vendor request for documentation and/or additional information and/or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response.

2) Essential Characteristics that includes column titled “Items Meets Minimum Characteristics (yes/no)” filled in

3) Attachment 1 - Company Information

RESPONSES DUE:

DAY, 5:00pm eastern 14 June 2024 to Mr. Bryan G. Heickman via email at bryan.g.heickman.civ@health.mil

ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS

These are essential characteristics, and the device must meet the “Minimum Required” in order for the device to be considered acceptable. Desired characteristics and Additional Performance Parameters are not mandatory.

The incubator shall have an interchangeable two block set.

Minimum Requirement

The incubator shall support a temperature range of 5° – 130° degrees Celsius.

The incubator can support a temperature range 5° – 150° degrees Celsius, depending on ambient temperature.

The incubator shall be able to support 110 or 120 VAC and 60 HZ.

The system is dual-voltage 110-220 VAC and 50-60 HZ with auto-switching, either natively or with an adapter plug provided by the vendor.

The incubator’s power plug shall be US Plug Standard.

Minimum Requirement

Minimum Requirement

Additional Performance Parameters (APPs): The following performance parameters are not required and reflect desired capabilities only.

The casing will provide the approved, marked data plates with the following information:

Nomenclature, Manufacturer, Model, Part Number, and Serial Number

is not higher than

3.9 inches 100 mm.

as low as 0°-10º degrees Celsius.

(end of RFI/Sources Sought)