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66 -- FIELD MICROPSCOPY LABORATORY AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM!! SOL RFP 7137!! DUE 110397 POC Camille C. Battle, Contract Specialist!! The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Laboratory Division, Trace Evidence Unit, has a requirement to purchase one field microscopy laboratory and image processing (FMLIP) system and one base unit to receive images and data communications from a field unit. The contractor is required to program and set-up system. The system establishes trace evidence examination capabilities in a mobile and/or remote laboratory setting and allows for microscopic examinations in the field that replicate in part what is being performed in the lab. The system will allow digital images of trace evidence to be transmitted between the lab and the field for confirmation, identification and comparison with referenced collection materials. Digital images can be viewed on monitors, permanently saved to a variety of media and printed for immediate distribution. The procurement is a total small business set-aside. Parts of the units are Brand name only and the remaining parts of the unit are "or equal". Brand names are required for compatibility to existing laboratory equipment. The required specifications for the field unit are as follows: 1) Leica Dml Field comparison microscope with N Plan Optics; (2) Sony or equivalent 3 chip high resolution digital camera; 3) Sony or equivalent 19" high resolution digital monitor; 4)Leica or equivalent high resolution microscope coupler; 5) Scion or equivalent high resolution frame grabber; 6) laptop computer network compatible, high speed CDPD data Fax model for cellular, land, or voice on-site transmission of data and images; 7) Canon or equivalent high resolution scanner; 8) Minolta external mini-digital camera and color LCD monitor; 9) Jasc or equivalent data base software for storage and retrieval of images; 10) Sony RGB high resolution video printer for immediate hard copy; 11) Leica Dmlp polarizing light microscope; 12) Leica trinocular Mz6 stereozoom microscope; 13) portable workstation for field use; and 14) battery backup and A/C gas powered generator. The required specifications for the base unit are as follows: 1) ruggedized laptop computer, network compatible, high speed DCPD data fax modem for cellular, land, or voice on-site transmission of data and images; 2) Scion or equivalent high resolution frame grabber; 3) Jasc or equivalent data base software for storage and retrieval of images; 4) Minolta external mini-digital camera and color LCD monitor; 5) Canon or equivalent high-resolution scanner; and 6) Sony or equivalent hi-resolution 19" monitor. The government reserves the right to request a live-test demonstration prior to award of the contract. The FBI contemplates awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for a one-time purchase. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3826. Interested, responsible parties may submit a written request for the solicitation package by mail or by fax on 703-814-4730. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. (0276)

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