RFI for Portable Patient Transport System
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TIMELINE
Call for Solutions Issued: March 12th, 2026
Questions Deadline: March 26th, 2026
Segment I (Phase I): Initial System Delivery & Evaluation, targeting TRL 5 / MRL 5
Downselect to two systems at the end of Segment I
Segment II (Phases II & III): Advanced Integration & Certification
Phase II Goal: TRL 6 / MRL 6, focusing on platform integration and environmental testing
Phase III Goal: TRL 8 / MRL 8, focusing on operational flight testing, Airworthiness Certification, and FDA 510(k) clearance
Follow-on Production: Potential award for up to 400 units over four years upon successful completion of prototype project
QUESTION DEADLINE
Issuing Agency
U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Contracting Division (NCD)
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DESCRIPTION
The agency is seeking solutions for a portable patient transport system designed for the safe transport of a single, non-ambulatory infectious patient, addressing biocontainment, isolation, and quarantine needs. The proposed man-portable system must prevent the spread of biological threats during air, rail, ground, or sea transport and be certified for flight on multiple military airframes while being compatible with select ambulances and sustainable in austere environments.
The system must protect personnel, transportation platforms, and crew from contamination while facilitating a high standard of medical care. Vendors are required to provide a comprehensive Supporting Data Package, including evidence such as third-party test reports, engineering analyses, modeling data, certifications, and other documentation supporting performance claims. Contractors are expected to supply detailed test plans, reports, and supporting documents on system features such as negative pressure maintenance, filtration, accessibility, operational characteristics, and platform integration.
Supporting documentation should address all performance claims related to biological protection, patient care (e.g., glove ports, visibility, waste management, patient restraint), maintainability, reliability, and integration with various transport platforms. The contract term is one year.
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