RFI.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

411th Contracting Support Brigade

1.0 Description

1.1. The 411th Contracting Support Brigade(411th CSB) in support of the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron (51st CES) is seeking information on how an interested contractor could provide calibration services for LMP 2000/3000 trace gas monitors.

1.2. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Airforce is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondees are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

2.0 Background

1.1. The LMP 2000/3000 is a Trace Gas Monitor manufactured by Lagus Applied Technology, Inc.

The Tracer Gas Monitor is an instrument for sampling and measuring tracer gas used to challenge High Efficiency Gas Adsorber (HEGA) filter stage and M98 filter banks. This is accomplished by utilizing a measurement-specific electron capture gas chromatograph optimized for the detection of a selected tracer gas such as Vertrel. A challenge of Vertrel is injected into the airstream upstream of the filter adsorber bank through the qualified injection port of manifold. The Tracer Gas Monitors are used to measure upstream and downstream concentrations of the filter bank. The filter adsorber bank leak rate is determined from the ratio of downstream to upstream concentrations. ECBC use the LAMP 2000/3000 currently at Aberdeen Proving Ground and at site to test the leakage of our HEGA and M98 filters in our filter systems worldwide. Any leakage would allow contamination to pass through the filter system and into the atmosphere, which could cause a catastrophic event.

2.1. Planned Production:

LMP 3000 (Serial #176) LMP 2000 (Serial #145) LMP 2000 (Serial #143) LMP 3000 (Serial #)

2.2. Delivery Period:

2.3. Limitations:

2.4. Security Requirements:

3.0 Requested Information

4.0 Responses

4.1. Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper.

4.2. White papers in Microsoft Word compatible format are due no later than 20 Dec 2018, 15:00 EST. Responses shall be limited to 10 pages for Section 2 and submitted via e-mail only to sinnam.pak2.ln@mail.mil. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

The following is a list of support contractor Points of Contacts who will review the responses.

4.3. Section 1 of the white paper shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following as a minimum:

4.3.1. Name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and e-mail of designated point of contact.

4.3.2. Recommended contracting strategy.

4.3.3. Either 1) copies of executed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with the contractors supporting 411th CSB and 411th CSB supported PEOs and DRPMs in technical evaluations or 2) a statement that the respondee will not allow the Government to release its proprietary data to the Government support contractors. In the absence of either of the foregoing, the Government will assume that the respondee does NOT agree to the release of its submission to Government support contractors.

4.3.4. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334516, Gas chromatographic instruments. . The FAR is available at http://farsite.hillaf.mil.

4.3.5. The facility security clearance of the offeror.

The number of pages in Section 1 of the white paper shall not be included in the 10-page limitation, i.e., the 10-page limitation applies only to Section 2 of the white paper.

4.4. Section 2 of the white paper shall answer the issues addressed in Section 3 of this RFI and shall be limited to10 pages.

5.0 Industry Discussions

411th CSB representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential offerors. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, especially any development and certification risks.

6.0 Questions

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, email address: pyongha.hwang.ln@mail.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting answers to the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 10 Dec 2018, 15:00 EST will be answered. To access the FBOwebsite, go to https://www.fbo.gov.

7.0 Summary

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify sources that can provide calibration services for LMP 2000/3000 trace gas monitors. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Army has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.