U.S Customs Service, 6026 Lakeside BLVD ATTN: FPSG, Indianapolis, IN 46278

35 -- AUTOMATED MAIL INSPECTION CONVEYOR SYSTEM, CARSON, CA SOL CS-I-99-24225 DUE 081199 POC Betty Edmonds, Contract Specialist, US Customs Service 317/298-1180 x1163 fax 317/298-1344 SOL CS-I-99-022 DUE 081199. The purpose of this amendment is to make the changes to the combined synopsis/solicitation as follows: 1)The dedicated electrical panel is located in the same area of the work site and is approximately 50' from the east wall and 22' from the west wall. It is 3-phase power. The designated site will be open and free from equipment and trades at the time of installation. 2) It will not be necessary for the conveyor scanning device to interface with any existing systems. The conveyor system must stand alone and operate independently. The proposed system shall incorporate it's own device which will be able to scan and sort the mail. 3) There will not be compressed air at the facility. If designs include compressed air, vendor will need to provide and install all necessary components. 4) There will be no interface with the US Postal Service conveyor system. Mail will be delivered to Customs via bins. 5) Customs does not plan to purchase any x-ray equipment. The two existing government owned x-ray machines do not need to be configured on the new conveyor belt system. 6) The correct aisle widths should be as follows: east side (solid wall) 8' aisle, west side (chain link fence) 3' aisle, north and south areas are open. 6) Minimum package size is 5"l x 8"w. maximum package size is 4'l x 2'w. 7) Definition of "ball table or ball transfers" is tables that are solid with balls imbedded approximately 6-9" apart enabling packages to move in any direction. 8) On the second page of the drawing provided, at the five lanes identified as "A" Regular and Express Mail, add a start/stop foot pedal for each lane. 9) The government will be as flexible as possible to set up the required on-site training of government personnel. 10) It is the responsibility of the contractor to verify all required permits, and labor practices for the area. Disclosure of Information: Any information made available to the Contractor by the Government shall be used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of thiscontract and shall not be divulged or made known in any manner to any persons except as may be necessary in the performance of the contract. In performance of this contract, the Contractor assumes responsibility for protection of the confidentiality of Government records and shall ensure that all work performed by it's subcontractors shall be under the supervision of the Contractor or the Contractor's responsible employees. Each offer or employee of the Contractor or any of its subcontractors to whom any Government record may be made available or disclosed shall be notified in writing by the Contractor that information disclosed to such officer or employee can be used only for a purpose and to the extent authorized herein. Further disclosure of any such information, by any means, for a purpose or to an extent unauthorized herein, may subject the offender to criminal sanctions imposed by 18 U.S.C. 641. That section provides, in pertinent part, that whoever knowingly converts to their use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys, or disposes of any record of the United States or whoever receives the same with intent to convert it to their use or gain, knowing it to have been converted, shall be guilty of a crime punishable by a fine of up to $10,000.00, or imprisoned up to ten years, or both. Year 2000 Warranty -- Commercial Supply Items (Jan 1999) The contractor warrants that each hardware, software, and firmware product delivered under this contract and listed below shall be able to accurately process date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations to the extent that other information technology, used in combination with the information technology, used in combination with the information technology being acquired, properly exchanges date/time data with it. If the contract requires that specific listed products must perform as a system in accordance with the foregoing warranty, then that warranty shall apply to those listed products as a system. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be as defined in, and subject to, the terms and limitations of the contractor's standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in this contract, provided that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such commercial warranty or warranties, the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include repair or replacement of any listed product whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the contractor in writing within ninety (90) days after acceptance. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies the Government may otherwise have under this contract with respect to defects other than Year 2000 performance. Items affected: all. The closing date and time remains the same. Closing August 11, 1999 2:00 pm local time. Posted 08/05/99 (I-SN364132). (0217)

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