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66 -- SURROUND PROJECTOR SCREENING SYSTEM SOL N00173-00-R-MS07 DUE 081400 POC Mary Sandy, Contract Specialist, Code 3220.MS; F. Janilea Bays, Contracting Officer, (202) 767-3710 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, sandy@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-MS07, is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation, document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-18 and DFARS Change Notice 20000627. This RFP is being set aside for small business. The standard industrial classification code is 7371 with a small business size standard of $18 million. Contract line item number CLIN 0001 is for a quantity of one each of a real time optical motion capture system, Description of Requirements: The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) requires a real time optical motion capture system for use in virtual reality research. 1. The system must provide full-body three-dimensional positions and joint angles at a sustained data rate of at least 60 samples per second, and with motion tracking lag under 55 milliseconds. (Motion tracking lag is defined as the time delay from when a tracked body segment moves to a position and orientation in space to when the host application processor receives a sample describing that event). 2. Sub-millimeter accuracy and precision is required for the generated 3D positional data. 3. The system must track the subject's movements within an 8 by 8 by 8-foot region, and all hardware components must operate within the confines of an 18 by 20-foot area, with a ceiling height of 8 feet 2 inches. 4. The system must employ wireless passive markers to provide freedom of movement and avoid the unreliability of high bandwidth wireless communications in our laboratory setting. 5. The system must use a narrow-band wavelength light source with strobed and shuttered cameras so that data can be taken in normal indoor lighting conditions. 6. The system must use passive retro-reflective markers to allow freedom of movement to subjects, to facilitate the attachment of markers to tracked elements, and to avoid problems associated with wireless communications. 7. The system must use direct, real-time video capture for maximum speed and accuracy of measurement. The system must ship with at least 10 video cameras. The system must be expandable to 24 cameras with the addition of 14 cameras and associated cabling and connectors. (i.e., no additional processing hardware required) 8. The cameras must be capable of capturing two-dimensional images with a resolution of 1000 by 1000 active pixels at 120 Hz non-interlaced, and higher resolution at 60 Hz. 9. The cameras must support an active tracking range of at least 50 degrees in both the horizontal and vertical dimensions using a standard 12.5mm lens. A wide field of view is required to get full view coverage in a limited amount of space, and use of a standard lens avoids the distortion encountered with wide-angle lenses. 10. The system must be capable of collecting full body data using 9mm or smaller markers. Small markers allow higher accuracy in the generated data and reduce the likelihood of errors when two markers are nearly collinear with respect to a camera's line of sight. 11. The camera frame rate and strobe intensity must be software controlled. 12. The system must employ a PCI bus architecture for high data rates and a 100 base T Ethernet network connection to multiple workstations. The system must deliver a live data stream to one or more host application processors via a TCP-IP protocol. 13. The system must be capable of synchronizing the motion capture data with other sources, such as movie video or analog data. 14. The system must reconstruct the multiple 2D camera images into 3D coordinates and automatically label the marker trajectories in real time. Translational and rotational data must be generated for defined body segments, with real time application of inverse kinematic (IK) constraints. 15. The high capture rate of the cameras together with the 3D reconstruction and marker labeling must ensure a minimum 60 fps sampling rate of the processed data, with latency under 55 milliseconds. 16. The system must support automatic dynamic calibration with no pre-identification of calibration targets. 17. The system must have a fast (under 3 minutes) calibration process in which not all the cameras need to see the static calibration object. This capability is required for tracking a pair of subjects in separate camera groupings. 18. The system software must include a user-friendly 3D user interface, with integrated support for dynamic calibration, linearization, data capture, automatic reconstruction and labeling, and data graphing functions. 19. The system must come with a fully inclusive accessories kit, including at least 100 one centimeter or less markers and mounting hardware. 20. The system must come with all required calibration and a camera linearization hardware. 21. The system must come with all required cables, connectors, and camera tripods or wall mounts necessary for performance. 22. The system must include installation and training. 23. A minimum of one-year warranty for hardware and software service and support is required. The required delivery date is September 30, 2000. The contractor shall the real time optical motion system, 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: (TBD), CODE: (TBD), LOCATION:, 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 more important than 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 clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (June 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)); 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); 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 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Other than Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). The clause 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 Contractor agrees to comply with the DFAR clauses in this paragraph (a) 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: 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program (41 U.S.C. 10 a-10d, E.O. 10583); 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, 252.243-7002; Requests for Equitable Adjustment (10 U.S.C. 2410), 252.247-7023; Transportation of Supplies by Sea (10 U.S.C. 2410); and 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (10 U.S.C. 2631). The clause at 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration (MAR 1998) applies to this acquisition. The applicable Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating is DO-C9. Numbered Note 1 applies to this solicitation. Offers are due by 8/14/ 2000, 4:00 p.m. EST at the Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook, Ave. S.W., Washington, DC, 20375-5326, Building: 222, Room: 115. For information regarding the solicitation. contact Ms. Mary Sandy at phone number 202-767-3710, sandy@contracts.nrl.navy.mil or at fax number 202-767-0430. Posted 07/20/00 (W-SN476921). (0202)

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