Department of the Treasury (DY), U.S. Customs Service, 1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 4210, Washington, DC 20229

63 -- ASSESSMENT OF CABINET X-RAY DETECTION SYSTEMS POC Contact Point, Maria Fitzgerald, (202)927-2593, Contracting Officer, Maria Fitzgerald, (202)927-2593 The U.S. Customs Service (USCS), in cooperation with the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is preparing to assess the performance of cabinet X-ray systems for the detection of cocaine and heroin in letter mail, packages, parcels, luggage, boxes and crates. The assessment of commerical (''off-the-shelf'') detection systems will be conducted in the Summer of 1995. All cabinet X-ray detection systems must include source and detector modules, a signal processor, an image display or positive/negative response indicator and a conveyer subsystem. These systems should comply with all the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cabinet x-ray systems (21 CFR 1020.40). The assessment of cabinet X-ray systems will consist of: verification of performance specifications, packaged cocaine/heroin mass response test, and quasi-operational tests. Application to participate must be on company letterhead. The respondents to this notice will be provided with detailed information on the assessment program and are encouraged to send in their comments to the contact point/address listed above within 30 days of the publication of this notice. (0030)

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