GOVERNMENT SOURCES SOUGHT ·'REQU EST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) for

ENHANCED TRAY RATION HEATING SANITATION SYSTEM (ETRHSS)

SINK BASI N, AND RELATED COMPONENTS, FOR POTENTIAL USE WITH USMC FIEL D KITCHENS.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.

This RFI is for commercially available and fabricated components that are adaptable for use as part of an Enhanced Tray Ration Heating Sink (ETRHSS) and associated components. The ETRHSS is a packaged system that provides a means for effectively sanitizing food service equipment and food preparation utensils in military field operating environments with associated field kitchens.  The ETRHSS will provide a 3-step wash, rinse, and sanitizing process.  The sink basin comprises the core of the ETRHSS system, and is welded assembly consisti1g of a three­ sink basin, firebox, heat exchangers, and exhaust, and utilizes a standard fielded fuel-fired burner for heating of the water in the sinks. Current interest is purchasing 2 prototypes for evaluation under a small purchase award.   There is a potential future production run of 70 units.

Backgrow1d info: The ETRHSS is intended to become part of the Enhanced - Tray Ration

Heating System (E-TRHS), a USMC group field feeding platform designed to feed 250

Warfighters. The E-TRHS uses the kitchen-in-a-box concept. All of the required cooking appliances, utensils, and serving wares are packed in an easily transportable container, the Small Field Refr igeration System (SFRS).  When a suitable cooking and serving site is found, the box is opened up, the kitchen is set up outside the container, the refrigeration i s turned on and the container is filled with semi-perishable or perishable food.  For stowage of the ETRHSS, an identified space within the SFRS will be utilized.

Responses

Responses to this RFI should  include supporting  materials that provides a demons·:ration  of your company's capabilities, experience, and overall understanding  of the evaluation criteria that NSWC Panama City y Division has identified.  The following information is requested (please indicate if the information is an estimate or actual). A development cost ROM is requested where an off-the-shelf estimate is not available for the criteria listed above.

l. Description of the product(s) and/or technology as it applies to the evaluation list above

2.   Product Development history and status

3.   Product application and history of fielded systems

4.   Installation and integration requirements

5.   ROM cost and development schedule for a prototype system

6.   ROM cost and lead time

7.   US Military applications including points of contact

NSWC PCD requests your responses by 10:00 am (CST), Aug 30, 2014.  Submissions will be accepted after this date, but feedback may not be as timely or contribute to NSWC PCD strategic planning.  Information should be mailed to the Contract Specialist  Sharon Hess ([email protected] ) and labeled with the RFI solicitation number and title.  Questions can be submitted electronically to the technical point of contact John Ducote at [email protected].   Information provided will be treated as Business Sensitive and will not be shared outside of Government activities and agencies without the permission of the provider.  All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government.  NSWC PCD may request further information regarding the capabilities of respondents to meet the requirements and may request a presentation and/or a site visit as deemed necessary. At no cost to the government, responding vendors may continue technical dialogue with this market survey's Point of Contact after the initial response is provided. This is a Sources Sought announcement, a market survey for written in1ormation only. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement.