The Joint Product Manager CBRNE Analytics & Response Systems (JPdM CBRNE ARS) under JPM Guardian is conducting a market survey to identify currently available commercial equipment in the areas of: personal protection equipment; decontamination and portable sampling equipment; and Point and Stand-off detection and identification equipment for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents (CWA/BWA), Explosives, and Radiological Materials.

The CBRNe Rapid Acquisition Division program at JPdM CBRNE ARS manages the Army’s Commercial off the Shelf Modernization Strategy (COTS MOD) for CBRNe defense, and reconnaissance units. This strategy includes the update and replacement of currently fielded equipment and the monitoring of emerging standards and mission requirements to help rapidly field and upgrade equipment and technologies for its customers.

The COTS MOD process supports customers such as National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams, 20th Support Command (CBRNE), Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), and the CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force (CCMRF).

Assessments for force equipping are made through data collected in this JPdM CBRNE ARS COTS Equipment Database. Product information of interest includes vendor test data, independent and government test reports, specification sheets, manuals. The data collected in the JPdM CBRNE ARS COTS Equipment Database is reserved only for access by government organizations.

Companies producing CBRNe protection and detection equipment and technologies are requested to add their product information to the database. Manufacturers who have previously provided information to the database are requested to review their information and ensure it is up to date.

Further details are available under Solicitation Number: SSS-CBRNEARS. Information is requested before September 30, 2013.