US Army Engineer Division, Huntsville, ATTN: CEHND-CT-C/Atkins P.O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807-4301 Street Address: 4820 University Square, Huntsville, AL 35816-1822

66 -- REMOTE VISUAL INSPECTION SYSTEM SOL DACA87-95-R-0074 DUE 052395 POC Contracting Officer, Emily Durham, 205-895-1161; Contract Specialist, Katherine Atkins, 205-895-1163. The U.S. Army Engineer Division, Huntsville, intends to procure, on a sole source basis, a field-portable remote visual inspection system for use under its Ordnance and Explosive Waste (OEW) Programs. It is anticipated that the item will be procured from Olympus America, Inc., Roswell, GA. The following basic capabilities are required to meet the requirements for the remote visual inspection system: 1) System must have a small, flexible articulating probe to handle turns such as those found in a ventilation duct; 2) The probe must have the proper stiffness to aid in maneuvering around and over obstacles; 3) The probe must have a layer of waterproofing material; 4) The probe must have a minimum working length of nine feet; 5) The system's color video monitor should display a clear, distortion-free, real-time image from the processed analog pulses transmitted from the probe tip; 6) The system must provide pure, continuous, white light illumination for the area round image sensor (charge coupled device) in the probe; 7) Electronic images are to be capable of being digitally freeze-framed; and 8) The system must be rugged and include carry frame to be portable for use in the field. This is not a request for porposals. However, any firm which can meet the requirement is requested to submit, in writing, an affirmative response which should include applicable pricing and any additional information indicating bona fide ability to meet this specific requirement. Responses should be furnished by 23 May 1995. Responses should include business size; standard industrial code for this action is 3829. For purposes of this acquisition, any firm which has less than 500 employees is considered a small business. All responsible sources may respond to this synopsis, and all such responses will be considered by the Agency. See Note 22. (0125)

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