The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) has a requirement for Maritime Variant Personal Radiation Detectors (PRDs).

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office’s (CWMD) mission is to detect and protect against the unauthorized importation, possession, storage, transportation, development, or use of a nuclear explosive device, fissile material, or radiological material in the United States and to improve that detection system over time. CWMD continually develops and procures radiation detection equipment for deployment by DHS and assists state/local/tribal/territorial law enforcement entities, as appropriate, to strengthen detection in various domestic pathways through which global commerce travels.

Personal Radiation Detectors (PRDs) are pager-size devices worn by users for radiological and nuclear detection capability as well as personal protection. PRDs automatically monitor the environment and alert the user when radiation levels above the natural background are detected. PRDs also assist the user in localizing the source of detected radiation. The high sensitivity and rapid response time to the variations in the ambient radiation levels clearly distinguish PRDs from the family of electronic dosimeters which are mainly used for accurate dose and dose rate

PRD device(s):

• Picture(s) of the device (Does not count against the submission page limitation).
• A technical description of the device. This may include product literature, full product specifications, or other documents.
• An indication whether the device meets or does not meet the requirements in Attachment 1. For entries of “Does Not Meet” provide a brief explanation as to why the device does not fully meet the requirement or to what extent it does meet the requirement.
• An indication whether the device can automatically transmit the following data, and, if so, a description of the following
  • System identification to include the following: Manufacturer name, Instrument model, Serial number, Software version (etc.)
  • Gamma detector type (e.g., CsI(Tl), NaI(Tl), GMT)
  • System geospatial location identification
  • System status/health Alarms results (e.g., time, location, and duration of alarm)
  • Gamma-ray alarm indication
  • Measured radiation levels (e.g., exposure rate, dose rate, or level)
• If data streaming is a capability of the device, a description of the data streaming capability to include the following:
  • Data Streaming rate and periodicity of transmissions.
  • Data format (e.g., ANSI/IEEE N42.42).
  • Data security standards, methods, and techniques.
• If data streaming is a capability of the device, an indication whether the system’s wireless data streaming capability can be disabled at local user command and/or remotely.
• If the vendor has a PRD with wireless communication as an add- on functionality to apreviously-tested PRD, and if the vendor possesses test data of the same PRD both with and without the required add-on wireless communication functionality, a discussion of the impacts (whether verified in independent testing or not) that a firmware/software change and the integration of the add-on functionality have on the detection capability of the device.
• Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Estimate information:
  • Provide the unit price of the PRD, assuming no discounts.
  • Provide a list of Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts or other government wide ordering vehicles the company holds, such as GSA Schedule 66, Scientific Equipment and Services, and 84, Security, Fire, & Law Enforcement), for PRD with the required wireless communication functionality. Provide the government’s likely cost of data streaming/networking (wireless capability) functionality if not integrated with the PRD. Describe standard pricing models, e.g., subscriptions, for data streaming/networking and assumptions that inform that pricing model, e.g., data speed and size.
  • Describe and provide estimated governmental costs for any additional Smartphone/mobile software applications needed, or recommended, to support wireless communications.
  • Provide the cost of warranty for the device. Discuss any options for duration of the warranty (e.g., 1, 2, or 3 year warranty), and when the warranty period starts, e.g., upon delivery acceptance or upon operational deployment.
• A description of production capacity and the estimated PRD production capabilities, assuming monthly deliveries.
• A representative Quality Assurance Plan and PRD production quality control procedures.
• Provide information on any additional capabilities of the PRD, such as tracking and providing total dose; identification (determining the present radionuclide(s)); categorization (declaring the detected/identified radiation as being from NORM, industrial, medical, special nuclear material); and geospatial position (having GPS).