BULGARIA: 2008 INL END USE REPORT

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 SOFIA 000066 DEPARTMENT FOR INL/AAE AND EUR/NCE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SNAR AFIN KCRM KJUS BU SUBJECT: BULGARIA: 2008 INL END USE REPORT REF: SECSTATE 127211 ¶A. Inventory Management End Use Monitoring Report Coordinator: Joslyn Mack-Wilson, Political Officer, 359 2 937 5276, mack-wilsonjg@tstate.gov. ¶B. Inventory System: Post maintains EUM cables listing donated material and its status. ¶C. Staff Member Responsibilities: Rule of Law Specialist, Radostina Mihalkova, completes end use reporting audits, along with PolOff. ¶D. Counterpart Agencies The recipients of the INL donated equipment are three units of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) - the National Forensics Institute (NFI), the National Psychology Institute and the Directorate for Combating Organized and Serious Crime (BOP) - and the Probation Service within the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). The equipment was donated between 2000-2006 and Post does not have receipts on file for its delivery. Post received reports and discussed the status of INL equipment with host government officials. Post conducted an on-site inspection of the most valuable INL donated equipment located at the National Forensics Institute (per ref.) The staff was cooperative and assisted fully in the inspection process. Computer equipment at the Ministry of Justice -------------- The second hand equipment was donated to the Probation Service in ¶2005. Although still operational, it is significantly outdated and therefore retired from Post's inventory. The equipment includes: ¶1. PC model Pentium II (2) with 17-inch HP monitor (1) and 17-inch Sony monitor model HMD-A220 (1) ¶2. HP Copier/scanner/fax/printer (1) Computer Equipment at the NFI -------------- The equipment was donated to the Institute in 2000 and is in use beyond is anticipated useful life. Post is retiring the following equipment from its inventory list: ¶3. HP Brio PC with 17-inch HP monitor (12) ¶4. HP LaserJet 2100 printer (5) ¶5. Best Power Patriot II (600v) UPS (12) ¶6. HP Compaq dx6120 MT PC (1) ¶7. HP LaserJet 1320 printer (1) ¶8. HP L 1706 monitor (1) ¶9. IBM PC (1) ¶10. NEC LCD 2180 Monitor (1) Computer Equipment at BOP -------------- The majority of the computer equipment was donated in 2001 and all equipment is in use beyond the anticipated useful life. Post is retiring the following equipment from its inventory list: ¶11. IBM Thinkpad I (series A20m) laptop (1) ¶12. IBM NetVista (6269-M2G) PC (7) ¶13. HP LaserJet 4050N printer (3) ¶14. 3M multimedia projector (1) ¶15. 3M tripod projection screen (1) Laboratory Equipment at the NFI -------------- ¶16. Electronic Balances Mettler(2) These second hand devices were donated to the Institute in 2006. Post is retiring this equipment from its inventory list. The devices are in working order, beyond their expected useful life, and are in use at the Institute's regional laboratories in Montana and Haskovo. ¶17. Polarizing Microscope (1) The second-hand microscope from the 1970s was donated to the NFI in 2007, without an adaptor and lenses. After the NFI provided it with an adaptor and extra lenses, it became operational and was sent to the regional laboratory in Pernik. Post is retiring this equipment from its inventory list. ¶18. Video Spectral Comparator VSC1 (1) This second hand unit was donated to the Institute in 2004. After being replaced by the VSC5000 (See item 23),the VSC1 was transferred to the NFI's regional laboratory in Plovdiv, where it is occasionally used. Post is retiring it from its inventory list. ¶19. Gas Chromatograph (1) The second-hand GC was donated to the NFI in 2005 and later installed in 2006. Post is retiring this equipment from its inventory list. ¶20. Electronic Balances Sartorius (8) The balances were purchased and donated in 2006 and are in good working order and are in use. Four of the balances are in use at the NFI's headquarters, two in its Drugs Analyses division, one in the Physical/Chemical Analyses division and one in the Biology/Toxicology Analyses division. The other four balances were moved to the Institute's regional branches in Sliven, Targovishte, Pernik and Smolyan. ¶21. Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) (1) The GCMS was purchased in 2004 and is in good working order and is in use. ¶22. Backup power source for GCMS (1) This device was purchased in 2004 and is in good working order and is in use. ¶23. Video Spectral Comparator model VSC5000 (1) This unit was donated to the NFI in 2005. It is in working order and is used in the NFI's operations related to document identification. Equipment at the MoI Psychology Institute -------------- ¶24. LX4000 Polygraph Machine This device was purchased and donated in 2005 and is operational. ¶E. On-site inspections Post completed one on-site inspection at the NFI on January 29, ¶2009. Post reviewed 30 items, which account for 54 percent of the donated INL equipment. ¶F. Problems. None. ¶G. Impact The laboratory equipment donated to the NFI is useful for analyzing the evidence collected during investigations. On the basis of the analyses, the NFI provides the prosecution service with expert opinions used during trials. The portability of the polygraph machine donated to the MOI Psychology Institute allows it to be used in criminal investigations across the country. ¶H. Program changes None. MCELDOWNEY