Department of the Treasury, DY, U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 4.2-E, Washington, DC 20229

D -- AN AUTOMATED BROADCAST SYSTEM FOR THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE SOL CS-H-99-00818 DUE 090799 POC Cheri A. Tyner, Contracting Officer, (202) 927-0072 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested using simplified acquisition procedures, and a written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside; the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 3663 and the related size standard is 750 employees. The U.S. Customs Service has a need for an automated system which will broadcast Customs information to air passengers waiting to clear Customs in the Federal Inspectional Facility (FIF). This system will be named Customs Vision. The contractor shall provide all materials, personnel, and services necessary to accomplish the tasks specified in this Statement of Work, except where otherwise noted. This is a prototype project to be conducted at the main terminal of Dulles airport. This project will require a software program which will work through a Local Area Network to broadcast informational messages to passengers waiting to clear Customs. The software will be loaded on a computer located in the Customs LAN room at Dulles. Customs will provide all computers for this project according to system specifications supplied by the contractor. The informational messages will be transmitted to 24 monitors situated above six baggage carousels in the main terminal international arrival area. This software must be a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) product. This is not a software development project, though minor modifications to the software will be allowed prior to award to meet the specific needs of the project. The Customs Vision system must meet or exceed the following functional requirements: 1)Transmit information simultaneously to 24 monitors, which will be placed over the baggage carousels at the Dulles FIF; 2) Transmissions will be in color and will have both audio and visual capability; 3) Broadcast software must be compatible with the current software used by Customs for the Local Area Network (Windows 3.1 or better). The Office of Information Technology (OIT) will conduct a test of the broadcast software to ensure that it can operate without interfering with other LAN functions. The software will be loaded by the contractor into computers supplied by Customs and tested at the Newington Data Center. (Acceptance of the product is contingent upon successful testing of software at the Customs facility in Newington, Virginia); 4) The system must have editing capabilities both on site and from a remote location; 5) The system must have the ability to transmit two separate messages simultaneously to different monitors; 6) The system must have the capability to insert video and mpeg imagery into the informational messages; 7) The system must be able to transmit continuously 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; 8) The system must provide local weather and news updates via modem or FTP from a local webserver for incorporation into the broadcast message transmitted from the LAN at Dulles airport; 9) The contractor must provide training in the operation and maintenance of the system as required by Customs; and 10) The system and all its components must be Y2K compliant. The system will have available two levels of user access a level 1 System Administrator who will have access to all system functions, and a level 2 Coordinator who will have limited access as defined by the System Administrator. The Customs Vision project shall be installed at the Dulles airport main terminal FIF. All equipment required to perform this transmission shall be installed at the Dulles FIF. The system must be operational within 6 weeks of the installation start date. Two Operator/Maintenance manuals shall be provided. These manuals shall contain information on operation, editing, and maintenance of the system. The contractor will provide a software program capable of performing the requirements as stated. This program will be installed on computers provided by Customs, for which the contractor will provide the minimum specifications necessary to run the program. The contractor will provide twenty-four color monitors and all necessary mounting hardware. These monitors must be between 25" to 32". All monitors shall be encased in a tamper-proof black cover. The contractor will provide and install all necessary cabling and conduit to connect the computer to all of the monitors. All cabling shall run under the FIF up into the baggage carousels and must be encased in conduit. Contractor shall provide cabling installation as well as equipment for and the mounting of all monitors. The FIF will be left in the same condition it was in prior to installation work commencing. Installation will be conducted on eight hours shifts between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. The successful offeror will be required to pass a Customs background check. Customs Vision components and parts shall meet all relevant electrical safety standards as established by theUnderwriters Laboratory (UL), the National Electric Code (NEC), and all appropriate state and local codes. The components and parts shall not function in any way that may jeopardize the health or well being of any person. Contractors shall warrant that the work and equipment delivered under the successful contract shall be free from defects in material and workmanship at the time of delivery. The successful contractor will be required to repair, correct or replace, any such work or equipment which proves to be defective, during the one year warranty period. The Contractor shall have a knowledgeable, responsible person to answer calls at a toll free customer service number between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays during the warranty period. Warranty service shall commence within one (1) business day from the Contractor's receipt of the request for service. The mean time to repair the equipment shall be two (2) business days after commencement of on-site service. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors in descending order of importance shall be used to evaluate offers: A.) Cost/Price; and B) Technical Qualifications 1. Maintenance, 2. Editing capabilities, 3. Video/Mpeg capabilities, and 4. News/weather updates. Factor A is approximately two-thirds of the total and factor B is approximately one-third of the total. All subfactors under factor B are of approximately equal importance. All offers must be received by 10:00 a.m. local time on September 7, 1999. Offers should be sent to the U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, Attn.: Cheri A. Tyner, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 4.2-E, Washington, D.C. 20229. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Posted 08/11/99 (W-SN366597). (0223)

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