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67 -- RECONNAISSANCE CAMERA SOL N00173-00-R-DB03 POC Daniel Brinkworth, Contract Specialist, Code 3230.DB (202) 767-6746, Carol Parnell, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: click here, brinkworth@contracts.nrl.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 number N00173-00-R-DB03 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-16 and DFARS Change Notice 20000316. This RFP is being issued under full and open competition. The standard industrial classification code is 3827 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. DESCRIPTION; The following specifications, which set forth the Government's minimum requirements, are issued on a brand name "or equal" basis and is not added to each item/component description, but is, instead, stated here and applies to all items and components discussed hereafter. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) requirement for CLIN 0001 is four (4) each, wide coverage, medium altitude visible reconnaissance camera systems and for CLIN 0002, two (2) spare shutters for the camera systems in CLIN 0001. The following specifications and salient characteristics represent the Government's minimum requirements for CLIN 0001: 1.0 Requirement: The contractor shall provide an ROI CA-261 or equivalent systems. 2.0 The camera must meet or exceed the following specifications: Imaging: The camera shall be capable of imaging both side-oblique and downward from medium altitude. The optical system shall be actively stabilized such that it is able to reduce the residual motion resulting from aircraft motion and the camera shall compensate for aircraft forward motion during exposure. The camera shall use a step-stare mechanism that rotates the optical unit and moves the field-of-view from side-to-side perpendicular to the motion of the aircraft, and a de-rotation mechanism. Field of Regard (FOR): The sensor(s) FOR shall be 180 degrees, from horizon to horizon through nadir below the aircraft. Field of Coverage (FOC): The FOC is defined as the cross-track angular coverage regardless of the camera's lens or focal-plane array instantaneous field of view. The camera shall provide cross-track FOC of no less than 55 degrees for slant ranges of 25,000 feet or greater, and true air speed (TAS) of 540 knots or less. The camera shall provide continuous coverage along the line of flight with a minimum of 10% overlap between image frames or swaths along the line of flight to prevent holidays in the image segment. The FOC at shorter ranges shall scale with range. Sensor resolution and image quality: The sensor shall produce imagery consistent with a pixel angular resolution of 26 microradians. Size/mounting: The camera shall consist of the camera and one electronics box. The camera shall fit in a volume less than 15 inches by 38 inches by 16 inches. Any additional sensor electronics shall fit in a space less than 5.3 inches by 11 inches by 18.5 inches. The reconnaissance camera shall be configured to use the existing window and flight-certified mount in the Navy's TARPS pod. Weight: The total weight of the camera system shall be less than 195 pounds. Power: The camera shall operate from power rated MIL STD-704A or better. The power shall be no greater than 28 VDC at 4.0 Amps plus 115 VAC, 3 phase, 400 Hz at 1.7 A/phase. Operating Temperature: The sensor shall operate when the temperatures in the pod are within 50-115 degrees Fahrenheit. The camera shall survive temperatures within -55 C to + 55 C. The camera shall have auto-correction that allows imaging within ten minutes after the ambient temperature in the mounting bay reaches this range after the camera is cold- or hot-soaked. Vibration Environment: The camera shall a demonstrated capability to operate in the normal vibration environment of a TARPS pod on an F-14 during steady, low-maneuver, high-speed flight. Vibration isolation, if any, must be a passive mechanical coupling self-contained within the camera housing. Camera Survivability: The sensor system shall be designed and previously Navy flight safety certified for normal surface- and carrier-based takeoffs and landings in a TARPS pod. The camera shall have a demonstrated capability to survive in a stowed or standby mode the full F-14 maneuver envelope without degradation of performance. Control interface: The camera shall have an RS-422 interface that provides camera mode and recorder control. Modes of operation include wide area and stereo coverage with multi-aspect imaging. Digital image interface: The camera shall provide a digital image compressed by a real-time vector quantization algorithm compatible with the NAVIS groundstation. The electrical interface shall be to an Ampex DCRSi 240 digital tape recorder to be located in an adjacent bay of the TARPS pod. The maximum data rate of the compressed imagery from the camera shall be less than 84 megabits/sec. The camera shall send to the tape recorder in header format all camera operating parameters required to interpret the imagery and all operating parameters supplied to the camera. The minimum image size is 5,000 by 5,000 pixels at a minimum rate of 2.5 frames per second. Down-sampled image interface: The camera shall provide an image of spatially down-sampled pixels in RS-170 output for monitoring the camera. Built-in-Test (BIT): The camera shall provide BIT in both continuing and