DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888

66 -- UPGRADE OF EXISTING LABORATORY DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM SOL RP98-015 DUE 033098 POC Brenda Goodwin, 304/285-5882/Contracting Officer, Rex S. Wolfe, 304/285-5883 The National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has a requirement to upgrade an existing laboratory data collection system, the Macreflex system manufactured by Qualisys, Glastonbury, CT. This system is used for measuring the motions of humans in three dimensions. There are seven requirements that the system must meet to be technically acceptable: (1) The system shall have the ability to sample at a rate of 240 frames per second or greater (must be able to specify any integer frame rate between 1 and 240); (2) There shall be six cameras to provide sufficient redundancy so that at least two cameras can see each marker throughout lifting, walking and falling; (3) At least two of the cameras should be wide angle (f 8 mm); (4) The system shall work with infrared light to reduce unwanted reflections due to visible light sources (must be able to change the amount of IR light emitted by the system); (5) The system should have the capability to be upgraded to active markers; (6) The system accuracy shall be within 1 mm in a field of view of 1 cubic meter; and (7) The system shall be suitable for integration with existing systems in the Protective Technology Branch laboratories. Transition to the upgraded system should require minimal retraining of government staff. Vendors capable of providing an upgrade to the existing Macreflex system, including any applicable trade-in discounts for components, are invited to submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures and references to Brenda L. Goodwin, Reference: RFP 98-015, DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505. If no organizations respond and demonstrate their capabilities within 10 days after publication of this notice, the Government intends to negotiate and award on a sole source basis with Qualisys, Glastonbury, CT for their Six Camera Proreflex Motion Measurement System. This notice is issued for informational purposes. (0076)

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