FBOP Nat'l Contracts and Policy Sect., 320 First St, NW, Washington, DC 20534

63 -- BODY ALARM/DURESS/MAN-DOWN SYSTEMS DUE 122995 POC D. H. Simmons, Contract Specialist, (202) 307-0985. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is seeking information on body (duress) alarms to identify various new technologies available. The BOP will be examining different body alarms in an attempt to create a BOP standard for body alarms - to include operational and physical specifications. Based on the standard, a national contract may be established for the procurement of body alarms for all BOP institutions. The system will potentially be used by all staff in the BOP. The body alarm device shall be used when an employee is in distress, providing notification to an officer in the control room. The body alarm may include additional features which aid in assisting, locating, communicating, or identifying the person in distress. Applied technology may be RF, infrared, ultrasonic, or any other applicable technology. The environment the body alarms will be employed in varies from large outdoor open areas to confined indoor areas with double-reinforced concrete walls and steel grills/doors. Federal prisons vary in structure from low-level buildings spread out in a campus environment to multi-level high rises and are situated in both rural and metropolitian areas. Vendors are invited to submit (in addition to standard sales brochures and videos) information containing; 1) detailed operational specifications, 2) performance specifications, 3) physical specifications, 4) pricing comparable to commercial retail of a 100 unit system, and 5) a picture of the body-worn unit (transmitter and receiver). Each of the five items listed above should be addressed on a separate page. Additional information noting locations (correctional, medical, or educational institutions) using vendor equipment should also be included. From the information received, the BOP will then identify specific requirements for a standard. Based on the standard, a request for proposal may be generated in late 1996 for a pilot system where the effectiveness of the body alarms will be evaluated. No additional documents referencing body alarms are available from the BOP. Information should be submitted no later than December 29, 1995 and addressed to: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Body Alarm Evaluation, National Contracts and Policy ection, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20534, ATTN: D. H. Simmons. No collect calls will be accepted. (0331)

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