Request For Proposal The Next General Chemical Detector 1 (NGCD1), Aerosol & Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (AVCAD) 541712   3

This is solicitation number W911SR-17-R-0005 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).

The Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Contracting Center, Edgewood Contracting Division, APG, MD, APG-EA Branch, on behalf of the Joint Project Manager, Nuclear Biological Chemical Contamination Avoidance (JPM NBC CA) anticipates issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) in support of the Next Generation Chemical Detector 1 (NGCD1) program. The JPM NBC CA is conducting the NGCD1 program to fill known operational gaps in chemical detection. NGCD1, now named XM12 Aerosol & Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (AVCAD), will detect traditional and advanced threat vapors and liquid and solid aerosols. The AVCAD will detect, identify, alarm, and report the presence of foreign variants of aerosol and vapor chemical hazards. The AVCAD will also include a wireless remote alarm capability.

The AVCAD will operate in both dismounted and mounted configurations (a portable system capable of detecting and identifying vapor and aerosol chemical hazards to meet AVCAD requirements). The U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps will use the AVCAD to conduct or support their missions. These missions include monitoring, collective protection, base defense, decontamination, unmasking, dismounted reconnaissance, mounted reconnaissance (on the Stryker Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV)), shipboard (replacing the current shipboard chemical detection system), and aviation (CH-47 Chinook, OH-60 Blackhawk, and CH-72 platforms for surveillance and survey of cargo and personnel). The objective of this effort is to procure XM12 AVCADs for EMD. The contract requirements for the XM12 AVCADs include EMD Government testing, program and logistic support, and delivery of technical data (end-item products, software, and logistics). The anticipated contract will be for ten years, consisting of twenty seven (27) months EMD, twenty one (21) months LRIP, and six (6) years FRP.

The acquisition will be a negotiated, best-value procurement using the Contracting by Negotiation process prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. The source selection process to be utilized for this acquisition is best value/trade-off method. The submission requirements and evaluation criteria will be defined in the solicitation. More information about source selection will be listed under Section L and Section M of the solicitation.

Proposals are due 17 May 2018, not later than 03:00PM Eastern Standard Time.
No industry day will occur. Hard copies will not be available and written or fax requests will not be accepted. The official media of distribution for this RFP is the web. Contractors may download the solicitation and any amendments via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web site at www.fbo.gov, on or after the issue date. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps web site for any amendments. Interested firms must register at FedBizOpps in order to access the solicitation. Offerors are responsible for printing copies of the RFP and any amendments.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541712.

The Contractor is required to register with the DOD System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov as required by FAR 52.204-7. No contract award shall be made to any contractor that is not registered or in the process of registering with the system for Award Management.

Interested parties are encouraged to monitor FedBizOpps for amendments to the RFP.
If interested parites have questions about the solicitation, they should submit those questions to the contracting officer and the contract specialist in accordance with Section L's proposal submission instructions prior to the cut off for questions.
The points of contact for this action are: Jemel M. Hogan, Contract Specialist, email: jemel.m.hogan.civ@mail.mil, and Jonita L. Joyner, Contracting Officer, email:Jonita.l.joyner.civ@mail.mil. This office will not accept any telephonic, written, or faxed requests for a copy of the solicitation.