Covert Surveillance Cameras

The Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations is seeking to procure two specialized covert surveillance camera systems—the Oculus NxtGen 5 Mini Plug N Play Kit and the Apec System Pictor IP Cylinder Camera Kit—to support high-risk law enforcement operations aimed at investigating violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. These cameras must meet rigorous technical standards including 1080p resolution, ONVIF Profiles S and T compliance, H.264/H.265/MJPEG compression, IP67 environmental protection, and operation within a temperature range of -20°C to +60°C. All equipment must integrate seamlessly with existing OCI systems, support dual-camera operation at up to 30fps, and be powered via 802.3af PoE. Compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards, specifically WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA, and associated HHSAR provisions, is mandatory, as is full functionality with all included accessories such as concealment jigs, power supplies, antennas, microphones, and mounting hardware. Delivery of both kits is required within 60 days of order placement, with delivery terms set at F.O.B. Destination to the FDA-OCI facility in Silver Spring, Maryland. The solicitation follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procurement methodology, meaning the award will be made to the offeror whose quotation meets all mandatory technical requirements at the lowest total price. Technical acceptability is binary—any failure to meet a specified requirement disqualifies the offer—and no trade-offs between cost and performance are permitted. Pricing data must be submitted as a firm-fixed-price quote without CLIN or SLIN identifiers, though actual unit or extended prices are not included in the solicitation document itself. All invoices must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and payment is due within 30 days of government acceptance at the delivery site. Proposals must be submitted via email by the July 1, 2026 deadline, with no formal page or format restrictions beyond the requirement for itemized detail and documentation. While no socioeconomic set-asides are in effect and no security clearances are required for personnel, the procurement is tightly aligned with the covert, mission-critical operational needs of OCI agents, emphasizing equipment durability, concealment capability, and reliability under field conditions. The Contracting Officer retains sole authority to modify the contract, and any work performed without explicit authorization will