-- Sweating Thermal Foot and Hand test system.

Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the U.S. Army Natick Contracting Division, Kansas Street, Natick, MA on behalf of the United States Army-Soldier Systems Center, Natick, MA intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis with Measurement Technology Northwest., of Seattle, Washington for a 9 Zone sweating thermal foot and hand test system, independently controlled zones with high-top design for ease of placement into boots. The thermal foot system will have two ambient sensors, and one dew point input and is operable in -20 to 40oC environment. The hand is to be water compliant for use with sweating skin system. The sweating system will have volumetric control of sweat rate delivered to each zone. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Interested Parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement to the U.S. Army Natick Contracting Division, via e-mail at [email protected]. No later than September 10, 2008. Nothing herein should be misconstrued as a request for proposal. No solicitation document is available.