ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION MARKING PRODUCTS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego, Regional Contracts Dept., Seal Beach Division, is conducting a market survey to obtain information on available Item Unique Identification (IUID) marking products. All interested sources may participate. The IUID Center at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division has been tasked by the Department of the Navy IUID lead in the office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition & Logistics Management) to conduct independent assessments of the available IUID marking products and to provide technical performance data to the community. Two environments have been selected for initial testing. The first environment is of primary interest to the Department of Navy and encompasses marine environments with a subset of the marine environment including submarines. The second environment will simulate to test IUID data matrix survivability in a desert environment. Samples are to be provided at no charge. Samples will not be returned to the vendor after testing. Test results will be shared with the IUID community for consideration in their decision making processes. IUID implementation strategies and product selection may be influenced by the results of these environmental survivability studies resulting in the possibility of future contract awards. Please provide a maximum of six materials: 1. Marking method optimized for low surface energy (LSE) substrates in a marine environment.2. Marking method optimized for high surface energy (HSE) substrates in a marine environment.3. Marking method optimized for LSE substrates in a submarine.4. Marking method optimized for HSE substrates in a submarine.5. Marking method optimized for LSE substrates in a desert environment.6. Marking method optimized for HSE substrates in a desert environment. Lists of the material properties that will be tested and an outline of the test plan are available. Sample quantity, data matrix details, and label or data plate size details are also available. These items may be obtained by contacting Aaron Wiest at 951-273-4819 or at
[email protected]. In order to be considered for the testing, all samples must be received by IUID Center no later than 09 July 2010. All samples shall be sent to: If by shipper (e.g., UPS, FEDEX, etc.): NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CORONA DIVISION ATTN: IUID CENTER (PE00A), BLDG. 518 1999 FOURTH STREET NORCO, CA 92860-1915 If by United States Postal Service (USPS): NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CORONA DIVISION ATTN: IUID CENTER (PE00A), BLDG. 518 P. O. BOX 5000 CORONA, CA 92878-5000 As indicated above, this RFI is for testing and evaluation purposes only and is not to be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation/Request for Sealed Bids. The Government will not award a contract on the basis of this notice, nor pay respondents for any information that they submit in response to this RFI. Any information or samples submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary.