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66 -- PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY SYSTEM SOL RFO3-089634 DUE 112497 POC Gary A. Golinski, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-2790, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Gary.A.Golinski@lerc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/date.html#RFO3-089634. E-MAIL: Gary A. Golinski, Gary.A.Golinski@lerc.nasa.gov. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The Specifications for the Particle Image Velocimetry System are as follows: 1. Dual ND-YAG Laser System; 200 mj Per Pulse at 532 nm, Integrated Beam Combination Optics, Breadboard (for mounting Laser), Laser Mounts, Accessories and Cables. Must be compatible with other items to enable phase-locked measurement of flow field. 2. One set of interchangeable light sheet optics and all necessary mounting hardware. Spherical Lenses 25 mm diameter, F.L. = 500, 1,000, 2,000 mm. Cylindrical Lenses, F.L. = -50, -100, -200 mm. Mounts in front of Laser (Item 1). 3. Computer Controlled Synchronization Electronics. Controlled Via RS 232 by Windows Based Software (Item 7). Support for High Resolution CCD Camera and Photographic Camera. Support for Frame Straddling CCD Camera. Provide Flashlamp and Q-Switch Triggers for Peripheral Devices, eg. Seeders, synchronization of PIV Image with periodic flows. 4. High Resolution CCD Camera. At least 1,000 x 1,000 pixels, 30 Frames/sec. Capable of Acquiring pairs of full frame images separated by 1 microsecond or less, F type lens mount, 60/F2.8 lens with F-Stop number2.8-32, Interface Cable. 5. High Speed Camera Interface PCI Bus, Acquires full resolution images (from Item 4)at 30 hz and transfers them to host computer up to full memory limit of the PC. The camera interface must be able to operate up to 90 megabytes/second without dropping frame images in order to support simultaneous, frame-straddling image capture from two PIV cameras. 6. PIV Computer System, 200 Mhz Pro Processor (or better), 64 Mb RAM 4.1 GB Drive, 17" SVGA Monitor, Windows NT Compatible, with other items and integrated appropriately. 7. PIV Data Acquisition, Display and Processing Software Equivalent to or better than, "Insight for Windows", from TSI, Inc. Proposer shall supply information regarding the number of vectors processed per second by the software when performing 64 x 64 pixel cross-correlations on a 200 Mhz Pentium Pro Processor with 64 MB RAM, without displaying results (vectors) on screen. Processing software should provide an on-line status window which shows the current sub-region being processed from the raw image and the associated output correlation result. Software should permit direct naming of images acquired in sequence and saved directly to the host PC hard drive for ease of post processing. 8. System Integration and On-Site training, one full day at NASA. 9. Proposer shall provide documentation of sufficient detail of the hardware/software to enable technical evaluation. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 97-01. The SIC code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 3826 and 500 employees, respectively. The quoter shall state in their quotation their size status for this procurement. All qualified responsible business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery to LeRC is required within 60 days ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-__ A2. Quotations for the items(s) described above may be mailed or faxed to the identified point of contact office, by the date/time specified and include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Quoters are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Standard_Forms/Index.html to submit a quotation. If the end product(s) quoted is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the quoter shall so state and shall list the country of origin. The Representations and Certifications required by FAR 52.2l2-3 may be obtained via the internet at URL: ftp://procure.msfc.nasa.gov/pub/reps_certs/sats FAR 52.212-5 is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference. [None] Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing no later than November 17, 1997. Quotations are due by November 24, 1997 to the address specified above. Award will be based upon overall best value to the Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merits, price and past performance; and: 1. Value will be assigned to a system which is capable of acquiring image pairs with an interframe time of less than 1 microsecond. The system which can accomodate a shorter period of time between image pairs will receive value for the purpose of source selection. 2. Value will be assigned to offer that stores images in the smallest file size on the hard drive. 3. Value will be assigned to the offer which stipulates the shortest delivery time. Unless otherwise stated in the solicitation, for selection purposes, technical, price and past performance are essentially equal in importance. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer (see FAR 52.212-1(b). Quoters must provide copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their quote. See above for where to obtain copies of the form via the Internet. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". See Note(s) B . Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0317)

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