NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

66 -- D*STAR REAL TIME DIGITAL STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL UNIT SOL 8-P-5-16-70697 POC Contact GP22L/Janice M. Stewart, 205-544-6093, or GP22/Teresa A. Foley NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) -- NASA/MSFC intends to purchase from Inframetrics Inc. the following items: (1) D*STAR Real Time Digital Storage and Retrieval Unit for the Inframetrics Model 760 IR Camera -- The system must attach to a Inframetrics 760 Imaging Radiometer for the purpose of recording, archiving, playback, and analysis of digital infrared image sequences -- Specific requirements include: System must record up to 20 minutes of digital output at 60 frames/second; save any frame or series of frames in the Inframetrics 760 compatible TIFF format; extract and save a section of recording in D*STAR format; allow playback at selectable frames per second down to 1 frame per second -- System must understand Inframetrics machine state variables in order to analyze the image correctly -- Operating temperature range +5 deg C to +45 deg C -- Relative Humidity range: 5% to 95% -- (2) Digital Cable 100 feet (07788-001) -- This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) portion of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) -- Note: This procurement is sole- source based on system compatability requirements and proprietary specifications -- Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit in writing their qualifications/capabilities in the critical areas mentioned above -- Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis -- Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered -- A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government -- See Numbered Note 22 -- Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice -- Responses must be submitted in writing -- Transmission by facsimile to 205-544-9080 or by Internet e-mail to janice.stewart@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable. (0263)

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