SAVER_RFI_mwh_010816_FINAL.pdf

An Equal Opportunity Employer / Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy’s NNSA

Date: January 19, 2016

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), a prime contractor to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), is seeking information on intrinsically safe, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) handheld gas multi-sensor meters for chemical detection. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Authorized Equipment List (AEL) item number for this equipment is AEL Number: 07CD-1-DPMG:

Detector, Multi-sensor Meter, Point, Chemical. The meters must be appropriate for operational emergency response field applications. Once eligible equipment has been identified, additional information may be requested.

Note: This RFI is for information gathering and planning purposes ONLY, and should not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or solicitation of an offer. The CONTRACTOR, as an agent for the Government, DOES NOT intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited.

BACKGROUND

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate established the First Responders Group (FRG) as the Department’s primary interface with the first responder community.

DHS established the System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) Program to assist emergency responders making procurement decisions. SAVER aspires to be the preeminent source of information for assessment and procurement data on first responder technologies. The SAVER Program conducts objective assessments of commercial equipment and systems, and provides those results, along with other relevant equipment information, to the emergency responder community in an operationally useful form. Information provided by the SAVER Program will be shared nationally with the emergency responder community, providing a life- and cost-saving asset to DHS, as well as to Federal, state, and local responders. SAVER Documents may be viewed at the First Responder.gov website.

SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION

Respondents are required to provide the following information:

1. Company name, address, and website;

2. Business type (manufacturer or distributor);

3. Point of contact’s name, phone number and e-mail address;

4. Product name/model and whether it is intrinsically safe and features O2, LEL, H2S, and/or NH3 sensors;

5. List of first response agencies using the products listed on the form.

http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1825-25045-7138/fema_preparedness_grants_authorized_equipment_list.pdf http://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/about-first-responders http://www.firstresponder.gov/SAVER/Pages/AboutSaver.aspx http://www.firstresponder.gov/SitePages/HomePage/FirstResponder.aspx http://www.firstresponder.gov/SitePages/HomePage/FirstResponder.aspx

An Equal Opportunity Employer / Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy’s NNSA

By providing information in response to the RFI, the vendor agrees that the SAVER Program may use both the equipment information and any images provided by the Vendor directly, or information and images available on the Vendor website.

NOTE: all information received will be treated as public knowledge and may be used in SAVER Program documentation; therefore, in response to this RFI, do not submit proprietary information, defense article information, or any technical data controlled by Export Administration Regulations (EAR) or International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Responses to this RFI must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM MT, February 1, 2016. All comments, inquiries, and the responses to this RFI should be directed to Annette Trujillo via email annette@lanl.gov.

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 LANS based on the objectives of this request.

Consequently, follow-up requests for feedback should not be made through the Federal Business Opportunities posting agency.

Vendors may be contacted following submission for more detailed product information. If a SAVER project on this type of equipment is executed, the equipment selection will be based upon a number of factors, including emergency responder surveys and responder focus group inputs. Vendor-provided information may be reformatted for publication in SAVER Program documents.

mailto:annette@lanl.gov