Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, Room 4210, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20229

63 -- PURCHASE OF PERSONAL RADIATION DETECTORS SOL CS-97-028 POC POC L. Clifton, 202 927-1139 The United States Customs Service (USCS) intends to procure up to 2000 commercial off-the-shelf personal radiation detection (PRD) units with little or no modification. As part of the pre-award evaluation, the contractor shall be required to submit a unit with his proposal to be used in a demonstration to show that the proposed PRD device can perform in accordance with the specification set forth in the RFP. The contract shall be to purchase the units and support for them, including maintenance and logistics, as well as operator instruction handbooks and training videos. The PRD units shall have a one year warranty covering workmanship and defects. The PRD shall be a unit approximately the size of a typical pager and have the ability to alert the wearer to above background levels of ambient gamma and X-ray radiation. The PRD shall be greater than fifty times more sensitive than the common Geiger Mueller instruments. Since the device is intended to be carried by inspectors at all times, it must be maintenance free, of rugged construction, weather resistant, battery operated and weigh eight ounces or less. It shall have visual (light), auditory (tone), and vibratory alarms when the radiation intensity due to X-rays and gamma rays exceeds a preset level. It is anticipated that a firm fixed price contract with a base year and four option years shall be awarded. The acquisition is a total small business set-aside. (0094)

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