This is a notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source, fixed price contract to Foster & freeman USA Inc, 46030 Manekin Plaza, Suite 170, Sterling, VA 20166 for the purchase of one (1) Video Spectral Comparator system, installation and training in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Technical Specifications:

Camera:
1360 x 1024 piles
Motorized supplementary lens providing magnification of approximately 85, automatic iris and manual override
Motorized back focus control
Internal camera filter turret containing 17 positions
Secondary internal continuously variable interference filter

Light Sources:

Incident (flood) IR/visible tungsten halogen reflector light source with variable intensity control
Transmitted IR/visible light source with variable intensity control
Transmitted IR/visible halogen lamp with intensity spot
IR/visible (twin) side lighting with variable angle selection
Co-axial illumination
High intensity tungsten halogen with high-pass and low-pass filters for a total of 78 wavebands of illumination available
Short, mid and long range incident UV light sources
Transmitted UV light source (internal) with safety interlocked protection panels for operation or mid and short-wave UV light sources

Microspectrophotometer:

400 to 1000nm range
3.5nm incremental step (nominal)
Absorption, reflectance, fluorescence and transmittance spectra
Measurements and tristimulus color coordinate presentation

Computer:

Windows workstation WIN XP
At least a Pentium P4 2.66GHZ computer with CD ROM 48 256 MD SD RAM
DVD/CD writer DRU 510
Dual input network card 10/100 (internal on mother board)
2 x USB ports
1 x FireWire PCI card

Software:
Windows XP operating system
IPI module
Automatic searching of high intensity spot illumination and camera filter combinations
Casework management system
Ability to store and recall parameter settings
Pull-out image gallery of all recent work
Software updates for 2 years

Monitor:
21 inch with 1600 x 1200 resolution

Extensive research conducted with knowledgeable individuals in Government and the related industry has determined Foster & Freeman is the only know vendor capable of providing the required equipment, installation and training. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement or submit quotes to this office by 12:00PM EST, Tuesday, September 8, 2009 to Ms. Lynda M. Theisen via fax @ 703-632-8480 or by email to [email protected]. All correspondence shall reference RFQ 09-Q-0359818. Phone calls will NOT be accepted. Information received will be used solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This contract will be awarded as a commercial item in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Parts 12 and 13.5. The awardee must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database and the Online Representations and Certifications. In addition, interested parties must also be registered and have completed the On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Information and registration details can be found at http://orca.bpn.gov.