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70 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR VIDEO CONVERTER FOR NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC) Sol M661. Due 120696. Contact: Katherine Pack, Subcontracts Administrator, 281-335-5085 or FAX 281-335-5070. This RFI#M-661, is being conducted by Lockheed Martin Space Mission Systems & Services (Lockheed Martin) in support of NASA Johnson Space Center contract NAS9-18300. The draft Technical Requirement for the Video Converter is being released to industry for review by interested sources. This is not a Request For Proposal (RFP); it is a Request for Information (RFI) for purposes only as contemplated by Paragraph 15.405 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Lockheed Martin, on behalf of NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston TX, is requesting information to identify potential subcontractors who can provide the following: CCSDS Packet Data To NTSC Analog Video Converter: Lockheed Martin Space Mission Systems & Services Company is seeking information regarding the availability of a COTS or new design system which can extract encoded video luminance, R-Y, B-Y, and lip-sync audio data from a Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) data packet stream and recreate the original National Television Systems Committee (NTSC) baseband video and audio signals. Up to four (4) CCSDS data streams are to be processed simultaneously resulting in four (4) corresponding frame/color synchronized NTSC video outputs. All video outputs must meet the NTSC 30 frame/second scan rate requirement. Ancillary data within the CCSDS packets must be read to determine the individual output video display refresh (update) rates. Output video update rates will range from ``full motion'' to ``still frame.'' This request is not a request for formal proposal. Information submitted in response to this request is for evaluation purposes only and will not impose any obligation, liability or cost on Lockheed Martin Space Mission Systems & Services. It is also requested that the potential subcontractors specify whether a product can be supplied, under no cost, for evaluation and possibly demonstration to NASA by Lockheed Martin. Respondents may or may not be notified concerning evaluation results of any information submitted. Responses to this request for information will be due 12/06/96. Send product information to: Lockheed Martin Space Mission Systems & Services, Marina Plaza, Suite 500, 2450 South Shore Blvd., League City, TX 77573 or P.O. Box 58487, Houston, Texas 77258, Attention: K.L. Pack, Mail Code F332P. Lockheed Martin will not provide any prospective Offerors with the comments submitted by other companies, nor will Lockheed Martin provide prospective Offerors with the results of our dispositioning, other than through a formal RFP, which may or may not be issued at a later date. Also, at this time, Lockheed Martin does not plan to conduct a presolicitation conference in the event a formal RFP is issued. The following provisions apply to this RFI: a. This RFI is for planning purposes and as such, Lockheed Martin does not intend to make an award on the basis of this RFI or to pay or otherwise reimburse any offeror for any information received. b. This RFI is issued for the sole purpose of obtaining information, and suggestions from prospective Offerors. Offerors may or may not be notified concerning evaluation results of any information submitted. Lockheed Martin appreciates your interest in the subject RFI solicitation process. Should any additional information be required, please contact the Subcontract Administrator cited above. (324)

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