Sources Sought Notice – Candidate Laboratories for DHS

General Information

Document Type: Sources Sought Notice
Solicitation Number: Reference-Number-RFI-Labs-06122006
Posted Date: May 30, 2006
Original Response Date: Jun 12, 2006
Current Response Date: Jun 12, 2006
Original Archive Date: Jun 27, 2006
Current Archive Date: Jun 27, 2006
Classification Code: A — Research & Development
Naics Code: 541380 — Testing Laboratories

Contracting Office Address

Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement Operations, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Washington, DC, 20528

Description

Request for Information (RFI) for Candidate Laboratories for Prototype Fixed Site Laboratories to be established by the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate.

The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to establish two prototype fixed site laboratories to provide initial operational capability to analyze a high volume of environmental samples potentially contaminated with Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs).     The establishment of these laboratories will also explore and address the challenges in establishing this type of capability.    

One of the criteria is that the laboratory must be within 250 miles of New York City or Washington, DC.

For complete description and more information, please click on the following link:

http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/OCPO/DHS-OCPO/Reference%2DNumber%2DRFI%2DLabs%2D06122006/SynopsisR.html