SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Eye Tracker System
- Notice Date
- 1/30/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, TRICARE Management Activity, USUHS CONTRACTING OFFICE, 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HT9404-12-Q-0205
- Archive Date
- 2/10/2012
- Point of Contact
- Michelle Creenan, Phone: 301-295-3924
- E-Mail Address
-
micreenan@usuhs.mil
(micreenan@usuhs.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), located on the National Naval Medical Campus (NNMC) in Bethesda, MD, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Applied Science Laboratories, located in Bedfors, Massachusetts for one (1) H6-HS Eyetrac High Speed Head Mounted Eye Tracking System. The eye tracking system will be used to collect point-of-gaze data for research participants within an immersive virtual reality environment. This equipment will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12-Commercial Items and FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR Part 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition (b) Soliciting from a single source (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The mission of USU is to provide the highest quality education programs in the health sciences to those selected individuals who demonstrate dedication to a health profession career in the Uniformed Services. As such, it is essential USU provide the necessary training required for our students to become successful doctors and nurses and to be able to provide the best care possible for our soldiers. The H6-HS eye tracking system is the only high-speed, high-fidelity head-based eye tracker that offers 3D eye-head integration. This capability is essential to our purpose for the eye tracker, as we need to analyze gaze position data relative to the real world environment. This will allow us to now where research participants are looking within the virtual environment in real-time in order to conduct our research examining impaired driving abilities after traumatic brain injury. Applied Science Laboratories is the only know source that can provided the requested equipment. This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses must be received via email (micreenan@usuhs.mil) by 9:00 a.m. EST on February 9, 2012.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN02663978-W 20120201/120130234817-be4a0bde09b88e4cbb8c30a8d35cbfef (fbodaily.com)
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