DECONTAMINATION SYSTEMS (EMD)

Abstract

This project provides Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) for: (1) Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP); (2) Decontamination Family of Systems (DFoS) Contamination Indicator Decontamination Assurance System (CIDAS); (3) DFoS General Purpose Decontaminant (GPD); and (4) Joint Biological Agent Decontamination System (JBADS). Experimentation and demonstration will be used in this phase to reduce risk and inform supporting materiel solutions, Concept of Operations and Tactics, Techniques & Procedures. The MDAP Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Survivability Initiative ensures weapon system programs at all Acquisition Category (ACAT) levels, as well as non-DoD agency programs such as those programs at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), meet their CBRN defense requirements. This effort facilitates and coordinates the research, development, test and evaluation, procurement, delivery, and life cycle sustainment of affordable CBRN defense materiel solutions for each program's documented CBRN requirements. DFoS CIDAS is a contamination indicator/decontamination assurance technology. It will consist of an indicator and an applicator, for which there will be three applicator configurations (small-scale, tactical large scale, and reusable large scale applicators) and three indicator formulations (nerve training, nerve and blister indicators). The indicator will be sprayed on tactical vehicles, aircraft, ships, crew-served weapons, and individual weapons that may have been exposed to traditional and non-traditional chemical contamination. DFoS CIDAS is a new capability for the Joint Forces that will reduce the logistics burden of decontamination by indicating presence and location of traditional (Nerve and Blister) and non-traditional chemical agents on militarily relevant surfaces pre- and post-decontamination. DFoS GPD is a liquid, field adjustable decontaminant for chemical and biological agents that will provide thorough decontamination capabilities for tactical vehicles, shipboard surfaces, crewserved weapons, and individual/personal weapons in hostile and non-hostile environments that have been exposed to traditional and non-traditional CB contamination while providing the lowest logistical footprint. The JBADS will provide the capability to conduct biological agent decontamination of the interior and exterior of the C-130 aircraft. The JBADS is a capability set that will include a shelter to encapsulate an airframe, a decontamination delivery system (e.g. hot-humid air-blower, etc.), environmental control and monitoring system(s), and other ancillary components required to ensure efficacious biological agent decontamination. It will provide the capability to decontaminate biologically contaminated airframes to safe levels and allow more rapid return to service. Future capability may address biological decontamination of other airframes and vehicles.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
• Source ID: DE5_0604384BP_5_0400_PB_2019

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• Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.