Department of the Treasury (DY), U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, Room 4210, 1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20229

63 -- ASSESSMENT OF NARCOTICS DETECTION EQUIPMENT Contact Maria Fitzgerald, 202/927-2593/Contracting Officer, Maria Fitzgerald, 202/927-2593. The United States Customs Service, in cooperation with the Office of National Drug Control Policy, is preparing to assess the performance of vapor/particle systems for the detection of cocaine and heroin. This is a continuation of the assessment conducted in the Fall 1994 and is designated as Phase II mainly to accommodate those systems not tested during the first phase. The assessment of commercially available and self-contained prototype detection systems must include a sample processor, a detector, a signal processor and a positive response indicator. The assessment of vapor/particle detection systems includes: verification of performance specifications, cocaine/heroin surface and package target response test, and quasi-field operational tests. The application to participate must be in writing on company letterhead. Please indicate whether you are interested in submitting a commercially available or self-contained prototype vapor/particle detection system for the assessment. The respondents to this notice will be provided with detailed information on the assessment program from the Point of Contact identified in this notice and are encouraged to send their comments in writing to the address above c/o ``The Technology Assessment Project,'' within 30 days of the publication of this notice. (184)

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