SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Video Spectral Comparator
- Notice Date
- 9/3/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD), Division of Procurement, Avery 5F, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 26106-5312, United States
- ZIP Code
- 26106-5312
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-TGT-32050-08-0003
- Response Due
- 9/8/2008
- Point of Contact
- Kerry Marengo,, Phone: 304-480-7143, Jeff Stephenson,, Phone: 304-480-7138
- E-Mail Address
-
psb1@bpd.treas.gov, psb1@bpd.treas.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Subject to final approval, the Bureau of the Public Debt intends to acquire on a sole-source basis to Foster & Freeman USA Inc, 46030 Manekin Plaza Suite 170, Sterling, VA 20166-6518, for one (1) VSC6000 Video Spectral Comparator and trade-in of existing VSC2000HR. The system features are as follows: · High resolution CCD firewire colour camera with 360 to 1100nm spectral response · Image display via 75cm (30inch) flat screen LCD · Zoom magnification range of x1.5 to x130 (approx.) on the standard 75cm (30inch) display monitor · Fields of view: 2.5x1.9mm to 210x160mm · Imaging filters: 15 high pass filters in the visible and near infra red with thresholds at 530, 550, 570, 590, 610, 628, 648, 668, 690, 715, 725, 780, 823, 856 and 1000nm plus a broadband pass filter 390-610nm · Modes of illumination: o long wave UV, incident lighting (365nm) o long wave UV, transmitted lighting (365nm) o medium wave UV, incident lighting (313nm) o short wave UV, incident lighting (256nm) o visible and infra red, incident lighting o visible and infra red, transmitted lighting o visible and infra red, oblique lighting o visible and infra red, coaxial incident light (for examination of retro-reflective security features) o narrow bandwidth illumination, 100W tungsten halogen lamp with a 400 to 1000nm continuous interference filter operated in 3.5nm steps with average bandwidth of 40nm o Horizontal and vertical arrays of LED lamps for sequential scanning of multiple image OVD's o High intensity infra red illumination for the excitation of anti-Stokes inks o High intensity incident spot light, 250W tungsten halogen lamp with independent low pass and high pass filters providing 80 different wavebands and zoom lens, providing a broad beam to a focused spotlight: · Image integration, on-chip with integration periods of 8ms to 22s in 33 steps · Colour measurement, provides CIE colour co-ordinates & chromaticity diagrams - measures colour parameters: XYZ, xy, uv, Lab. Displays data on 1931 and 1960 UCS chromaticity charts · Microspectrometry measures absorption, reflectance, transmission and fluorescence spectra. 400 to 1000nm range, sample size down to 16 microns². Calibration permits normalisation of spectra · PC system operating Windows Vista · Network capability · Remote operation · ICAO data reader · Embedded personal information decoder · Casework management software which enables images, examiner's notes and other instrument derived data, such as spectra and diagrams, to be stored in casework files. Images may be annotated and stored with instrument settings · Image processing software providing: o Side by side comparison of live and stored image o Superimposition of a live and a stored image with adjustable mix, 0 to 100% o Variable speed image strobe between a live and a stored image o Left to right image reversal (horizontal mirror reversal) o Top to bottom image reversal (vertical mirror reversal) o Grey level reversal (positive to negative) o Image rotation, through any angle o Contrast stretch o De-speckle filters (noise reduction) · Image measurement software providing: o Distance between two points o Area within a user defined box o Radius of a circular feature from three peripheral points o Angle between two lines o Area of user defined shape o Area of selected features, i.e. an alphanumeric character or logo · Controls via graphical user interface · Universal power input, 85-250V, 50/60Hz, 700W · Document capacity: Accommodates documents up to 596x422mm The Government intends to solicit only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Substitutions will not be accepted. The system is being solicited and awarded as a commercial item in accordance with FAR 13.5. This notice of intent is not a request for quote. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information or a copy of the solicitation will not be considered an affirmative response. Written responses shall be accompanied by sufficient documentation to clearly show the ability to provide the requirement at terms more advantageous to the Government. Public Debt will consider all written responses received no later that 2:00 p.m. EDT, September 8, 2008. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates the ability to meet all requirements and that it is more advantageous to the Government, we will make a sole-source award to Foster & Freeman USA Inc. Interested offerors may register at http://www.fedbizopps.gov to receive notification when the solicitation and any amendments are issued and available for downloading. Please note that the General Services Administration provides the notification service as a convenience and does not guarantee that notifications will be received by all persons on the mailing list. Therefore, we recommend that you monitor the FedBizOpps site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions. If the Internet option is not available to you, you may receive a hard copy of the solicitation and any amendments (via U.S. Mail) by faxing your request to (304) 480-7203 or e-mailing your request to psb1@bpd.treas.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN01658406-W 20080905/080903223557-97a79c81692c72182a9379e34b09dfc7 (fbodaily.com)
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