Thermography Equipment and Related

STATEMENT OF WORK Thermography Equipment and Related BACKGROUND The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Animal Care (AC), Horse Protection (HP) program is seeking thermography equipment for use during HP inspections to detect abnormal areas of the pastern that may indicate soring practices as defined in the Horse Protection Act (HPA). The HPA prohibits horses subjected to a cruel and abusive practice used to accentuate a horse’s gait called soring from participating in exhibitions, sales, shows, or auctions. To facilitate enforcement of the HPA, thermography is used on horse’s pasterns to detect illegal substances on the horse’s pasterns. SERVICE The contractor will supply USDA with the below equipment and with equipment customer technical support. DELIVERABLES Item Description: Brand Name or Equal - Quantity (5): Portable Thermography System which is compatible with Apple products. Equipment must be rugged enough for outdoor working conditions. Each system must include the following (or equivalent): IR Tablet 640 Thermal Imaging Camera 50 Degree Medical Lens, 640x512 Pixel Array with Flash Mini Software 1 Year Warranty or greater on camera parts and labor Onsight Training Surface Tablet Keyboard Carry Case Thermal Link with Dr. Riegel Thermal Guidance with Dr. Johnson Thermal Capture/Technique with Dr. Godbold New IR Pro Vet Software (1) extra battery for each camera Delivery Date: 30 days after receipt of order Delivery Location: all equipment will be shipped to the following location: ATTN: Aaron Rhyner USDA-APHIS-Animal Care 2150 Centre. Ave. Bldg. B, MS 3W11 Fort Collins, CO 80526