67 -- INFRARED CAMERA

Notice Date

June 18, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton, VA 23681-0001

ZIP Code

23681-0001

Solicitation Number

1-111-RFJ-1179

Response Due

June 20, 2001

Point of Contact

Lauretta E. Cole, Purchasing Agent, Phone (757) 864-2443, Fax (757) 864-9775, Email L.E.COLE@larc.nasa.gov -- Susan E. McClain, Contracting Officer, Phone (757) 864-8687, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email s.e.mcclain@larc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Lauretta E. Cole (L.E.COLE@larc.nasa.gov)

Description

THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. ONE (1) TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR INFRARED CAMERA. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued. The purpose of this amendment is to RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AND CLARIFY SPECIFICATIONS. QUESTION #1. SPECIFICATION REQUIRES A TEMPERATURE RANGE UP TO 1200C. IS THIS THE TEMPERATURE OF THE OBJECT BEING IMAGED, OR THE ROOM THE CAMERA IS IN? ANSWER: THE 0 TO 1200 DEGREE C TEMPERATURE RANGE IS FOR THE TEMPERATURE BEING MEASURED QUESTION #2. WHAT IS THE APPLICATION FOR THIS CAMERA? ANSWER: THE APPLICATION IS FOR MONITORING AND DETECTION OF WILD FIRES FOR THE EVENTUALITY OF A SPACE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT. QUESTION #3. MOUNTED IN EQUIPMENT, GENERAL LAB USE, HEAD MOUNTED, POLE MOUNTED, ETC.? ANSWER: MOUNTING WILL BE WITHIN AN INSTRUMENT IN AN AIRCRAFT. QUESTION #4. WHY IS WEIGHT IMPORTANT" ANSWER: WEIGHT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS INSTRUMENT IS TO BE PORTABLE AND EASILY MOUNTED IN SMALL AIRCRAFT. QUESTION #5. WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENT? ANSWER: THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE INSIDE AIRCRAFT, AND POSSIBLY OUTSIDE HELICOPTERS. QUESTION #6. DO YOU NEED WEATHER TIGHT MOUNTING: ANSWER: ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE MOUNTED OURSIDE SOME AIRCRAFT, WE CAN MAKE THE OVERALL INSTRUMENT HOUSING WATERTIGHT IF NEED BE. QUESTION #7. DOES THIS INFRARED CAMERA HAVE DATA ACQUISITION? ANSWER: YES. QUESTIONS #8. DOES THIS MEAN THAT THE CAMERA ONLY NEEDS TO HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF VIEWING OBJECTS BETWEEN THESE TEMPERATURES, OR DOES IT IMPLY THAT CAMERA MUST PROVIDE A CALIBRATED MEASUREMENT OF OBJECTORS BETWEEN THESE TEMPERATURES? ANSWER:THE CAMERA NEEDS TO SUPPLY CALIBRATED MEASUREMENTS OF OBJECTS BETWEEN THOSE TEMPERATURES. QUESTION # 9. WHAT IS THE DIGITAL OUTPUT OF THE CAMERA? ANSWER: EITHER FORMAT IS ACCEPTABLE. HOWEVER, RS-422 WAS SPECIFIED, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT A SINGLE LINE OF RSA422 IS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO TRANSFER AN ARRAY OF 320X240 PIXELS AT A 60HZ RATE. THEREFORE, WE ARE USING A NI RXI 1422 RS-422 CARD, WHICH IS FOR THE COMPACT PCI BUS. THIS CARD HAS MULTIPLE RS-422 LINES WHICH ARE USED IN PARALLEL TO TRANSFER DATA, AND EFFECTIVELY INCREASE THE RATE AT WHICH DATA CAN BE TRANSFERED. IF MULTIPLE LINES OF RS-422 ARE USED TO TRANSFER DATA FROM THE CAMERA TO THE DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM, A CABLE MUST BE PROVIDED TO INTERFACE TO THE 100 PIN IMAQ CARD CONNECTOR. The due date for receipt of offers IS NOT extended Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on JUNE 20, 2001. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet and are in Microsoft Office 97 format and reside on the World Wide Web (WWW) server which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/LaRC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=CL&pin=23

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010620/67SOL002.HTM (D-169 SN50P293)