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