Naval Air Warfare Center TSD, Code 257, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando FL 32826-3275

70 -- SPHERICAL DISPLAY SCREEN SOL N61339-99-T-0001 DUE 042099 POC Linda Hill, Contracting Officer, 407-380-4107 WEB: NAWCTSD Home Page, Request for Quote, http://www.ntsc.navy.mil/contract/procure.htm. E-MAIL: Linda Hill, NAWCTSD, Code 25713, HillLA@navair.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation N61339-99-T-0001 is issued as a request for quote and incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. This solicitation is set-aside for small business. The SIC Code for this solicitation is 3575 with a size standard of 1000 employees. The following item is required: CLIN 0001, Spherical Display Screen. 1.0 SCOPE. This statement of work (SOW) establishes the requirements for a spherical display screen to be installed at NAWCTSD, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida. The objective is to achieve the greatest technical performance at the most affordable cost. 2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS. None. 3.0 REQUIREMENTS. 3.1 General requirements. The display consists of a truncated section of a spherical surface with a nominal diameter of 22 feet. The interior is to be finished to enable display of projected imagery of high quality, without blemishes or variations in appearances which are not characteristic of the source imagery. The seller shall provide all necessary personnel, supervision, materials, services, tools and equipment. 3.1.1 Intended use and design. The screen will become a part of a visual system used to display the output of a variety of training simulation systems. It will present students with simulations of the visual environment of real-time training scenarios to support research on and development of training systems for military use. The installation room is described below. Design of the system to meet the specified performance and installation requirements is the responsibility of the seller. The objective is to provide a continuous image from floor to ceiling (11 feet) covering a horizontal angle of 200 degrees relative to the screen vertical axis. Lost image area at the top and bottom of the screen shall be minimized. Video projectors driven by computer image generators will be the usual source of imagery. The assumed screen solution is a curved screen approximating a section of a spherical, ellipsoidal, or toroidal surface because of field of view and gain requirements. Some requirements/objectives are referenced to the vertical axis of a spherical solution, but an optimal surface is the desired outcome. Although the screen is fixed, projectors, projector positions and lenses will be varied over a limited range to accommodate differing needs of using projects in terms of number of display channels, field of view and image resolution. Consequently, a projector, eye point position and projection field of view, and a range of variation is provided as a basis for design optimization. The design eye location is on the vertical axis, 4.5 feet above the floor with potential variations of 1 foot down and 1.5 feet up. The design projector location is 6 feet behind the screen vertical axis and 9 feet above the floor. Projector variation will be within 1 foot of the line between the projector design location and the center of the display channel. The design field of view from the eye point is 70 degrees horizontal and from screen top to screen bottom, with any tradeoffs to favor lower screen areas. Since the design can only be optimum for one situation, the variation range is informational, but the vendor is requested to provide guidance comments relative to the intended variation. 3.2 Configuration. The screen mechanical configuration shall be determined based on the design/performance requirements and building constraints specified. The design shall provide an open floor area of 17 ft. diameter inside the screen. The display assembly shall be free standing, except that limited attachment to an overhead grid of Unistrut supports may be allowed if necessary for stabilization. The design shall ensure mechanical stability and shall distribute the weight uniformly on the floor. Specific mechanical details are subject to discussion with vendor. 3.3 Optical gain and uniformity. The screen surface shall have a gain of 2.0. provide a smooth continuous display surface with no visual indications of joints and seams. Localized variations in surface uniformity, gain and reflectivity shall not be great enough to reveal blotches, streaks, lines, or other irregularities in the observed brightness (luminance) when the surface is uniformly illuminated from the design projector position. The system design shall be optimized for the design eyepoint described above. 3.4 Exterior appearance. -- The appearance of the display assembly shall be finished and professional.3.5 Environmental requirements. Paint applied within the installation building shall be latex based with low or no VOC (volatile organic compounds). Adhesives and solvents shall also meet the "low or no" VOC except for small quantities used with advance concurrence of the customer. Any significant quantities of dust produced by fabrication or finishing processes shall be exhausted from the building. All painting shall be done between 6:00PM and 2:00 AM, or 6:00 PM on Friday and 6:00 PM on the following Sunday to minimize impact on building occupants. 3.6 Installation. -- The seller shall install the display screen in a designated room in the main NAWCTSD building in Research Park, Orlando, FL. The location and orientation in the room is to be specified by the buyer. The room is approximately 32 X 34 feet with a suspended ceiling. Ceiling height is 9 feet except in the area where the screen will be installed which has limiting vertical clearance of 11.0 feet. The dimensions of the 11-foot ceiling area is 21 X 26 feet. Drawings of the room are available upon request. 4.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE 4.1 Contractor quality assurance. The contractor shall perform the usual quality checks on workmanship and materials. 4.2 Inspection and Test. -- The seller and buyer shall jointly conduct a general workmanship andmaterials inspection. In addition they shall jointly perform gain and uniformity testing, to verify compliance with 3.1.2, on the finished and painted screen surface as follows: 1) A light source shall be mounted at the center of the display; 2) The surface shall be visually examined for variations and irregular brightness. Luminance measurements shall be made from the geometric center of the dome to points on the projection surface chosen by the purchaser. 4.3 Warranty -- The seller shall guarantee workmanship and material for a period of one year from completion of work identified herein acceptance shall be made at destination upon delivery. Award and Evaluation Procedures -- award will be based on a best value tradeoff basis whereby the government will consider the price and other factors in arriving at an award decision. Offerors are hereby notified that the government reserves the right to award to other than the low priced offeror if deemed advantageous to the government. Delivery shall be made FOB Destination. The following FAR/DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, 52.212-5, 252.212-7001, 252.225-7035, 252.225-7036. The following evaluation criteria shall be used as addenda to FAR 5.212-2(a): (listed in decending order of importance) -- 1) quality of image display which the system can support -- luminance, uniformity, and a minimum of artifacts which are not characteristic of the projected imagery; 2) cost; 3) convenience and ease of use; 4) mechanical integrity; 5) compatibility with existing building and overall appearance; 6) ease of upgrades and improvements; and 5) schedule. The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5(b) apply: (3), (6), (7), (8), (9). The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5(c) apply: None. The following clauses of DFARS 52.212-7001(b) and (c) apply: 252.205-7000, 252.225-7001, 252.225-7012, 252.225-7007. A completed copy of the following must be included with the quote: FAR 52.212-3, DFARS 252.212-7000 and DFARS 252.225-7000, 252.225-7006. The following clauses also apply: DFARS 252.204-7004, "Required Central Contractor Registration". The DPAS rating for this solicitation is N/A. See Note 22 (forty-five days is changed to read 15 days). Quote is due at 2:00 PM EST on 20 April 1999 and may be made by FAX to 407-380-4069 (Attn: Linda Hill) or to the address above. For information regarding this solicitation, contact Linda Hill at 407-380-4107. Posted 03/28/99 (W-SN313575). (0087)

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