Gloves For Navy And Marine Corps Maintainers

To Promote Early Exchanges Of Information With Industry In Accordance With Far Subpart 15 2 Naval Air Systems Command Aircrew Systems Navair Pma202 Of Patuxent River Maryland Is Issuing This Request For Information Rfi Navair Is Requesting Information To Identify Qualified Sources To Provide Commercially Available Flame Resistant Fr Maintenance Gloves For Navy And Marine Corps Aircraft Maintainers And Flight Deck Personnel The Requirements Are Provided Below Interested Parties Are Invited To Describe Their Capabilities To Provide The Product As Described Herein The Commercial Off The Shelf Cots Items Submitted In Response To This Rfi Will Be Evaluated For The Capability To Meet The Performance Requirements Listed Below And The Table Listing Key System Attributes The Navy Plans To Approve Cots Items That Meet User Requirements For Local Procurement By Squadrons As Required For Mission Needs Cost Will Be A Big Consideration In Determining Cots Items Approved For Use There Is No Current Plan To Add This Item To The Federal Supply System Multiple Items Could Be Approved If Found To Be Acceptable Requirement Navy And Marine Corps Aircraft Maintainers And Flight Deck Personnel Require Durable Fire Resistant Gloves That Provide The Dexterity And Tactility Required To Perform Maintenance On Navy And Marine Corps Aircraft And Executetasks Including But Not Limited To A Operating Tools And Systems With Controls Such As Pressure Switches Controls And Buttons Knobs B Performing Tasks That May Require Identification Of An Object By Feel Without Visual Confirmation C Operating Ground Support Equipment D Assembling Disassembling And Cleaning Weaponry And Dynamic Aircraft Components E Lifting Heavy Objects With Potential Pinch Points And Abrasive Surfaces Such As Chains And Cables F Performing Maintenance In Confined Spaces While Navigating Steel Braided Lines Fuel Oil Etc G Touching And Manipulating Aircraft Parts And Reaching Into Aircraft Component Cavities That Have Very High Surface Temperatures 134 Avg Up To 15 Minutes At A Time Maintainers Also Require Cold Hot And Inclement Weather Gloves So Submissions Of This Type Will Also Be Evaluated And Considered For Use However The Primary Goal Is To Identify An All Purpose Multi Use Every Day Glove The Gloves Must Also Be Capable Of Demonstrating The Ability To Provide Touchscreen Capability By Operating Tablet Devices Such As But Not Limited To Ipads Android Tablets Microsoft Surface Pro S And Kindles The Glove Must Be Able To Accomplish A Multitude Of Functions On These Aforementioned Devices Including But Limited To Using Map Features Fingertip Tap To Select Drag And Multi Touch Input Such As Pinch To Zoom Turning Pages And Operating Applications Finger Writing And Tasks Necessary For Completion Of Military Operations See Attachment For Key Attributes And Requirements The North American Industry Classification System Naics Codes For Request For Information Are 339920 Sporting Goods 339999 Othermisc 424320 Men S And Boy S Clothing And Furnishings Merchant Wholesalers 424330 Women S Children S And Infants Clothing And Accessories Merchant Wholesalers 315210 Cut And Sew Apparel Contractors 315211 Men S And Boy S Cut And Sew Apparel Contractors 315990 Apparel Accessories And Other Apparel Manufacturing 315999General 2 Content Of Rfi Response Interested Parties Are Invited To Describe Their Capabilities As Well As Provide Samples As Described Herein In Response To This Rfi Please Provide Specification Sheets Showing The Compliance With The Above Listed Requirements Which Will Be At No Cost To The Government Rfi Responses Are Limited To 25 Pages The Product Sample As Well As Product Information Shall Be Submitted At No Expense To The Governmen

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