initiated modes to isolate faults to the major assembly level. Documentation: Operation and maintenance manuals shall be delivered with each camera. Testing: The contractor shall do the standard factory testing to determine that each camera meets these specifications and shall supply test results with each camera. CLIN 0002. The following specifications and salient characteristics represent the Government's minimum requirements for CLIN 002: Two (2) spare shutter assemblies that are compatible with the camera in CLIN 0001 shall be provided. They must contain all of the moving components that operate during exposure of the camera, and the assembly must be removable and replaceable as a unit. The Required deliver date is six (6) months after date of contract for one (1) camera and the spare shutter assemblies. The remaining cameras shall be delivered at the rate of one (1) camera per month thereafter. The contractor shall deliver supplies, all transportation charges paid, to destination in accordance with the clause in titled FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination (NOV 1991). Receiving Officer, Naval Research Laboratory, ATTN: Dr. Michael Duncan, CODE: 5633, LOCATION: Bldg. A68, Rm. 117A, Bldg. 49, 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20375-5320. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial (NOV 1999), applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (JAN 1999) applies. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are 1.)Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement.; 2.)Price; and 3.)Past Performance. Technical and past performance, when combined, are equally as important as Price. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (OCT 1999), with its offer and 252.212-7000 (NOV 1995),Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items which can be found at http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/reps&certscomm.pdf . The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (MAY 1999), applies to this acquisition. The addenda to the clause are 1.) YEAR 2000 COMPLIANT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- This requirement applies to information technology (IT) that processes date-related information. All such IT delivered under this contract shall be Year 2000 compliant as defined at FAR 39.002.2.) REQUIREMENTS FOR ON-SITE CONTRACTORS -- For those portions of the work under this contract performed at any NRL site, the contractor shall comply with the Requirements for On-Site Contractors dated 12 April 2000 which are hereby incorporated by reference. The full text is available at http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/home.htm; and 3) FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (FEB 2000), applies to this acquisition. The Contractor agrees to comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) which the contracting officer has indicated below as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C.253g and 10 U.S.C.2402); 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jan 1999) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer); 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (15 U.S.C.637 (d)(2) and (3); 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (15 U.S.C.637 (d)(4)); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O.11246); 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C.4212); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C.793); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C.4212);); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332) and 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (46 U.S.C.1241). The clauses at 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items (MAR 2000), applies to this acquisition. The additional clauses cited under 252.204-7001 that are applicable under this acquisition are: 252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders (10 U.S.C.2416); 252.219-7003 Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DOD Contracts) (15 U.S.C.637); 252.225-7007 Buy American Act -Trade Agreements -- Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C.2501-2518, and 19 U.S.C.3301 note); 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; 252.227-7015 Technical Data -- Commercial Items (10 U.S.C.2320); 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data (10 U.S.C.2321); 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment (10 U.S.C. 2410) and 252.247-7024 Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (10 U.S.C.2631).The clause 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration (MAR 2000) is applicable to this acquisition. The applicable Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating is DO-C9. Any questions generated as a result of this solicitation must be received no later than 5 days before the closing date. Offers, 2 copies, must be delivered to Contracting Officer, Code 3230.DB, Bldg. 222, Rm 115A, NavalResearch Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375-5326 and received no later than 4:00 P.M. local time on 08 May 2000. The package should be marked RFP N00173-00-R-DB03, Closing Date: 08 May 2000. For information regarding this solicitation contact Dan Brinkworth, Contract Specialist at (202) 767-6746. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Posted 04/21/00 (W-SN447447). (0112)

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