USDA, APHIS, Field Servicing Office, Butler Square West, 5th Floor, 100 North 6th St., Minneapolis, MN 55403

65 -- LINESCAN X-RAY MACHINE SOL 99-5206 DUE 092799 POC Joanne Mann (612)370-2241 E-MAIL: /presol, Joanne.Mann@USDA.gov. The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, has a requirement for two (2) linescan system 2 x-ray machines, EG&G Astrophysics, brand name or equal. A fixed price purchase order will result. F.O.B. destination. SIC code 3844. QUOTATIONS ARE DUE BY September 27, 1999, by 2:30 p.m. local time. Submit written or faxed quotation to "Purchasing Section," at (612) 370-2136. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses which are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-07. Applicable FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: Prompt Payment 52.249-1; Fixed price 52.243-1; Evaluation-Commercial items 52.202-2; Offeror Representations and Certifications 52.212-3; Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items 52.212-4; Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items 52.212-5. Brand Name or Equal 52.211-6. All responsible sources may submit a quotation for consideration. Offers should include tax payer identification number__________________ and DUNS number________________________. SPECIFICATIONS/MODIFICATIONS: Tunnel opening to be 32 inches high and 38-1/4 inches wide. Install single linear diode array technology. Distortion should be equal or less when compared to the old Linescan System 102 x-rays. Linescan V Electronic Package -- the use of any imaging feature enhancements must not require conveyor belt stoppage. Adjust the one-stop contrast feature Hi-Pen (high penetration) setting to make it darker than the current standard setting. Provide a single 17 inch HR (high resolution) monitor; should toggle black and white to E-Scan. Keyboard should be attached to x-ray unit by means of a 15 foot cable, so keyboard is portable (moveable). Install 98.43 inch sloping front end conveyor belt with height adjustable legs. Placement of height adjustable legs should be 30 inches back from the front of the conveyor (measured on the slope). Adjustable legs should be 14 inches long with a 3 inch foot adjuster. Legs should be sufficiently strong to support 600 pounds with a brace attached towards the rear of the conveyor. X-ray table should be two meters long. The x-ray exit table belt from the top of the belt to the floor must be 32 inches high to allow baggage to drop slightly to the existing delivery conveyor belts at O'Hare International Airport which range from 31-1/4 to 31-3/8 inches high. Conveyor belt must operate at a speed of 60 feet per minute or equal to the Linescan 102. Conveyor belt must be powered by heavy dutypower rollers. The power roller motor should not exceed 57 D.B. noise level and should be properly insulated to reduce noise. A 32 inch roller bearing pop-out roller of 2 inch diameter must be attached to the exit conveyor to bridge the gap from the x-ray to the inspection conveyor belt system. Conveyor exit end caps (location of power roller) must be a smooth continuous inside surface to facilitate unobstructed flow of baggage through the x-ray unit. Facia panels on the entry and exit ends of the x-ray tunnel are designed so that the leading edge does not fold around into the tunnel. SAFETY FEATURES: Double set of overlapping lead curtains spaced 6 to 8 inches apart at the front and back ends of the x-ray tunnel (same feature as the Linescan System 102.) Pinch guards over the roller ends at the x-ray conveyor belt system. The guards should be a molded end cap that completely encloses any possible safety hazard. protective caps must be an integral part of the conveyor system so as not to loosen or detach. The exterior surface of the end caps and the conveyor system must be coated with soft rubber molding to prevent injury. Remove emergency shutoff switch must be at the end of a 10 foot cable. There must be an emergency recessed stop button (switch) on the entry conveyor belt located near the support leg on the control panel side. Drawing available upon request. Posted 09/17/99 (W-SN381391). (0260)

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