NEW MEXICO SCHOOL SECURITY AND ANTI-VIOLENCE PROGRAM Sandia National Laboratories' Security Research and Technology group, in support of Sandia's Education Outreach group, in partnerships with: New Mexico Department of Education, New Mexico Department of Public Safety, PNM, and New Mexico Citizens' Crime Council is involved in the formation of an Anti-Violence Program. We are currently looking for companies in the security/safety market segment to participate in a possible collaboration on a school security effort. The New Mexico School Security and Anti-Violence Program is a pilot project that is at Belen High School in Belen, New Mexico. The program goal is to make schools a safer environment for students and staff by deterring and/or detecting (1) the presence of weapons, (2) the presence/use of alcohol or drugs on campus, (3) acts of violence, and (4) vandalism and theft. Five to eight additional schools will be addressed in the next three years, contingent on funding. We wish to include a security services contractor in the program during the pilot studies. The selected company (or companies) will gain information on the School System's needs in the area of security products/services. This partnership will be contingent upon future funding being available from the Department of Energy. In addition, it is envisioned that the selected vendor(s) will then be available to support the schools, once the research project is complete. Funding to support the schools after the program is complete will be contingent upon funding being available from the school districts. The estimated value of this partnership is unknown at this time. The capabilities that are sought are knowledge and experience in the following areas: installation and servicing of video systems, recording capabilities, interior and exterior sensors, ID cards, biometric identification techniques, drug detection techniques, alcohol detection techniques, and weapon detection technologies. Selection will be based on the capabilities of the contractor as described above, and on the location of its services. Interested companies or organizations should respond initially by telephone or fax to: Mary Green, (505)844-7746, fax (505)844-0708, between October 1 and October 3, 1996, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (Mountain Time). Further instructions for application will then be issued to those who reply.

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