National Guard Bureau, Acquisition Contracting Division, Ngb-aqc-i, 5109leesburg Pike, Suite 401-b, Falls Church, Va 22041-3201

99 -- DRUG DETECTION SYSTEMS DUE 033197 POC Major Ancel B. Hodges, Procurement Officer, (703) 681-0606 The National Guard Bureau, Counterdrug Directorate is conducting this market survey to locate additional sources for the procurement of ten (10), with an option for five (5) additional, commercially available off-the -shelf, drug detection systems. Require Ionscan Model 400 manufactured by Barringer, Ion Track Itemizer manufactured by ITI, or equivalent. The systems shall be capable of: 1) Detecting, identifying and providing quantitative data (in a graphic format) for cocaine, methamphetmines, heroin, and THC, 2)storage and retrieval of the data, 3) sustained test cycle of at least one sample analyzed per minute for at least one hour. A single test of a sampling cycle shall identify up to three of these substances as selected/programmed on site by the operator, 4) consistent responses to narcotic load concentrations for both cocaine and heroin in the .05 to 10 microgram range, 5) concurrently collecting particulate samples at multiple locations within one mile using separate external sample collectiondevices. 6) System shall operate in an ambient air temperature range of 30 to 100 degrees F. 7) Desired: A recovery time of less than 5 minutes after processing an above saturation amount of targeted drugs and/or interferants. The devices shall be capable of transporting samples for analysis to the location of the base system. The system must be portable (able to be transported as commercial airline baggage) with no component weighing more than 75 pounds. Transport cases (suitable for airline travel) are required. The system shall have a minimum of one year field experience for past performance evaluation or must have been included in the Office of National Drug Control Policy's Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center (NDTA) Benchmark Evaluation studies. Although price is an evaluation criteria, the methodology established in the NDTA studies shall be heavily weighted to determine a best value procurement. Individual responses to this request for information that contain company proprietary information mustbe marked in accordance with FAR 52.215-12. The proprietary information provided shall not be released outside the government, but may be released within the government on a "Need to Know" basis. Responses to this announcement should be forwarded to the National Guard Bureau, AQC-CD, contracting officer, Attn.: Major Ancel Hodges, 5109 Leesburg Pike, suite 401B, Falls Church, VA 22041-3201, Telephone: (703) 681-0606, FAX: (703) 681-0600, or e-mail: ahodges@ngb-emh2.army.mil. Responses to the synopsis are due by 31Mar 97. (0069)

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