PORTABLE WEAPONS DETECTION EQUIPMENT

Charles County Public Schools is seeking a non-AI technology portable walk-through weapons detection system and associated secondary screening equipment for purchase and implementation. The proposed solution should be commercially available and currently deployed in K-12 schools, higher education institutions, government facilities, or similar high-occupancy public venues. The system should meet or exceed the requirements of NIJ Standard 0601.01 and have a minimum throughput of 1,200 individuals per hour. The system should also provide continuous detection coverage from floor level to a minimum height of 78 inches, detect small-caliber handguns, large-frame handguns, privately manufactured firearms, folding-blade knives, fixed-blade knives, and other metallic weapons. • The system should have configurable sensitivity settings and a secondary screening rate of less than 10% under normal operating conditions. • The system should be capable of distinguishing likely threat items from common personal belongings. • The system should be non-AI technology portable, designed to support deployment and operation at multiple locations, and capable of being assembled and placed into operational service by a single trained individual within 5 minutes. • The system should have a battery life of at least 10 consecutive hours under normal operating conditions.