Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Procurement, 1301 Constitution Ave., N.W., Room 4210, Washington, DC 20229

63 -- HAND-HELD CONTRABAND DETECTOR Due 013196, contact, James Lieberman, Contracting Officer, (202) 927-0435. The U.S. Customs Service is seeking sources to provide a portable hand-held contrband detector. The detector must use gamma ray backscatter technology with a radioactive source of Barium 133 (with a half-life of 11 years) not to exceed 100uCi. The depth of scan ranges up to 7 inches. This device will be used by Customs Inspectors in locating hidden contrband inside an object where the inspectors eye can only see the surface of the object. It will also aid the Customs Inspector in determining that no contrband is present. All interested parties should submit information regarding their equipment to the address shown above not later than January 31, 1996. No telephone inquiries or responses will be accepted. (352)

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