Salient Characteristics_Plastic Sphere Dispenser.pdf
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- Pre-Solicitation Notice - Plastic Sphere Dispenser Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 1126683
- Issued by
- Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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This document is a Pre-Solicitation Notice from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service for a Helicopter Cargo Hook Mounted Plastic Sphere Dispenser (PSD). The key requirements for the PSD include: dry weight below 330 pounds, size capable to fit in a short bed truck, handheld controller with dispensing speed control, low resolution live view camera, vertical fin for aligned flight up to 90 knots, onboard tanks for emergency water, glycol, and cleaning solvent, adjustable sphere firing rate of 50-150 spheres per minute, and a delayed ignition sphere hopper capacity of 4,000-5,000 spheres. The Forest Service is soliciting proposals on a full and open basis from interested businesses capable of providing the PSD based on the provided salient characteristics.
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Distinct Protector Salient Characteristics
• Plastic sphere dispensing aerial ignition device capable of suspending from the external cargo hook of a helicopter.
• No aircraft electrical modifications needed to provide power to the device, battery or another source required to provide autonomous power.
• Dry weight of device below 330 pounds, size capable to fit in a short bed truck.
• Handheld controller that turns the device on and off, controls the dispensing speed, has a dispensed sphere counter, and has a built-in screen to view the camera feed.
• Built in low resolution (minimum 352 x 240 pixel) live view camera feed displaying the injection area which will allow remote viewing for proper operation and monitoring for malfunctions.
• Vertical fin incorporated to allow aligned flight as an external sling load configuration under a helicopter.
• Ability of aligned flight with airspeeds up to 90 knots.
• Built in solvent flow to remove contamination.
• On board tanks of 1-2 gallon capacity of emergency water, glycol, and cleaning solvent.
• Glycol tank capacity with adequate storage to inject minimum of 12,000-15,000 spheres.
• Emergency water system to suppress accidental device fire in the injection area.
• Strobe light visible from below the device for enhanced safety, powered on while dispensing spheres.
• Delayed ignition plastic sphere hopper capacity of 4,000-5,000 spheres.
• Adjustable sphere firing rate of approximately 50-150 spheres a minute.
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