NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

D -- WIND TUNNEL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM SOL RFI2-37026-RRG POC Ronnee R. Gonzalez, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-4386, Fax (650) 604-4357, Email rgonzalez@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=21#RFI2-3702 6-RRG. E-MAIL: Ronnee R. Gonzalez, rgonzalez@mail.arc.nasa.gov. THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITAION ISSUANCE. NASA/ARC is planning to acquire design, implementation, integration, testing and verification of a new data acquisition system for use in NASA Ames Research Center's Wind Tunnel facilities utilizing a combination of Contractor supplied Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). NASA/ARC plans to issue a draft Statement of Work/Specification via the internet, on or about March 31, 2000. This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. Assuming release of the draft Statement of Work/Specification occurs March 31, 2000, prospective offerors are invited to sumbit comments or questions to: Ronnee R. Gonzalez, no later than April 14, 2000. In responding reference RFI2-37026. Comments may be forwarded to Ms. Gonzalez via electronic transmission or by facsimile transmission. NASA is seeking a Contractor that has the experience and capability to provide the following: 1. Commercially available general purpose high performance data acquisition systems. 2. Design and Integration services to design and integrate the GFE with the Contractor's commercial offerings. 3. Implementation services to build the data acquisition system. 4. Testing and Verification services to demonstrate that the delivered data system meets NASA's requirements. The data system that the Contractor provides must have the following capabilities: 1. Sensor data acquisition consists of up to 64 channels of steady state analog with data rates from 1 to 100 samples per second per channel; up to 288 channels of low speed analog from 100 to 2000 samples per second per channel; up to 192 channels of high speed data from 2000 to 60000 samples per second per channel; up to 10 channels of serial inputs at rates of 10 to 50 samples per second per channel; up to 2560 channels of Electronically Scanned Pressures using a PSI 8400 system at an aggregate rate up to 50,000 samples per second; up to 100 channels of thermocouples (types E,J,K,T); up to 16 channels of thermistors; up to 32 channels of RTD's all at rates from 1 to 100 samples per second per channel; up to 10 channels of digital resolvers at rates from 1 to 100 samples per second per channel; up to 8 channels of tachometers (Differential TTL) at rates up to 60,000 pulses per second per channel; and up to 5 TCP/IP inputs at up to 100 Megabits/input. Data from all sources are to be acquired simultaneously. Data acquisition is triggered from either an external source or internally depending on the test requirement. 2. Stand-alone real-time instrumentation safety monitoring with limit checking and alarm capabilty. 3. System health monitoring. 4. Real-time computation of Engineering Unit & derived values. 5. Data storage. 6. Real-time display and monitoring of all measured and computed values. 7. Test process support: system configuration, test equation editor. 8. Customer support: near-time display, analysis, plotting, data distribution, remote access, test matrix status. 9. Test sequencing: interface to Facility and other control and data acquisition systems to automate the coordination of tunnel, test article controls with data acquisition. Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SB/SDB) that are interested in participating in this procurement are invited to submit a capabilities assessment or qualifications statement which demonstrates abilities to perform the efforts listed. Qualification statements must clearly demonstrate the capability to perform in the selected capacity. Capabilities statements should be submitted no later than March 24, 2000. Information Requested -- Provide comments and/or questions regarding the draft specifications. Reference the page and paragraph number in your submission for each comment/question. The draft specifications may include areas that could increase the cost of this system. NASA is interested in comments that include revisions which could resultin a lower cost solution. Provide a capabilities and qualifications statement that includes: a. Information on similar systems you have delivered. b. Information on your capability to integrate customer furnished hardware with your product. c. Information on delivery lead times upon receipt of order. d. Information on your installation and verification services. e. Information on maintenance and technical support services offered. f. Information about training you provide on-site as well as at your facility. Your response should be no more than 30 pages (8.5" x 11") in length. If you have additional documentation that provides specifications, test data, etc., please provide this information but limit it to 50 pages. Your response shall be submitted electronically. Please ensure that the format is compatible with MS Office 97 or Adobe Acrobat Reader. If other software applications are used, please contact the Contracting Officer to ensure compatibility. Prospective offerors are invited to submit comments or questions on the Statement of Work/Specification no later than April 14, 2000. Please include your size status in accordance with SIC Code 7379, annual receipts for three complete fiscal years of $18.0M. In responding, reference RFI2-37026 (RRG). Comments may be forwarded to Ronnee R. Gonzalez, at the address herein, via electronic transmission or by facsimile transmission. Capability statements are also requested as described elsewhere in this RFI. To ensure clarity, telephone comments will not be accepted. This solicitation/synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the review. Any questions regarding this announcement should be directed to the identified point of contact. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/ARC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?group=C&pin=21 It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet cite for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 03/10/00 (D-SN433247). (0070)

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