High definition television broadcast picture quality analyzer

NASA/JSC has a requirement for one high definition television broadcast picture quality analyzer with the following product features: Sarnoff Picture Quality Rating/Just Noticeable Difference; University of Texas Multi Scale Structural Similarity for Image Quality Assessment; no-reference, spatial, temporal, luma, and chroma analysis; preloaded Video Quality Expert's Group test patterns; subjective viewing modes of side by side, split mirror, seamless split, and A-B threshold; ability to identify pixel values via mouse click; zooming up to 16 times; and Perceptual Audio Objective Testing. NASA/JSC intends to purchase the items from Video Clarity. Video Clarity is the only source for a High Definition Television Picture Quality Analyzer that meets all of the requirements listed above. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on September 11, 2012. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html