SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION STUDIO SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 12/1/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- SIVO-RFI-II-2010
- Response Due
- 12/17/2010
- Archive Date
- 12/1/2011
- Point of Contact
- Lisa A Mullen, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-286-0503, Fax 301-286-0383, Email Lisa.A.Mullen@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Lisa A Mullen
(Lisa.A.Mullen@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GSFC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for the creationof scientific visualizations and visualization systems in collaboration with researchersand outreach personnel at the Goddard Space Flight Center. This RFI is being re-postedunder a new NAICS code. This RFI is to solicit specific capability information fromindustry on data visualization and computer graphics services for assessment to ensurethat the best and widest possible set of capabilities is considered for the upcomingsolicitation.It is anticipated that NASA GSFC will proceed with a future procurement for visualizationservices systems development and anticipates award of a services contract. GSFC isseeking capabilities from all potential sources for the purpose of determining theappropriate level of competition. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request acopy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized inFedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerorsresponsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.Interested organizations are invited to submit to the NASA point of contact listed belowa description of their capability to provide on-site personnel at NASA GSFC to createvery high quality data visualizations of Earth and space science data using an AutodeskMaya and Pixar RenderMan based system on a Linux cluster of file servers, render servers,and desktop systems at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Knowledge of Earth and spacedata archives and formats are required, as well as the ability to access such data andtranslate it to a form compatible with the system described above. In addition, adescription of a capability to create interactive visualization software and Linuxcluster-based visualization systems is requested. This RFI submittal should alsodescribe the organization's experience and past performance in the areas of high qualityscientific data visualization and interactive visualization systems.Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet theabove requirement should submit a capability statement of 4 pages or less indicating theability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein.Responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business; cagecode or DUNS number; average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees;ownership; whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and/orwoman-owned; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, jointventure partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) orsubcontractors (if potential prime); list of customers covering the past five years(highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of eachprocurement; and point of contact - address and phone number).Technical questionsshould be directed to:Dr. Horace Mitchell, SVS Director, Code 610.3, Greenbelt, MD 20771 email: Horace.g.mitchell@nasa.gov. Procurement questions should be directed to LisaMullen, Contract Specialist, Email: Lisa.A.Mullen@nasa.gov. Please advise if therequirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercialitem is defined in FAR 2.101.This request for information is for information and planning purposes and is not to beconstrued as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for informationsolicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation forthe requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based onresponses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to both Dr. Horace Mitchell and Lisa Mullen no laterthan 4:30PM December 17, 2010.Please reference SIVO-RFI-II-2010 in any response.
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- Record
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