USDA Forest Service, Southern Sierra Province, Sequoia National Forest, 900 W. Grand Ave., Porterville, CA 93257

74 -- PROPOSED BAR CODE SYSTEM FOR MOBILIZATION OF PORTERVILLE ORGANIZED CREWS SOL RFQ-R5-15-98-17 DUE 042498 POC Southern Sierra Province, Diane Lacy (209) 784-1500 Ext. 1245 Proposed Bar Code System for Mobilization of Porterville Organized Crews -- Overview: The current system being used to mobilize a maximum of 600 emergency firefighters is accomplished by having the firefighters report for sign-up, request their identification card and then manually typing their name, social security number, gender, personal weight, cargo weight, and pay rate line by line for a total of 18 firefighters onto a Passenger and Cargo Manifest which is a four-part carbon-copy form. After the manifest is completed, the next step is to manually enter the header information on each firefighter onto the Emergency Firefighter Time Report. A minimum of 30 minutes must be allowed to accomplish this task for each crew and is done so with a minimum of 4 persons. Product Requirement: This proposed Bar Code System would include the Software, Photo-ID System for employee badge identification, Hand held Scanner or Slot Reader, and training for the user. This system should be able to complete the following steps. Step 1: Each employee has a 8 x 5 1/2" file card. The card contains information pertinent to that employee, which consist of a Photo, Name, Address, City, Phone number, social Security Number, Date of birth, Body weight, Citizenship, Visa Expiration. date, I-9 U.S. Immigration Naturalization verification, Fire Training Accomplishment, Emergency Notification, Certificate of Medical Examination, Certified chainsaw Operator, and Fire eligibility. Step 2: Each firefighter has a 3 1/2 x 2" identification badge of which he carries on his person throughout the fire season. The information on the badge is a header, agency, expiration of medical or physical, name, address, city, weight, date of birth, approving officer signature, and a photograph of the employee. Step 3: The next step of this Bar Coding System would be the printing of the firefighters (badge) personal information onto a Emergency Firefighter Time Report OF-288, for each firefighter. Only Block 2 through 14 and column A would be required to be completed using this system. Step 4: The Bar Code System needed would have to have the capability of productivity, printing the personal information, (name, social security number, etc.) for each firefighter onto a SF-245, until the manifest is completed, with 18 to 20 firefighters. Copies of existing cards and forms may be requested from Nancy Hargis at (209) 784-1500, extension 1240. Responses to this CBD notice should include proposed cost, time of delivery, and technical information. Please provide this information to Nancy Hargis, Contracting Officer, Southern Sierra Province, Sequoia National Forest, 900 W. Grand Ave., Porterville, CA 93257, not later than April 24, 1998. (0092)

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