Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a handheld chemical identification analyzer for the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. The analyzer should be able to identify unknown chemicals, hazardous materials, explosives, narcotics, and toxic industrial chemicals. It should also be portable, field-deployable, and have onboard spectral libraries capable of identifying a broad range of hazardous substances. The contract will be a firm fixed price contract, and the VA anticipates awarding one contract.
• The analyzer should meet the minimum requirements specified in the solicitation document, including being approximately 10” x 6” x 2.5” in size and weighing no more than 5 pounds.
• The analyzer should provide English version, integrate Raman spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).
• The analyzer should provide rapid identification results in field environments and include onboard data storage and export capabilities for analytical results and reports.
• The contract includes the delivery of the analyzer, test kit, and training.