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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 28, 2004 FBO #0975
SOURCES SOUGHT

59 -- Wireless Communication Devices

Notice Date

7/26/2004
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

334220 — Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

DHS - Border and Transportation Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Contracts & Procurement, William J. Hughes Technical Center Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, NJ, 08405
 

ZIP Code

08405
 

Solicitation Number

HSCE-RFI-001
 

Response Due

8/11/2004
 

Archive Date

8/12/2004
 

Point of Contact

Nancy Ballay, Contracting Officer, Phone 609-813-3413, Fax 609-813-3446, - Grace Kelly, Contracting Officer, Phone 609-813-3406, Fax 609-813-3446,
 

E-Mail Address

nancy.ballay@dhs.gov, grace.kelly@dhs.gov
 

Description

The Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking information from industry with respect to currently available as well as future wireless communication devices. Set forth herein are the minimum capabilities desired for communication devices. The Government is also interested in any devices planned for near term release (within the next six months) which might exceed the stated requirements. Please note requirements are listed with 2 designations ? either M for mandatory or P for preferred: 1. Telephony Capability ? M 2. Data Storage ? M 3. Data Communication ? M 4. World Wide Communication Capability (CI) ? P 5. Integrated 802.11 ? P 6. Integrated Bluetooth ? P 7. Non-Volatile Memory Over Short Term Power Loss ? M 8. Data Maintained for 24 Hours After Complete Battery Drain ? M 9. Data Maintained for 48 Hours After Complete Battery Drain ? P 10. High Resolution Color Display ? P 11. 320x240 Pixel Display ? P 12. 320x320 Pixel Display (CI) ? P 13. QWERTY Style Keyboard ? P 14. Silent Alert (LED signal or vibrating alert) (CI) ? M 15. Infrared For Beaming Data ? P 16. USB for Synchronization and File Transfer ? P 17. Support for Wireless Hands Free Phone Operation ? M 18. Integrated 24-bit Camera ? 1 Mega Pixel Resolution (CI) minimum ? P 19. Speakerphone Functionality ? P 20. Operational Engineering ? Human Factors Ergonomics ? ?use While in an emergency? ? M 21. Digital Voice Communication ? M 22. Expansion Card Support W/I/O capability ? M 23. Data Storage ? 32MB minimum ? M 24. Push to Talk Functionality ? P 25. GPS Location Support ? P 26. Six Hour Battery Life (Talk Time) CI minimum ? P 27. One hundred hour Standby minimum ? M 28. Replaceable/Rechargeable Batteries ? P 29. Audio Record and Playback ? i.e., Voice record and Playback ? P 30. Satellite Phone Usage ? P 31. Water Resistant ? P 32. Shock Resistant ? P 33. Support Microsoft Office ? M 34. Documents Must Be Displayed in Native Format for Editing and Synchronization with Host Systems ? M 35. Browser must Render Internet Content for proper Display on Device ? P 36. OS must support FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic Services at a minimum ? M 37. Organization-specific Applications Support (CI) ? M 38. Send/Receive photos ? M 39. Internet Access ? M 40. Handwriting to Text Conversion ? P 41. Video Recorder/Player ? Realvideo, MPEG4 ? P 42. Email support for SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 ? P 43. Text messaging via SMS ? M 44. Test messaging via MMS ? P 45. Fax support over telephony ? P 46. Voice Activation - P Industry representatives wishing to reply to this RFI should submit capability statements by the time and date established below. Capability statements should clearly delineate all technical features available on a given device. If the device is not currently available on the commercial market, the capability statement should advise as to the expected availability date. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Response to this RFI should be sent electronically to nancy.ballay@dhs.gov. Questions regarding this request shall be sent to Nancy Ballay at the aforementioned email address. Responses are requested not later than 4:00 PM, EST on Wednesday, August 11, 2004
 

Place of Performance

Address: William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City Int'l Airport, NJ

Zip Code: 08405

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00630138-W 20040728/040726211528 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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