SOLICITATION NOTICE
67 -- GE Video Probe System
- Notice Date
- 5/8/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, HQ Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) - Arnold, 100 Kindel Drive, Suite A-335, Arnold AFB, Tennessee, 37389-1335, United States
- ZIP Code
- 37389-1335
- Solicitation Number
- FA9101-15-R-0030
- Archive Date
- 6/6/2015
- Point of Contact
- Tyler S Payne, Phone: 9314546372, Tony Clayborne, Phone: 931-454-3918
- E-Mail Address
-
tyler.payne.9@us.af.mil, Tony.Clayborne@us.af.mil
(tyler.payne.9@us.af.mil, Tony.Clayborne@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), Arnold AFB TN 37389 intends to award a contract to GE Inspection Technologies LP, 721 Visions Drive, Skaneateles, NY, 13152-6475. This requirement is for the purchase of a GE XL Vu VideoProbe System. The following are the salient characteristics that are required for AEDC: REQUIRED SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS FOR GE XL VU VIDEOPROBE 1. The video scope must meet the following Military Standard Requirements: MIL-STD-810F: United States Department of Defense Environment Tests Sections 506.4, 507.4, 509.4, 510.4, 511.4, 514.5, 516.5, 521.2 2. The video scope must meet MIL-STD-810F with USB recording devices installed. 3. The video scopes monitor must be installed when drop-testing per MIL-STD-810F, Test Method 516.5. 4. The video scope system shall be field portable, in one case, and weigh no more than 6.5 kg (14.3 lb), including a single, combination shipping/storage system case. Outer case dimensions shall not exceed: 19.5 x 15.5 x 7.5 inches. The system's single case must provide sufficient protection of the system in shipping or during operation. 5. The video scope must be able to operate out of the protective shipping/storage case and weight no more than 1.73 kg (3.8 lb) to provide a safe, maneuverable and portable system for Maintenance Technicians. 6. The video scope must be able to accommodate an on-board battery with a 2-hour uninterrupted power source (UPS). 7. The video scope handset shall have a single, intuitive, joystick for 360 degree all-way electronic articulation control that extends articulation cable life and eases camera steering for the inspector. 8. The video scope camera articulation shall include controls to lock articulation position, move at fast and slow speeds and automatically return to home position. Tip articulation shall be a min of 160 degree articulation. 9. The video scope handset shall be equipped with an integral (built-in) 3.7" VGA color LCD (TFT active matrix) monitor and viewable from multiple angles. 10. The video scope shall be able to operate with the following power requirements: AC: 90-264 VAC, 47-63 Hz, <1.2Amps @ 90 VAC DC: 10.2V +5%/-3%, 4.9 A. 11. The light source shall be a single, white, proximally mounted LED with a minimum 3-year guaranteed life. It shall include automatic white balance and have an automatic illumination control. Light Source shall not be located at the tip of the insertion tube due to decreased durability and increased cost of tip replacements. 12. Light output at distal camera tip must exceed 30 lumens. 13. The probe shall be less than 6.1mm in diameter and should be 3 meters in length. 14. The probe shall have a 440,000 -pixel color CCD camera chip for 6mm probe. 15. The CCD camera shall have the ability to perform long exposure for a minimum of 34 milliseconds and a maximum of 12 seconds for low-light/no-light environments. 16. The depth of field and field of view shall be changeable by removing and installing interchangeable tip adapters. The tip adapters should be double-threaded design. 17. The insertion tube of the probe shall be polyurethane impregnated tungsten braid, and shall have a torsional strain relief to allow rotation of the insertion tube, independent of the articulation control section/hand-piece and to reduce damage and wear to the insertion tube. 18. The camera head-can shall be titanium to increase durability and provide additional CCD camera chip protection. 19. The insertion tube shall be submersible and able to withstand up to 14.5-PSI external pressure. 20. The handset must have at least two USB 2.0 ports, a 2.5mm Microphone/Headset jack, and one VGA Video output, and 1GB internal memory with the ability to store images on removable hard drive. 21. The video scope must have a single handset that can store still images in JPEG or Bitmap format, and motion video in MPEG4 format. Recordings may be downloaded and opened with commercially off-the-shelf PC software for viewing. 22. Simple controls shall be provided for image or video capture, storage, recall and deletion. 23. Video scope shall include a tip head guard w/ 50 degree Field of View, and 50mm to Infinity Depth of Field tips for 6.1mm probe. 24. Video scope shall include stereo measurement tip for 6.1mm probe with 4mm to 80mm depth of field, 60 degree field of view and forward view 120 FOV, 5mm - 120mm depth of field tip. 25. Video scope shall be compatible and include a working tool kit with sufficient tools for debris removal. The working tool kit shall be compatible with the 6.1mm,3.0m probe with each of the following tools: 8.0mm alligator tool, 4.0mm snare tool, 4.0mm three prong gripper, 4.0mm four wire basket tool, 8.0mm magnet tool, 6.0mm fork and tine tool, and working tool holder/pouch. This synopsis is approved for a sole sources contract action as authorized in FAR 6.302-1 (supplies or services are considered to be available from only one source). No solicitation package will be issued. However, all interested sources may identify their interest but most provide proof of capability to provide an acceptable product by submitting an accurate description of the equipment offered, make and model numbers of the equipment, pricing data, and warranties. Only responses containing this data will be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Award will not be made on the basis of responses received to this synopsis. If no favorable responses are received by 2:00 PM CST on 22 May 2015, a contract will be negotiated with the above named source.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Arnold Engineering Development Complex, 100 Kindel Drive Suite A-332, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, 37389, United States
- Zip Code: 37389
- Zip Code: 37389
- Record
- SN03725534-W 20150510/150508235220-75465a8fc9e6a2c60ab748d7ed2494d5 (fbodaily.com)
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