R&D: Secure Hybrid Composite Container
Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 140D0420R0013
- Agency
- Interior Business Center Office of Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- A Research And Development
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This pre-solicitation notice seeks proposals to optimize production of secure hybrid composite containers for the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate. The contractor shall investigate alternative materials and manufacturing methods for efficiently producing an improved next-generation secure container that prevents smuggling of contraband, weapons, and hazardous materials. The Department of the Interior, acting on behalf of DHS S&T, will award a single contract with a one-year base period and a one-year option. The solicitation is expected to be posted on February 7, 2020 on beta.sam.gov and proposals will be due by the date specified in the solicitation.
There is no set-aside designated for this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code is 541715 and PSC code is R425. The current Secure Hybrid Composite Container was produced by a prototype but is not optimized for commercialization. The contract has a one-year base period and one-year option with an anticipated period of performance through January 2022.
Notice text
*This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice* (See Attachment for More Specific Information)
Requirement Title: Secure Hybrid Composite Container (SHCC) Manufacturing Optimization: Materials Identification, Evaluation, Analysis & Test
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) goal of the secure container development initiative was to provide a level of security to law enforcement officials that ensured contraband products and malicious agents have not been inserted into the container for smuggling into the United States (US). This could include contraband classes including drugs, weapons, explosives, illegals, chemical and biological agents, and weapons of mass destruction. The container would support condition monitoring, automated alerting and advanced communications and be constructed using composite materials making it lighter, more durable and be cost competitive with current steel containers used in the intermodal supply chain. In addition to commercial usage, the container could serve the Intelligence Community (IC) needs by providing the capability of securing sensitive cargo for shipment between the US and embassies, forward operating bases and conflict areas.
The DHS S&T investment produced a prototype container design that received ISO certification but is not optimized for commercialization, it is difficult to produce and too expensive. The current Secure Hybrid Composite Container integrates thermosetting composites with an imbedded security system in the container walls, door, floor and ceiling. Under this requirement, the Contractor shall investigate alternative production materials and manufacturing methodologies and develop testing and validation procedures to evaluate the most promising candidates supporting efficient production of the next generation of SHCC.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Sol Notice 140D0420R0013_1.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| R+D: Secure Hybrid Composite Container | Solicitation | |
| R&D: Secure Hybrid Composite Container | Pre-Solicitation |
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