FISC Norfolk Detachment Washington, Bldg 200 Washington Navy Yard, 901 M St S.E. Washington DC

67 -- MOTION PICTURE FILM PRINTER SOL N00600-97-R-1861 DUE 070797 POC For copies of solicitation, make your request to FISC Norfolk Detachment Washington, Customer Service Center by fax (202)433-9569 or by voice at (202) 433-2920. For additional questions contact Carol Bacon, Contract Specialist, Code 02W1.7D at (202)433-6383 or Illona Williams, Contracting Officer, Code 02W1.7 at (202) 433-4264. Previously sent out for synopsis on 20 May 1997, is hereby being amended to include the sailient characteristics. The BHP 6172F printer to be procured shall have the following salient features: an electronic servo motor film drive system which applies constant tension to the film at all points in the film path at all times; tension is adjustable from the front panel and is indicated in ounces on a front panel meter. A servo motor film drive that eliminates the input and output drive sprockets used on older electromechanical printers; which minimizes the number of sprocket teeth deteriorated original film must engage, therby minimizing potential damage to original film. The film only engages a few teeth on the printing sprocket of the BHP 6127F, instead of the 20 or so in a printer using input and output drive sprockets. Film is supported by rollers immediately adjacent to the printing sprocket, so that deteriorated originals have minimal opportunity to move laterally or vertically relative to the printing stock; other machines have the first support only after a large film "loop" is traversed and the film engages the drive sprockets. Elimination of the input and output sprockets greatly reduce the serpentine nature of the film transport path relative to the path in older electromechanical machines using input and output sprockets. Interchangeable heads permit the BHP6127F to perform several functions. It will print both 16mm and 35mm gauge film using all standard apertures and will perform liquid gate or dry gate image printing for both gauges when equipped with the appropriate heads. Servo driven light valves and fader mechanism permit very precise control of the exposure lamp. The mechanism employs drive motors and shaft encoders, rather than stepper motors, thereby making the more precise and reliable. The control system is microprocessor based and easily updated by way of software (firmware) for any new requirements. The system has the required capability for remote control via RS232 input to the microprocessor from a laboratory data system. The vendor shall deliver the motion picture printer to the loading dock of the National Archives building in College Park, Maryland (loading dock address-3301 Metzerott Rd., College Park, MD 20740-6000. The vendor shall warrant the printer, and any other equipment supplied, against all major or minor manufacturing defects, including parts and labor, for a period of at least one year. The installation site will be Archives II Building, College Park, MD. The environmental conditions shall be for a normal government office, Temperature 65 to 80 degrees F.(13 to 35 degrees C.);Humidity 30 to 60 percent, Compressed air available from building utility and have exhause available. The printer shall have the capability to print,in a continous fashion, rolls of 16mm or 35mm film up to 3000 feet long across either wet image apertures or dry image apertures with dry sound head capability for both gauges. The 16mm transport mode shall be capable of safely handling film with up to 1.8 percent shrinkage. The printer shall safely handle film with thickness of 3 to 8 mils and shall be capable of handling overlap splices up to 15 mils thick. The printer shall be capable of handling film rolls up to 3000 feet in length for both 16mm and 35mm film. The printer shall be equipped with a fully servomechanism controlled constant tension film transport system with torque characteristics sufficient to maintain adequate tension on the film at all speeds from 60 feet per minute up to the maximum speed of the printer. The lamphouse employed in the printer shall be of the RGB additive type with very tightly controlled servomechanism driven light valves and fader assembly. The controller shall be capable of accepting scene cue, RGB valves and fader assembly. The Controller shall be capable of accepting scene cue, RGB valve, and fader information from standard punched machine control tapes or directly from a digital source over an RS232 or RS422 interface. The printer shall be capable of both wet and dryimage printing by means of convertible or interchangeable printing head or gate mechanisms. The wet printing mechanism shall use tetrachloroethylene as the wet printing agent and shall have a complete liquid supply, delivery, and filteration system contained within the printer housing. All operational controls and status indicators shall be located on the front of the unit, within easy reach of the operator. The printer shall be powered by 120/208 Vac, 60 cycle supply. Three-wire or four-wire power cables are required for all 120/208 bolt AC devices. The printer shall not exceed 75 inches in height and shall fit through a 34 inch wide doorway. Weight shall not exceed 2000 pounds. The printer shall be suitable for full-time use over an 8 hour work shift with minimum operator fatigue. The printer shall be easy to thread with a minimum or serpentine path for the film and with a minimum of sprocket tooth contact in order to minimize wear and damage to the film.***** (0150)

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