SAM #W911SR-26-R-AVCAD

Market Survey for Portable Aerosol Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (AVCAD)

The U.S. Army is seeking market information for a portable Aerosol Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (AVCAD) to enhance chemical hazard detection capabilities across multiple military branches. - Government Buyer: - Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Edgewood Division - Joint Project Manager Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Integrated Early Warning (JPM CBRN IEW) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation or attachments - Products/Services Requested: - Aerosol Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (AVCAD) - Portable system for detecting and identifying vapor and aerosol chemical hazards - One-person portable (≤18 lbs, ≤0.85 cubic feet) - Detects traditional Chemical Warfare Agents and Non-Traditional Agents - Minimum Time Between Operational Mission Failure (MTBOMF) ≥370 hours - Minimum Time Between False Alarms (MTBFA) ≥50 hours - Remote operation and alarm via tablet application (TCP/IP communications) - Continuous operation on host power; 12-hour operation on DoD batteries - Includes operation and maintenance manuals and training materials - Estimated annual quantities: 500 to 5,000 units - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Must support both dismounted and mounted configurations - Remote operation capability via tablet - Portability and extended battery operation - Used by Army, Navy, Marine Corps, National Guard, and Coast Guard for missions such as reconnaissance, base defense, decontamination, and shipboard operations

Description

The JPM CBRN IEW has requirements and performance specifications that may result in full rate production and deployment of AVCADs in tactical environments worldwide. The Government requires a portable system capable of detecting and identifying vapor and aerosol chemical hazards to meet AVCAD requirements. The AVCAD will operate in both dismounted and mounted configurations.  The ability to remotely operate and alarm via an application that can be hosted on a tablet computer is also required. The U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, National Guard and Coast Guard will use AVCADs to conduct and/or support their missions. These missions include monitoring, collective protection, base defense, decontamination, unmasking, dismounted reconnaissance, mounted reconnaissance (such as the Stryker Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV)) and shipboard. This office is updating market research from both Government and industry to ensure technical readiness and manufacturing readiness information of available capabilities is current and accurate.    

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