Department of the Treasury, United States Secret Service (USSS), Procurement Division, 950 H Street, NW, Suite 6700, Washington, DC, 20001-4518

59 -- HAND HELD THERMAL IMAGER SOL 00Q037 DUE 021000 POC George Robertson, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 406-6940, Fax (202) 406-6801, Email NONE WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=00Q037&LocID= 38. E-MAIL: George Robertson, NONE. The U.S. Secret Service has a requirement for hand-held Palm IR thermal imagers.. Solicitation No. 00Q037 is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ). This action is a 100% small business set-aside. The SIC code is 5065 and the size standard is 500 employees. The U.S. Secret Service has a requirement for a quantity of 9 each, Thermal Imager hand-held Palm IR 250 with 50 mm lens, Raytheon equipment or equal, per the following specifications: Standard Equipment -- Camera must have AC/DC Battery Charger, 2 Rechargeable Camcorder Batteries, Operational Manual and Lens Cleaning Kit; Parameters -- Detector is 320 x 240 un-cooled ferroelectric, Spectral Response is 7 to 14 microns, Thermal Stabilization- has a thermoelectric cooler, video update rate is at least 30 hz real time, typical time to operation is 25 seconds or less at 25 degrees; Interfaces -- VCR Compatible Video Output includes an RCA Jack (EIA RS-170 NTSC), RS-232 Serial Communications Port for external Control; Electrical -- Typicalpower consumption is 3.5 watts or less, to conserve power there is a stand-by mode, operating time per battery is 3.5 hours or greater; Physical and Environmental -- Weight of unit 3 pounds or less, unit conforms to one hand operation, unit conforms to standard tripod mount, unit operates between -20 degrees to 49 degrees centigrade, unit is contained in a water-resistant housing, operating humidity is 0-95% non-condensing; Lens -- unit has a 50mm Motorized Focus and Palm IR Twist lock interface. The twist lock Lens Mount is required to mount alternate lens. The motorized focus is for remote installations. Carrying case -- durable carrying case, which contains the unit and can be shipped safely. ALL QUOTERS MUST STATE THE BRAND-NAME PRODUCT QUOTED. IF THE QUOTER IS PROPOSING ANYTHING DIFFERENT FROM THE RAYTHEON PALM IR 250 WITH THE ABOVE SPECIFICATIONS, COMPLETE TECHNICAL LITERATURE MUST BE SUPPLIED ALONG WITH AN EXPLANATION PROVIDED BY THE QUOTER EXPLANING ANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WHAT IS QUOTED ANDTHE SPECIFICATION HEREIN. FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUCH LITERATURE AND EXPLANATION MAY, AT THE GOVERNMENT'S SOLE DISCRETION, RENDER THE QUOTATION UNACCEPTABLE; THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS UPON THE QUOTER, NOT THE GOVERNMENT, TO DEMONSTRATE EQUALITY OF ANY SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT OFFERED. Shipment is FOB Destination (all freight included in the offered price) within 6 weeks after receipt of contract to the U.S. Secret Service Technical Security Division, 843 Brightseat Road (Rear), Landover, MD 20785. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: Quoters shall provide points of contact by name, telephone number, and organization with whom you have had contracts within the last eighteen months. If the company has not been in existence for eighteen months, provide resume information on corporate staff. This past performance information shall be graded as acceptable, unacceptable or neutral. Award shall be made to the lowest priced, responsible quoter with acceptable past performance whose offer conforms to the terms of the solicitation as stated herein. If a different product is offered from Raytheon brand-name, it must be evaluated by the Government as being the equal of the brand-name Raytheon product by meeting the specifications herein, in order to meet the terms of the solicitation. Upon award, no substitutions may be made for the offered brand-name accepted by the Government. Quoters must include a signed copy of the Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.212-3) and Veterans Reporting Requirements with their offers. Copies of the FAR clauses cited herein are available on the Internet at www. arnet.gov/far. A copy of the required Representations and Certifications may be obtained from the U.S. Secret Service Procurement homepage at www. treas.gov/usss/proc, then click "Procurement Opportunities" and scroll down to click number 1, FAR Clause 52.212-3, and number 3, Compliance with Veterans Employment Reporting Requirements, and print the applicable clauses from your Web browser for completion and return with your quotation. Quotations are due bynot later than February 10, 2000 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Offers shall be addressed to the following: U.S. Secret Service, 950 H Street, NW, Suite 6700, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: George Robertson. Facsimile proposals are acceptable and may be sent to 202-406-6801. Quoters are cautioned that facsimile proposals will be reviewed for timeliness based on the time the fax prints out at the U.S. Secret Service Procurement Division; early facsimile transmission of a complete proposal well in advance of the due date and time is encouraged. See Note 1. Posted 02/02/00 (D-SN420955). (0033)

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