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A -- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOR NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION OF FREIGHT TRAINS SOL BAA#USCS98-001 DUE 063098 POC Elizabeth H. Roberts, Contracting Officer (202)927-2583 A- The U.S. Customs Service has identified the need for non-intrusive detection technology for the inspection of moving freight trains at or near U.S. border crossings. The system, using gamma rays or high-energy x-rays, shall be able to penetrate empty box cars, hoppers, gondolas, and tank cars as well as low density (<0.5 gm/cm3) cargo in these rail cars to detect concealed compartments and contraband. The system shall have a resolution of 1" or better at the center of the train in each of the vertical and horizontal directions. The system shall be able to produce either black and white images with various shades of grey and/or color images with contrasting colors. It shall be able to inspect single-and-double-decker freight trains moving at speeds between 2 and 5 mph and shall be able to adjust the scan rate automatically to obtain distortion free images. It shall also have the capability to identify the rail cars by either reading the bar code and/or an electronic tag. White papers may be submitted anytime prior to the close of business day on June 30, 1998 to : U.S. Customs Service, Attn: Elizabeth Roberts, Room 4.2E, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20229. White papers must be limited to 10 pages (including figures, charts, and tables). White paper format is single-sided, double spaced; 12-point or larger font with 1" margins. Ten (10) copies of the white paper must be submitted and must reference BAA#USCS98-001. White papers shall contain a rough cost estimate and time-line for development and delivery of a prototype system. Telephone inquiries concerning the previously submitted white papers will be disregarded. Following the evaluation of the white papers, the Contracting officer reserves the right to request a proposal from any, all, part of, or none of the white paper authors. Proposal submission procedures and format will be provided to those offerors invited to submit the full proposal. (0057)

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