Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Acquisition Management, 700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202

58 -- LONG RANGE, HIGH PERFORMANCE MULTI-SENSOR CAMERA SYSTEM SOL TBA POC Herbert Sterling/202-307-7812 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has a requirement for a long-range, high-performance multi-sensor camera system for surveillance operations. This system will be installed on board two aircraft: an American EuroCopter (A-Star Single Engine Helicopter) and a Cessna 206 airplane. The contractor shall provide one (1) long-range high performance multi-sensor camera system and training, at no additional cost to the Government, for four (4) DEA personnel on the use, operation, care, and maintenance of the equipment (training will be held at the same site as installation of equipment -- site to be determined). Any travel expenses associated with installation or training support shall not exceed $2,500.00. The long-range, high-performance multi-sensor camera system shall contain a high resolution Color Day TV sensor payload to facilitate stand-off, non-observable, suspect observation; must be able to view targets of interest during periods from total light to very low light and/or ambient starlight; allow the operator to simultaneously observe images viewed through the daylight TV camera and the low light/star light camera; and, and be housed in a gyro-stabilized turret that is easily mountable to an American EuroCopter (A-Star Single Engine Helicopter) and Cessna 206 airplane. The power consumption shall be 28VDC standard aircraft power. All equipment shall: be newly manufactured; incorporate an auto-tracker; not require any daily setup, calibration or balancing; and be nose-mounted on the helicopter or belly mounted on the airplane. Specifications:Camera System Turret, at least a 4 axis Gyro-stabilization, not less than 5 mircoradian line-of-site Jitter, 360 degree continuous rotation in aximuth, +20 to -110 degrees in elevation, 75 degrees/second LOS rate in azimuth, Integrated Video auto tracking, 20 inch diameter or less, less than 75 lbs. turret weight, other internal LRU's not less than 60lbs. Turret shall be FAA STC'd as operational up to 300 Kts.8.2. Camera System Electrical Optical Payload Specifications: High Resolution Color Day TV Sensor, no less than 700 TV lines of resolution, auto and manual iris with no more than .1 of a second delay in image processing, NTSC video format with high magnification TV zoom lens to 1050mm, integrated monochrome low light sensor with high magnification TV zoom lens,.0001 Lux Sensitivity Generation III Night Vision. The high magnification channel shall be able to read 3-inch high license plate letters at a range of no less than 1 Km. Video Monitor display: Minimum 8" CRT or LCD minimum 450 TVL resolution. Diagonal measurement display of at least 8", VGA connector in, video out connectors; NTSC format; all controls for contrast, brightness, color, hue, picture, sharpness, also including a built-in a/b switch shall all be mounted to the front of the monitor, and adjustable with NOMEX flight gloves on. Rugged construction and EMI shielded; Video Cassette Recorder: Standard VHS/SVHS shall be used in the aircraft; NTSC format; 12 VDC power equipment; video "ins" and "outs", preferably with BNC connectors; compact design -- weight not to exceed 10 lbs. The contractor shall provide all equipment within nine (9) months, or less, of contract award. Delivery shall be FOB destination, at a site to be determined. The contractor shall provide a one-year standard manufacturer's warranty. The contractor shall provide installation consultation and technical support at a site to be determined. The contractor shall be required to provide packaging in accordance with commercial practices. Offerors will be required to provide as part of their offer a copy of their industry standard warranty. Award will be based on that proposal that best meets the requirements defined in the RFQ, and that which is determined to be in the best interest of the Government. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 5731. Release of the Request for Quote (RFQ) is anticipated on or about August 1, 2000. All interested parties are asked to submit a written request for a copy of the RFQ to theContracting Officer. Offerors must provide their complete mailing address, street address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and designated point of contact for receipt of correspondence. No telephone requests will be honored, but written fax requests are acceptable. All requests for a copy of the RFQ must be received by July 28, 2000, to be included on the solicitation mailing list. Posted 07/10/00 (W-SN472766). (0192)

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