Description
The US Air Force is seeking a contractor to provide maintenance services for the Z-Portal system at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The system is used for vehicle and cargo x-ray inspection and must be capable of providing accurate and reliable detection of potentially dangerous materials or illegal items. The contractor will be responsible for training government personnel to operate the system, performing preventative and as-needed maintenance, and ensuring the system operates in accordance with the terms of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The system must be able to handle various types of vehicles, including automobiles, trucks, and buses, and must be able to operate in extreme temperatures and humidity levels. The contractor must also provide a high degree of reliability, ease of operation, and minimum maintenance requirements. Some key features of the system include:
• Multi-view image output of scanned vehicles
• Capability to handle any vehicle type processed through the Commercial Vehicle Inspection gate
• Operating climate range of -22 F° to 140 F° Fahrenheit
• Future upgrade capability to incorporate radioactive detection
• Safety features, including non-radioactive material and electrically generated x-ray emitter source
• Ease of operation and minimum maintenance requirements
• Imaging capabilities, including backscatter images and low dose rate technologies.