SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- HEAD-MOUNTED EYETRACKER SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
- ZIP Code
- 94035-0001
- Solicitation Number
- NNA15548335R-ALM
- Response Due
- 5/6/2015
- Archive Date
- 4/22/2016
- Point of Contact
- Michael M. Lehner, Contract Specialist, Phone 650-604-1192, Fax 650-604-3020, Email Michael.M.Lehner@nasa.gov - Marianne Shelley, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-4179, Fax 650-604-3020, Email marianne.shelley@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Michael M. Lehner
(Michael.M.Lehner@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Request for Information (RFI) whereby NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-Owned (WOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for an Eyetracker System. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses hereto. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Vendors having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain information from industry on potential sources for an Eyetracker System with the following characteristics: 1)Capable of capturing the fixation point of the users eyes across all relevant regions within a helicopter simulator.The visual angles that are required to be captured are calculated to be 56 degrees (vertical) and 133 degrees (horizontal). 2)The system must provide a method of defining multiple discrete regions of interest within the simulation environment. The simulation consists of at least seven separate display elements, each with unique position and geometry. The eyetracker system must be capable of incorporating a pre-defined system configuration into the data analysis process, resulting in data that specifies the display element the user was looking at, and the specific location (in X,Y coordinate frame) of their fixation on the display. 3)The system must be capable of recording additional video from a remote camera positioned above and behind the users head. This camera will provide a fixed view of the simulation environment to more easily monitor user interactions. The video recorded from this camera must be automatically time-synced with other data recorded from the eyetracker system, and must support further analysis by superimposing the users eye fixation point over the video during playback. 4)The system must be capable of capturing the data and sending it across a local area network in real-time with minimal latency. 5)The system must be compatible with standard flight helmets for future flight tests in a live helicopter. ARC is presently familiar with the capabilities of Ergoneers Dikablis eyetracker system and seeks this or equivalent equipment to fulfill this need. The NAICS code planned for this procurement is 541712, Aircraft Parts, and Auxiliary Equipment, and Aircraft Engine Parts, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The schedule, method of solicitation, type of contract, set-aside potential, selection criteria, pricing structure, and other considerations to be used will depend on NASAs analysis of the responses received from this RFI. This information is being made available for market research planning purposes only, subject to FAR clause 52.212-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes.It does not constitute a Request for Proposal, and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response to this request. This RFI is subject to review or cancellation at any time. Responses to this RFI must include the following information: company name, address, points of contract, phone number, e-mail, website (if applicable), and name of parent company (if applicable). Also required is information about the vendors business size (i.e., large, small, SDB, WOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB), whether the firm is under a GSA Schedule Contract for this product, and which industries the vendor identifies itself with in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Responses to this RFI are due by 4:00pm Pacific Time on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Questions related to this RFI must be submitted by 11:00am Pacific Time on Friday, April 24, 2015. Interested firms are requested to submit their response to this RFI via email only to: Mike Lehner at email Michael.M.Lehner@nasa.gov. Submissions shall be compatible with and accessible using Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat software applications. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Internet site for the release of any future information about this acquisition. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of any future documents. The Internet site, or URL, for the ARC Business Opportunities page is http://procure.arc.nasa.gov. Any referenced numbered notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. An ombudsman has been appointed See NASA Specific Note B.
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