Recovery --measurement and control data aquisition system

Added: Apr 21, 2010 5:31 pm Modified: May 10, 2010 2:49 pmTrack Changes THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR RECOVERY-- ARRA-- MEASUREMENT CONTROL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM. Companies shall acknowledge allamendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subjectsynopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.The purpose of this amendment is to address a question submitted regarding MSFCrequirements. See Below for question and answer. QUESTION: I have a question about the response format I am hoping you can answer. As we are goingthrough the detail/requirements of the solicitation to prepare our final response, wefound the following: Section C1-13 Addendum to 52.212-1 Instructions to Offers, Volume IIstates a page limit of 20 pages for the technical response. Merely printing theMeasurement and Control Data Acquisition System Specifications with a simple Yes/Nocomply is more than 30 pages. This does not allow for any detail to support our answer. How do you recommend our Technical volume be done to meet the page limitation? Is itacceptable to state that our offer complies with all specifications, except X.X.X andspecifically state those?ANSWER: The question and comments assumes that the government specification must berestated or quoted back as part of the technical response. This is not a requirement ofthe RFQ. The 20 page limitation for a technical response is adequate. It is up to theofferor to determine how to best present its offer in the most convincing manner.The due date for receipt of offers is not extended. Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on 05/12/2010.Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet. These documentsreside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server which may be accessed using a WWW browserapplication. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/MSFC Business Opportunities homepage is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

Added: Apr 21, 2010 5:31 pm Modified: May 07, 2010 8:59 amTrack Changes THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR RECOVERY-- ARRA-- MEASUREMENT CONTROL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM. Companies shall acknowledge allamendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subjectsynopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.The purpose of this amendment is to address questions submitted regarding MSFCrequirements. See below for all questions and answers. 1. Question: The answer to question 4 (Amendment 3) does not clarify the intent ofsection 4.2.2. Please describe in detail what is meant by generation of all softwarescreens. Does this mean that the API command should display a GUI window selected by aname or integer input? Does this mean that the API command should return a data valueaccording to a specified array index? Please be specific in describing exactly whatfunction the API command is expected to perform.Answer:API command should display a GUI window selected by a name or integer input2. Question: In section 4.2.6, what is meant by automatically? Does this mean thateach time the API command is called, the most recent data values are returned?Answer: Yes, the most recent data values should be available for custom use. An examplewould be to develop custom interfaces to current NASA tools used to display, stream andevaluate data. 3. Question: In section 4.4.2, what does system refer to? Is this the Remote DASControl System? Answer: The DAS system consists of two major components. They are the Remote DASControl System and the Primary Control/Display/Recorder. 4.4.2 refers to thecommunication methods. 4. Question: In section 4.5.3.3, what does scan rate refer to? Is scan rate the sameas sample rate in sections 4.5.3.1 2, or does it refer to the rate at which data istransferred to the host computer, or does it refer to the rate at which the systemacquires waveforms from the hardware?Answer: The scan rate is the same as the sample rate. It refers to the rate at which thesystem acquires signals from the instrumentation. This is a real-time DAS and thereforethe host computer is required to keep up with the scan/sample rate.5. Question: The answer to question 7 (Amendment 3) does not provide enough information. Please describe in detail the data streaming interface. What is the communicationmethod? What is the data format? Can you provide documentation for the WinPlot andPCGoal applications?Answer: See Attached Document.PCGoal provides tabular data across multiple displays. It can be replaced by a vendorsdisplay utility.6. Question: The answer to question 9 (Amendment 3) does not clarify the plot displayfunctional requirements. Please provide an example screenshot from WinPlot and describethe desired functionality of plot displays.Answer: See Attached Document7. Question: In section 4.5.7.4, please provide documentation for the SunAcc library.Answer:See Attached Document.8. Question: In section 4.5.8.1, what is meant by custom? Is the intention for theuser to be able to select data by channel type(s) or time range(s)? What other reportcustomization is desired?Answer: The vendors existing DAS application will allow access to any data parameterneeded to create custom reports. These reports for example may include any combinationof test configurations, calibration information, test data and administration (SystemLogs) reports. 9. Question: In section 4.5.8.4, what is being selected by wildcards? Is the intentionto search and select channels by name or description?Answer: The intent is to have the ability to create custom reports through search andsort of test configuration/parameters/data. 10. Question: How crucial is the 120 days period for delivery?Answer:The 120 day period is crucial to meet the Governments need. The 120 day period fordelivery will not be adjusted.11. Question: In your specification, at this number: 5.1.1.3.2 the system shall becapable of initiating data acquisition start and/or stop based on a remote 4.5-28 voltssignal from an external source. The Primary and Remote enclosures shall be connected viafiber optic cable transceivers which meet minimum requirements for driving twomegahertz/kilometer multimode cable, utilizing the ST fiber optic cable termination, andadhering to the EIA/TIA 568 or its superseding standard. Is the vendor responsible toprovide these fiber optic cable transceivers? What about the cabling between them?Normally we would suspect that these would be installed by NASA, but it is not clear.There are cabling infrastructure, IT, and security considerations if wiring/cabling isincluded. Answer: The vendor is required to provide what is necessary for the for the system towork locally and remote. The parts breakdown shows that the vendor has to provide thefiber and the network hardware.Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASAAcquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on 05/12/2010. Documents related to this procurementare available over the Internet. These documents reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) serverwhich may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for theNASA/MSFC Business Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

