In Cooperation with Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PdM SCIE)
\n\nSECTION 1 - Overview
\n\n1.1 Background and Introduction
\n\nProduct Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PdM SCIE) is seeking laboratories to validate the capabilities of Individual Water Treatment Devices (IWTDs). This initiative supports the Department of the Army’s goal of providing potable drinking water for Soldiers from any indigenous fresh water source, which enhances Soldier lethality by reducing load and increasing the duration of autonomous squad-level operations.
\n\nThe Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), on behalf of PdM SCIE, is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify laboratories with the required certifications, equipment, and personnel to conduct this validation testing. The information gathered from this RFI will inform a future request for proposal. The Government reserves the right to cancel this opportunity or make no awards in conjunction with this opportunity.
\n\nThis is a Request for Information ONLY and not a request for proposal.
\n\n1.2 Project Problem Statement
\n\nThe objective of this effort is to validate the ability of Individual Water Treatment Devices (IWTD) to perform clearance of microbiological contaminants and Toxic Industrial Chemicals/Toxic Industrial Materials (TIC/TIMs). Testing must be conducted according to the military-specific purification standards outlined in National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Protocols P248.01 and P248.02. The anticipated scope includes, but is not limited to, the following laboratory capabilities:
\n\nSECTION 2 - RFI Procedures
\n\nThis RFI is seeking information from qualified sources that can address the stated requirements. All responses to this announcement will be governed by the instructions herein.
\n\nInterested parties are requested to submit information packages that present their planned approach to addressing the testing objectives. Packages should focus on the laboratory’s technical approach, capabilities, and relevant experience.
\n\nSECTION 3 - Instructions for Information Submissions
\n\n3.1 General Guidelines
\n\na. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures are not desired.
\n\nb. All submissions must be submitted electronically via the email instructions included herein.
\n\nc. Submissions sent through other channels or after the response period has ended will not be reviewed or evaluated.
\n\nd. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this notice. All costs will be at the expense of the interested party.
\n\n3.2 Information Package Contents
\n\nInterested parties shall include the following information in their response:
\n\n3.3 Information Package Submission
\n\nResponses shall be submitted via e-mail to the following points of contact (POCs):
\n\nResponses shall be submitted no later than 12 November 2026 by 5:00 p.m. EST. Responses received after this time and date may not be considered. The subject line for responses shall read: “Response to IWTD Laboratory Testing RFI, [Vendor’s Business Name]”
\n\nSECTION 5 - Government Points of Contact
\n\nAny questions for clarification regarding this opportunity may be emailed to the POCs listed below no later than 12 November 2026 by 5:00 p.m. EST. Verbal questions will not be accepted. Questions shall not contain proprietary or classified information.
\n\nPrimary Points of Contact
\n\nIn Cooperation with Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PdM SCIE)
\n\nSECTION 1 - Overview
\n\n1.1 Background and Introduction
\n\nProduct Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PdM SCIE) is seeking laboratories to validate the capabilities of Individual Water Treatment Devices (IWTDs). This initiative supports the Department of the Army’s goal of providing potable drinking water for Soldiers from any indigenous fresh water source, which enhances Soldier lethality by reducing load and increasing the duration of autonomous squad-level operations.
\n\nThe Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), on behalf of PdM SCIE, is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify laboratories with the required certifications, equipment, and personnel to conduct this validation testing. The information gathered from this RFI will inform a future request for proposal. The Government reserves the right to cancel this opportunity or make no awards in conjunction with this opportunity.
\n\nThis is a Request for Information ONLY and not a request for proposal.
\n\n1.2 Project Problem Statement
\n\nThe objective of this effort is to validate the ability of Individual Water Treatment Devices (IWTD) to perform clearance of microbiological contaminants and Toxic Industrial Chemicals/Toxic Industrial Materials (TIC/TIMs). Testing must be conducted according to the military-specific purification standards outlined in National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Protocols P248.01 and P248.02. The anticipated scope includes, but is not limited to, the following laboratory capabilities:
\n\nSECTION 2 - RFI Procedures
\n\nThis RFI is seeking information from qualified sources that can address the stated requirements. All responses to this announcement will be governed by the instructions herein.
\n\nInterested parties are requested to submit information packages that present their planned approach to addressing the testing objectives. Packages should focus on the laboratory’s technical approach, capabilities, and relevant experience.
\n\nSECTION 3 - Instructions for Information Submissions
\n\n3.1 General Guidelines
\n\na. Unnecessarily elaborate brochures are not desired.
\n\nb. All submissions must be submitted electronically via the email instructions included herein.
\n\nc. Submissions sent through other channels or after the response period has ended will not be reviewed or evaluated.
\n\nd. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this notice. All costs will be at the expense of the interested party.
\n\n3.2 Information Package Contents
\n\nInterested parties shall include the following information in their response:
\n\n3.3 Information Package Submission
\n\nResponses shall be submitted via e-mail to the following points of contact (POCs):
\n\nResponses shall be submitted no later than 12 November 2026 by 5:00 p.m. EST. Responses received after this time and date may not be considered. The subject line for responses shall read: “Response to IWTD Laboratory Testing RFI, [Vendor’s Business Name]”
\n\nSECTION 5 - Government Points of Contact
\n\nAny questions for clarification regarding this opportunity may be emailed to the POCs listed below no later than 12 November 2026 by 5:00 p.m. EST. Verbal questions will not be accepted. Questions shall not contain proprietary or classified information.
\n\nPrimary Points of Contact
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