SOLICITATION NOTICE
67 -- CAMERA SYSTEMS FOR ACQUIRING LIFETIME-BASED PRESSURE SENSITIVE PAINT IMAGES
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- NNA07212047Q-AMJ
- Response Due
- 8/10/2007
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2008
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) for two (2) digital CCD cameras that have the capability of acquiring an image with very short exposure times (a few microseconds). Additionally, the cameras must have the capability of accumulating photons on chip to increase signal-to-noise ratio This is required so that lifetime-based imaging of Pressure Sensitive Paints can be accomplished. The cameras shall have the following features: 1) Able to acquire images using exposure times as low as one (1) microsecond. 2) Thermoelectrically cooled to at least -25 degrees C without the use of liquid coolant. 3) Able to perform on-chip accumulation in which a single image is acquired using multiple exposures by repeatedly shifting charge from each pixel into an adjacent storage register. 4) Able to have on-chip accumulation triggered by an external signal so that multiple cameras can be triggered simultaneously by a single source. 5) Able to be controlled by a Personal Computer. The cameras shall meet or exceed the following performance specifications: 1) Use at least 12-bit digitization or higher. 2) Transfer data at a rate of 10MHz or higher. 3) Have a read noise of less than 12 electrons (root mean square) at fastest data transfer rates. 4) Employ a CCD chip with imaging dimensions of at least 2048 x 2048 pixels. 5) Employ a CCD chip which has a full well of at least 20,000 electrons per pixel. 6) Able to be thermoelectrically cooled to at least -25 degrees C. 7) Able to acquire images with exposure times ranging from one (1) microsecond to several minutes. 8) Have a peak quantum efficiency (QE) of 50% or higher. 9) Have a QE of 20% or higher at 650 nm. 10) Employ an electronic shutter and not a mechanical shutter. 11) Able to perform on-chip accumulation so that multiple exposures can be combined to form one image by repeatedly shifting charge from each pixel into an adjacent storage register. 12) Have user accessible input/output (I/O) channels to externally control exposures as well as monitor camera signals. 13) Not use an image intensifier. 14) Be controlled by a computer and have a software developers kit (SDK) supplied for writing custom data acquisition programs Vendors will provide a firm fixed price quotation for two cameras. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 05-16. The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 339999 and 500 respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their business size status for this procurement. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery to NASA Ames Research Center is required within 30 days ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Offers for the items(s) described above are due by 4:00PM PDT, August 10, 2007, by any of the following: mailed to NASA Ames Research Center, Attn: Mr. Jason L. Koski, Mail-Stop 241-1, Building 241, Room 209, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000; or faxed to (650) 604-0912; or e-mailed to jkoski@mail.arc.nasa.gov and must include: solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://server-mpo.arc.nasa.gov/Services/NEFS/NEFSHome.tml Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JAN 2006), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, which is incorporated by reference. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin. FAR 52.212-4 (SEPT 2005), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 (JUNE 2006), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222.37, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, and 52.232.34. The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm The following NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clauses are applicable: NFS 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, (Insert: Lewis Braxton (650) 604-5068); NFS 1852.223-72, Safety and Health (Short Form); NFS 1852.237-73, Release of Sensitive Information. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing to Mr. Jason L. Koski (e-mail to jkoski@mail.arc.nasa.gov or fax to (650) 604-0912) no later than 4:00PM PDT, August 6, 2007. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Selection and award will be made to that offeror whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merit, price, and past performance. Other critical requirements: Delivery, Maintenance, and Warranty shall also be considered. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer. (SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)). Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. These may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://orca.bpn.gov/ . Please indicate on quotation if the vendor?s Representations and Certifications have been entered at ORCA. Offerors must currently be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Further information about CCR registration can be accessed at http://www.ccr.gov Offerors must submit a completed ACH form with their quotation, with their firm?s banking information for the electronic funds transfer (EFT) or any future invoice payment. An ACH form is available at http://www.fms.treas.gov/pdf/3881.pdf All successful offerors must file a 2007 VETS-100 Report with the US Department of Labor, http://vets100.cudenver.edu An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release of solicitation amendments (if any): http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=21 . Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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