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58 -- DETECTION EQUIPMENT SOL CS-H-1999-DT DUE 062499 POC Cheri Tyner, (202)927-0072 or Mary Miron (202)927-0386 This is a Small Business Sources Sought for a Sea Container X-ray System. A small business should respond affirmatively ONLY if it has a working prototype system meeting the following salient characteristics and can meet a mandatory demonstration requirement: Mobile Non-intrusive Inspection (NII) system to examine sea cargo containers. the system should have selectable energies of 2 and 6 MeV and should be mounted on a sea container straddle carrier containing a minimum of two lead shielded cabinets, which must meet cabinet-like 0.5 mR/hr radiation limits when operating at 2 MeV. The system shall be capable of operating in two modes, a cabinet mode and a field radiographic mode and shall be capable of inspecting the largest commercial sea containers; in field radiographic mode, inspection of objects as large as 11'6" wide s 19' high; in cabinet mode, inspection of objects as large as 10' x 14'. 100% of the container must be captred with no more than two scans of the sea container or other large suspectvehicle, which may include steel-walled tankers, large semi-trucks, towed vehicles,automobiles, etc. The scans must detect such items as drugs and other contraband prohibited from entry into the U.S. The system must be portable to the extent tha it may be relocated to a variety of U.S. ports within a five day time frame. The system shall operate outdoors during a 24-hr. day in an environment which may include dust, dirt, rain, salt-water spray, snow, and winds up to 40 MPH, humidity from 10-100% and temperature of 0 to 130 degrees Fahrenheit. The system must, at a minimum operate 16 hrs. daily/six days/week. The following elements must be included: Straddle Carrier, Transport System, Cabinet system, Driver Cab(s), Operator cab, detectors and detector assembly, 2-6 MeV x-ray source and system equipment, operator controls and display, work station integration and interface, on-site training, and system support. Containers to be inspeced will be parked in a straight-line, nose to tail over a distance of at least 400'. The system will pass over the containers for scanning and shall have a beam angle positioned as low as practicable with a 10 degree lateral offset, a radiographic scan speed between aproximately .5 and 1.5 mph. The detector electronics shall process the data and transmit to the display system producing real-time images. Normally, we expect a four-person team to operate the equipment. It must process, display, store, recall, and print x-ray images with a contrast gray scale of at least 16 shades of gray. Scanning should detect a minimum of 1 kg. of narcotic (simulant) through 4" of steel on the source side and 2.8 grams of narcotic (simulant) visible unmasked in air. Requirements asociated with image quality shall be satisfied using high efficiency detectors and appropriate image processing technology. All applicable OSHA, EPA, NRC, FDA and State radiological health requirements must be met. The Sources Sought responses will be used in determining whether this procurement will be a small business set-aside. An RFP will be available approximately 06/24/99. Posted 06/09/99 (W-SN341129). (0160)

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