SOURCES SOUGHT
69 -- RFI FOR LIFE-LIKE ROBOT
- Notice Date
- 6/1/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
- ZIP Code
- 32899
- Solicitation Number
- NNK10341662L
- Response Due
- 6/16/2010
- Archive Date
- 6/1/2011
- Point of Contact
- Nicole M. Rivera, Contract Specialist, Phone 321-867-3523, Fax 321-867-2825, Email Nicole.Rivera@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Nicole M. Rivera
(Nicole.Rivera@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice is issued by the NASA/KSC to post a Request for Information (RFI) viathe internet, and solicit responses from interested parties. This document is forinformation and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verifyreasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition for alife-like robot with the following characteristics:robot height= no taller than 59Package shall include: animation software, virtual animation files, recovery disc orrecovery USB drive, touch screen console, base, 12-month warranty, delivery, assembly,installation, and one-day user trainingProgrammable performance allows tailoring demonstrations to fit the audience youth,K-12 student, teacher groups, and general publicWeb-based controls for user customization and capability of experimental software foracademic researchAbility to see what the robot sees, make it move and tell it what to say from anywherewith a net connection Life-like size creates realism Easy to fix problems when they arise and easy to get support when neededMulti-lingual vocal ability (4 languages- English, Spanish, French, German) and eyemovements add to life like social interactionAble to upload images to create emotional and controllable eye animationsAbility to read scripts, say what is typed and access written content in all 4 languagesGenerate lip-syncd mouth movement and control audio related gesturingProspective offerors are invited to submit written comments or questions to: NicoleRivera, no later than 6/16/2010. When responding reference NNK10341662L.Comments may be forwarded to nicole.rivera@nasa.gov via electronic transmission or byfacsimile transmission.This presolicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government,nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response.Respondents willnot be notified of the results.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note 'B'.The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over theInternet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may beaccessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/KSCBusiness Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=76 It is the offeror'sresponsibility to monitor the Internet cite for the release of the solicitation andamendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their owncopy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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- Record
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