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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for Aerosol Spectrometer system on an SOLE SOURCE basis, but is seeking vendors th... SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently intends to award a contract for Aerosol Spectrometer system on an SOLE SOURCE basis, but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought notice. In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside. The proposed requirement is for a sole source, Firm Fixed Price contract to CH Technologies for Aerosol Spectrometer. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization. The draft Work Statement (SOW) is included in full text below. This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code is: 334516 In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solutions. Also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 2. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 4. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 5. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 6. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns. 7. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services. Scope of Work U.S. ARMY DUGWAY PROVING GROUND WEST DESERT TEST CENTER DUGWAY, UTAH 84022-5000 1. Subject: CH Technologies Aerosol Delivery and Detection System in Fulfillment of DRD 3580 Requirements 2. Final Delivery Location: Chemical Test Division, West Desert Test Center, U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. 3. Key Personnel from Dugway Proving Ground: R. Aaron Rogers, Ph.D. (Project Scientist – TEDP-WD-CTS) Scope Of Work Required: • A requirement for an aerosol generation system and coupled detection capability has been generated to fulfill the requirements outlined by WDTC DRD 3580. • The requirements for this must be fulfilled that meet the following specific criteria; o A high-resolution particle counter allowing for measurement of aerosols in two locations with more than 100 particle size bins is required. The light source, photo-detector and all signal processing electronics must be located in the control unit. The control unit must be separated from the aerosol sensors by fiber optic cables. The sensor is to be placed inside of a glovebox while the control unit sits outside and processes the scattered light signals. The separated sensor must also pressure-tight and temperature controlled up to 120 °C. This is required for preventing condensation on the optics while operating at high humidity. o For measuring low aerosol concentrations the following detector requirements must be met: C¬n Max = 10,000 particles/cm^3. Minimum particle size for measurement is ~4 nm. This requirement is in addition to the high-resolution particle counter above. o A dilution requirement of 10:1 aerosol dilution is required. This device must operates on clean, dry compressed air and must be amenable to cascading to produce 100:1, 1,000:1, etc. dilution ratios. We are require 4 separate 10:1 dilution units so there is the option for 1:10 or 1:100 dilution on the outlet of the dry-powder aerosol generator and 1:10 or 1:100 on the inlet side of the upstream aerosol sensor. When measuring highly efficient filters (>99.95%), it is critical to have access to dilution stages such that the particle counter can be exposed to diluted aerosol on the upstream side and un-diluted on the downstream. The upstream dilution must allow for higher challenge aerosol concentrations upstream of the filter leading to a larger number of particles which can penetrate and be measured on the downstream side. Without options of dilution, measuring filtration efficiencies above 99.95% will take a significantly longer time (minutes vs. hours/days). • A fluidized bed powder aerosol generator specialized for handling and dispersing small quantities of dust/powder is required. In addition, the aerosol generator must provide exceptional de-agglomeration characteristics. The instrument must consist of a disperser separated from a controller for inclusion in the glove box system. The Disperser must contain a dynamic aerosolization and a de-agglomeration assembly. The controller must include an aerosol monitor that provides a feedback signal to ensure stability of the aerosol concentration. The device must have an operational air flow range of 6-12 sLPM and must be able to disperse aerosol in concentrations down to ~1 mg/m3 with a close-loop control.