US Postal Service, Headquarters Automation Purchasing, 8403 Lee Highway, Merrifield, Virginia 22082-8150

99 -- VISION SYSTEMS FOR PARCEL SORTATION DUE 100298 POC Tammi Robinson, 703.280.7885 FAX 703.280.8424 -- Contracting Officer, Franklin Miles, 703.280.7812 E-MAIL: click here to e-mail the point of contact, TROBINS3@email.usps.gov. The U.S. Postal Service is seeking sources with existing equipment to provide a detection of overlapping and side-by-side packages that are conveyed on the belt or tilt tray carrier of a sorting system. The equipment should be modular regarding image lift and analysis. Over and under the belt scanning stations (if necessary) for image lift is to be considered. In one of the applications the image lift system is required to capture images of parcels at constant conveyor speeds ranging from 350 feet per minute to 500 feet per minute. In a different application the image lift is to be done over the tilt tray, size 24 x 36 inches, speed three trays per second. The system will work in the plan view of approximately 40 inches square and less. The working distance (height) as needed to cover the plan view area with maximum package height is 36 inches. The image lift shall be done from a fixed position. Technical response to the requirement of the image lift system shall include a thorough discussion of the technology, configuration, and the approach for integrating into USPS conveying and/or sorting systems. Interested parties should submit a technical response to the attention of Tammi Robinson at USPS Automation Purchasing, 8403 Lee Highway, Merrifield, VA 22082-8150 within 30 days of this notice. The USPS does not guarantee that Vision Systems will be purchased as result of this notice. Posted 08/31/98 (W-SN243912). (0243)

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