Added: Apr 21, 2010 5:31 pm Modified: May 04, 2010 9:11 amTrack Changes THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR RECOVERY-- ARRA-- MEASUREMENT CONTROL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM. Companies shall acknowledge allamendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subjectsynopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.The purpose of this amendment is to answer contractor questions and extend receipt ofoffers. In addition to the contractor questions and answers for amendment 3, page 14 ofthe solicitation is amended to add the proposal delivery information.The due date for receipt of offers is extended to May 12, 2010.Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASAAcquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on 05/12/2010. Documents related to this procurementare available over the Internet. These documents reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) serverwhich may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for theNASA/MSFC Business Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

Added: Apr 21, 2010 5:31 pm Modified: Apr 29, 2010 8:11 amTrack Changes THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR RECOVERY-- ARRA-- MEASUREMENT CONTROL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM. Companies shall acknowledge allamendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subjectsynopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.The purpose of this amendment is to notify offerors that any award from this combinationsynopsis/solicitation shall be a firm fixed price contract action.The due date for receipt of offers is not extended.Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASAAcquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on 05/05/2010. Documents related to this procurementare available over the Internet. These documents reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) serverwhich may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for theNASA/MSFC Business Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

Added: Apr 21, 2010 5:31 pm Modified: Apr 27, 2010 9:18 amTrack Changes THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR RECOVERY-- ARRA-- MEASUREMENT CONTROL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM. Companies shall acknowledge allamendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subjectsynopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.The purpose of this amendment is to correct the due date on the SF 1449 form to05/05/2010 at 1630 CT.The due date for receipt of offers is not extended from 05/05/2010 at 1630 CT.Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASAAcquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on 05/05/2010. Documents related to this procurementare available over the Internet. These documents reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) serverwhich may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for theNASA/MSFC Business Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

Added: Apr 21, 2010 5:31 pm *******SEND ALL INFORMATION INCLUDING QUOTES AND TECHNICAL QUESTIONS IN WRITING TOEMMETT HERNANDEZ AT EMETERIO.V.HERNANDEZ@NASA.GOV OR FAX AT 256-544-1252********This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared inaccordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additionalinformation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the onlysolicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ)for American Recovery andReinvestment Act (ARRA) funded effort for Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) MeasurementControl Data Acquisition System (MCDAS). Please see attached documentation for quoting a product that is same as or equal to thesespecifications. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring andTesting Electricty and Electrical Signals, respectively. The offeror shall state intheir offer their size status for this procurement.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.Delivery to George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Saturn Rd., Central Shipping andReceiving Bldg. 4631, MSFC, AL., 35812 is required within 120 days ARO. Delivery shallbe FOB Destination to MSFC. Offers for the items(s) described above are due by May 05, 2010 to Emmett Hernandez, viaemail at Emeterio.v.hernandez@nasa.gov and must include, central contractors registrationnumber, solicitation number, FOB destination to MSFC, proposed delivery schedule,discount/payment terms, warranty duration, taxpayer identification number (TIN),identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized companyrepresentative. Offerors are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order forCommercial Items form found at URL:http://server-mpo.arc.nasa.gov/Services/NEFS/NEFSHome.tml Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JUNE 2008), Instructionsto Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in theclause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall listthe country of origin.FAR 52.212-4 (MAR 2009), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 (FEB 2010), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes orExecutive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clauses areincorporated by reference: 52.203-6, 52.203-15, 52.204-4, 52.204-7, 52.204-11, 52.212-5ALT II, 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36,52.222-37, 52.222-54, 52.225-13, 52.226-4, 52.227-14, 52.232-33, 52.239-1, 52.247-34,1852.215-84, 1852.219-76, 1852.225-70The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm All contractual and technical questions must be in writing (e-mail or fax) to *******SENDALL INFORMATION INCLUDING QUOTES AND TECHNICAL QUESTIONS IN WRITING TO EMMETT HERNANDEZAT EMETERIO.V.HERNANDEZ@NASA.GOV OR FAX AT 256-544-1252******** not later than April 28,2010. Telephone questions will not be accepted.Selection and award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror,with acceptable past performance. Technical acceptability will be determined by review ofinformation submitted by the offeror which must provide a description in sufficientdetail to show that the product offered meets the Government's requirement. Furtherdetail regarding these requirements are located in Terms and Conditions, CI.13- Addendumto 52.212-1 Instructions for Offers - Commercial items (Jun 2008) as well as MCDASSpecification - Attachment 1. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 (AUG 2009), OfferorRepresentations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. These may beobtained via the internet at URL:http://rcb.cancer.gov/rcb-internet/SAP/52-212-3plusadd.pdf . Theserepresentations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultantcontract.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the releaseof solicitation amendments (if any):http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62 Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combinationsynopsis/solicitation, attachments and amendments (if any).Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.