ITC71: Walk- Through Metal Detector

The Bureau of the State House (BSH) is seeking quotes to procure a walk-through metal detector:

The Bureau of the State House (BSH) is seeking a SMD 600 plus CEIA walk through metal detector with an annual preventative maintenance plan under statewide contract ITC71. Upon delivery there shall be installation and initial testing and calibration of the equipment.

The following specifications are required for the requested walk-through metal detector:

• Must be certified to meet Enhanced Metal Detector (EMD) standards & fully compliant with NIJ- 0601.02 Standard
• Must be certified to meet electromagnetic standards on human exposure and pacemaker safety
• Compliant with all Airport Standards for metal threat detection is strongly preferred
• Ability to detect metal weapon threats, including items hidden within body cavities
• Ability to support a high throughput rate as low as 0.2 seconds or less
• Must have high detection speeds of 50” ft/sec or better
• Must have the ability to block external interferences such as rebar in flooring, steel within 1 ft. of the detector, and electrical noise
• Ability to support discrimination of personal effects such as: belts; wallets; keys; coins; jewelry; etc.
• Must have a vertical multi-zone display bar for alarm localization
• Must have entry/exit pacing indicators
• Must be capable of multiple security programs that can be selected and changed by on site security management
• Option to network the walk-through metal detector to enable supervisory monitoring through a web browser for services such as: device status; manage device settings; transit flow & alarm rates

The vendor will calibrate and test all equipment upon completion of installation. The vendor will provide BSH with documentation of the calibration and testing. The vendor will provide training in the proper use of the equipment to BSH Security and DCR Ranger Staff. The vendor will provide pricing for a maintenance agreement that provides documented annual testing, calibration, and safety checks of the provided equipment. The maintenance term to coincide with ITC71 contract end date of **May 31, 2028**.

The vendor shall call attention to any hardware or equipment that requires modification or upgrade outside this scope of work. Any needs or changes directly impacting the ability to complete the proposed scope of work will be evaluated as a potential change to the scope. Any needs or changes not directly impacting the ability to complete the proposed scope of work will be evaluated as a possible future scope of work.

Evaluation Criteria for award will be based on pricing, ability to meet RFQ specifications, SBPP criteria, and experience working with the Bureau of the State House.

The Massachusetts Small Business Purchasing Program (SBPP) was established pursuant to Executive Order 599 to increase state contracting opportunities with small businesses having their principal place of business within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [...] While all businesses, no matter the size or principal place of business, may submit responses to this solicitation, should an SBPP participant respond and meet the best value criteria as described in this solicitation, the SBPP participant shall be awarded the contract. The Strategic Sourcing Services Team (SST) will not evaluate submissions from non-SBPP participants unless no SBPP Bidder meets the SSST's best value evaluation criteria.

To be eligible to participate in this procurement as an SBPP participant, an entity must meet the following criteria, and be marked as an SBPP registered business in COMMBUYS:

1. Have its principal place of business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
2. Been in business for at least one year;
3. Employ a combined total of 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees in all locations, or employees work less than a combined total of 26,000 hours per quarter; and
4. Have gross revenues, as reported on appropriate tax forms, of $15 million or less, based on a three-year average.

It is the responsibility of the Bidder to ensure that their SBPP status is current at the time of submitting a response and throughout the life of any resulting contract. Misrepresentation of SBPP status will result in disqualification from consideration, and may result in debarment, contract termination, and other actions.