NHARNG Downdraft Table & Fume Extractor

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITAITON ANNOUNCEMENT.  This is a sources sought synopsis only.  The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their business size classification relation to NAICS: 333413 Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing, a small business size standard of 500 EMP.  Responses to this synopsis will be utilized by the Government to determine the appropriate procurement methodology.  After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, an RFQ may be published on Contracting Opportunities at www.sam.gov.  Responses to this sources sought shall not be considered response to a solicitation.  All interested offerors will respond as an interested party to this sources sought. 

The New Hampshire Army National Guard (NHARNG) has a potential requirement for a downdraft table and fume extractor that meets the following characteristics: 

CLIN 0001:  DOWNDRAFT TABLE (QTY = 1 EA)

Industrial Downdraft table/booth for welding, grinding, laser and plasma cutting, deburring, painting, sanding, soldering, and brazing.

• Side and back walls
• metal mesh pre-filter, and grounding lug with a
• Dimensions of a 48"Wx42"L work surface. 
• Entire unit footprint shall not   62"Wx43"L
• Must be able to accommodate voltage  w/ voltage of 230v/3P/60Hz.
• Must be able to filter airborne cadmium particulate to a concentration levels in excess of five micrograms per cubic meter of air (5 µg/m3), calculated as an eight-hour time-weighted average exposure (TWA) IAW permissible exposure limits established by OSHA standard 1926.1127(c)
• Must be able to filter airborne lead particulates to a concentration less than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 µg/m3) averages over an 9-hour period IAW OSHA standard 1910.1025(c)(1)
• Secondary high efficiency particulate arrestance (HEPA) filters w/ hospital-grade filtration (99.97% efficiency of 0.3 micron particles) that will allow in-door venting for most applications such as welding, grinding, and deburring.  Filter set-up capable of OSHA standard for operation where hexavalent chromium is measurable and present.

CLIN 0002:  SELF CLEANING FUME EXTRACTOR (QTY = 1 EA)

• 13’ Extractor arm w/ flex hose and brackets
• 1.5 hp motor capable of 1200 CFM using 120v/1P/60Hz power
• Must be of rugged external construction
• Include a high efficiency air filtration system
• Set of four (4) 3” swivel castors
• Secondary HEPA filter providing highest level of filtration efficiency (99.97% efficiency of 0.3 micron) specifically for environments where stainless/galvanized steel fumes are present

In responding to this sources sought, interested potential parties shall include:

1.  A product brochure with full details of their proposed solution to include all available options and any pricing information.   

2.  Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI?

3.  Are you the manufacturer, distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above?

4.  If you are a large business, do you have any designated distributors? If so, please provide their company name, telephone, point of Contact and size status (if available).

5.  If you are a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified?

6.  Please provide general pricing of your products/solution for market research purposes.

7.  Please submit your capabilities regarding the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes?

8.  Please review salient characteristics and provide feedback or suggestions. If none, please reply as N/A.

9.  Please provide your CAGE code or DUNS number.

Responses to this notice shall be e-mailed to the attention of:   Matthew Lapointe at matthew.r.lapointe.civ@army.mil  

Telephone responses will not be accepted.  Interested parties shall also submit their responses to the Government no later than 4:00 PM (EST) on 31 July 2023.  This notice is to assist in determining the availability of capable sources via the commercial industry only.  A solicitation is not currently available.  If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced at a later date and all interested parties shall respond to that solicitation announcement separately from this sources sought.