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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 07, 2006 FBO #1746
SOURCES SOUGHT

66 -- VICON MX System

Notice Date
9/5/2006
 
Notice Type
Sources Sought
 
NAICS
334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 
Contracting Office
Department of Veterans Affairs;Contracting Officer (S138P&C);VA Puget Sound Healthcare System;1660 So. Columbian Way;Seattle WA 98108
 
ZIP Code
98108
 
Solicitation Number
VA-663-06-RQ-0031
 
Response Due
9/12/2006
 
Archive Date
9/12/2006
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
The VA Puget Sound Health Care System intends to issue a sole source Request for Quote to VICON Motion Systems, for replacement equipment and software upgrades to our existing Vicon Motion Measurement System. NAICS: 334516. The Government believes that Vicon Motion Systems, Inc is the only distributor of the Vicon System that will satisfy the agency requirements. This is a Sole Source procurement under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, 38 U.S.C. 8153 and Other Than Full and Open Competition (FAR 6.302-1). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes however; any firm that believes it can meet the requirements listed may give written notification to the Contracting Officer, VA Puget Sound Health Care Systems, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, WA, within seven (7) days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail, to the above listed address or via fax to (206) 764-2565. GOVERNMENTS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1. The new system MUST seamlessly open and correctly display existing Polygon reports created in Vicon Polygon versions 2.0 and 3.0. 2. The new system must be compatible with all existing data collected with Vicon 612 systems and capable of running BodyLanguage models in native format from the same executable. 3. Software must be usable from the first instant of installation and not require any training for staff already adept at using Workstation, Bodybuilder, Polygon, and Eclipse software. Seamless transition is required to maintain continued productivity and fulfill current funded grant obligations. 4. The passive retro-reflective marker motion capture system must utilize gray scale centroid processing with circle fitting algorithms, and must have at least three (3) on-board smart processors in each camera. 5. The system must be able to process gray scale in real-time, and also capture offline with gray scale weighting centroid processing to find marker centers. 6. The all-digital camera must be able to differentiate o verlapping markers from each cameras view in real time and offline. 7. The Optical Capture cameras must have digital CMOS sensors with 2352 x 1728 (4.0 MegaPixel) resolution capable of capturing full resolution data up to 166Hz, and utilize gray scale processing algorithms on board each camera. Only a single cable connection from the camera must be used to provide power, synchronization, and video signals. 8. The system must be able to collect over 1000 markers at speeds up to 2000Hz. Only one power cord must be used to power all eight cameras. 9. System software must have controlled masking capability to eliminate reflections and prevent erroneous data from being captured. 10. Camera strobe intensities and marker detection thresholds must be software adjustable to provide for accurate detection of marker boundaries. 11. Post-processing software must allow batch processing across a user-selected set of processes, subjects, and trials, without the need for user interaction during processing. System software must be able to use existing knowledge of the biomechanical movement of the human skeleton to solve heavily occluded or missing marker data automatically. 12. System must allow user to run a complete range of models on the data all from the same executable that is used to calibrate and capture data using a pipeline type of function. 13. System software must have the ability to function as a Windows Active X Automation Server run on the same executable that is used to calibrate and capture data, and allow users to run MATLAB, LABVIEW, MS Word, Excel, or Access, C++ to simplify processing steps. 14. Cameras must be able to capture 2D images with a resolution of at least 2352 x 1728 to allow markers 4 mm in diameter to be accurately located with a mean residual error < 1 mm within a 2 m x 2 m x 2 m data capture space. 15. Cameras must be progressive scan at all speeds to prevent blind spots and marker distortion, and be able to support a wide range of lenses for proper matching to a variety of data captu re volumes. 16. The location and orientation of each camera must be able to be automatically identified through a rapid (<2 min.) calibration process. 17. The software must have a complete integration path with third-party software packages like C-Motion's Visual 3D, and Life Modeler's LifeMOD allowing an easy and seamless workflow between both packages from beginning to end. 18. The same software that is used to calibrate and capture must also have the capabilities of setting up various trial types and specific workflows that allows a range of uses to get through data collection, post processing to final reporting of results in significantly less keystrokes. 19. The same software that is used to calibrate and capture must also have the capabilities of customized yet automatic generation of events, calculation of temporal-spatial parameters and Butterworth filtering. 20. System must have Real-time output of measured and calculated translational and rotational data available for immediate verification of data quality and for providing of real-time feedback. Real-time display of analog data is required also. 21. System software must be capable of automatic 3D reconstruction and identification/labeling of marker paths of at least 200 markers from the camera data, without operator intervention or pre-identification of 2D images. 22. Marker path editing capabilities must include: deletion and creation of points, path re-labeling, breaking and joining of paths, exchanges and copying between paths, and interpolation of gaps using a cubic spline algorithm. Editing must be possible in both a 3D display and an X-Y-Z coordinate format. An undo capability is also required. 23. The motion capture system company must have an online support tool which provides 24-hour access to FAQ's, site incidents, information, downloads and other support related items. 24. The motion capture system company must have a Third Party Integration Manager on staff to help integrate kinematic data into third-party software packages. 25 . The post-processing software for biomechanical movement analysis must be capable of computing 3D joint kinematics and kinetics from marker path and force data. The software must also allow the users to develop their own biomechanical analysis models, in addition to standard models that will be provided within the software. 26. The capacity must exist to add custom user-defined functionality to the post-processing software. 27. Motion Capture system must be able to support up to 128 channels of analog data. System software must be capable of doing inter-trial comparisons and data averaging. System software must be able to function as an authoring as well as presentation tool allowing the user to use both slides and hyperlink navigation to guide the reader around report. 28. 3D System's acquisition software must be capable of capturing reference video simultaneously from up to 6 digital cameras. All the digital cameras must be connected to a single PC that must be capable of real time preview and capture to hard disk from all the cameras without dropping frames. The digital video capture must be fully frame-synchronized using sync-pulse cables connected to the 3D marker and analog data acquisition equipment. The digital video cameras must be progressive scan, and capable of capture rates up to 100 Hz at full resolution. 29. The Motion Capture Company must have a Support Personnel on staff with 18 hours per day of phone coverage. 30. The Motion Capture Company must have a complete range of training and support tools including a Professional Documentation Writer for manuals, complete set of video training materials, WebEx capabilities for remote training and optimizing of system, and regularly scheduled training courses. 31. The Motion Capture System must be compatible with Vicon 370 or other Vicon Peak Datastations and the Eclipse Data Management directory structure to allow for seamless collaboration with legacy data and collaborating Vicon Peak sites. Responses received will b e evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, VA Puget Sound Health Care Systems will proceed with the sole source Request for Quote to VICON Motion Systems.
 
Place of Performance
Address: PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM;1660 S. COLUMBIAN WAY;SEATTLE WASHINGTON
Zip Code: 98108
Country: USA
 
Record
SN01133767-W 20060907/060905220231 (fbodaily.com)
 
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