Portable Planetarium System

Ocean County College is seeking bids for the furnishing, delivery, setup, training, and warranty of a complete portable digital planetarium system for use by the Robert J. Novins Planetarium. The system shall support the presentation of full-dome video, astronomy demonstrations, and live Earth and Space Science educational programming both within Ocean County College facilities and at outreach events. The system shall be based upon the Digitalis Digitarium Mu 2 Portable Planetarium System with 5-Meter Dome or equivalent. Proposed equivalent products must meet all specifications contained herein. The bidder shall furnish a complete turnkey system including: Portable inflatable dome. Inflation system and accessories. Digital projection system. Integrated planetarium software. Control device and software licenses. Storage and transport cases. Training. All cables, connectors, mounting hardware, and accessories necessary for complete operation. Dome Requirements The dome shall: Ocean County College BID 26-27 B-1788 Portable Planetarium System Page 37 of 55 Be approximately five (5) meters in diameter. Be inflatable and designed specifically for portable planetarium applications. Accommodate educational presentations for groups of students and visitors. Be constructed of durable, fire-resistant materials suitable for repeated deployment. Provide safe emergency egress. Be accessible and designed to minimize barriers to entry. Include all support components necessary for operation. Include storage bags, transport cases, or equivalent means for transportation and storage. Inflation System The inflation system shall: Maintain dome inflation during normal operation. Operate at a noise level that does not interfere with narration, instruction, or educational presentations. Include all blowers, tubing, power supplies, and related accessories required for operation. Projection System The projection system shall: Include one (1) laser-phosphor projection system. Produce a minimum brightness of 5,000 lumens. Support 4K resolution full-dome presentation. Include a fisheye lens designed for dome projection applications. Provide seamless projection of a 180 360 image over the entire dome surface. Be compatible with the supplied planetarium software. Be capable of presenting both live rendered content and prerecorded fulldome video content. Planetarium Software The system shall include integrated planetarium software capable of: Real-time sky simulation. Display of stars, planets, constellations, deep-sky objects, and celestial motion. Live instructor-led educational presentations. Playback of fulldome video content. Time and date manipulation for astronomy instruction. Wireless operation using a tablet, handheld controller, or similar mobile control device. Presentation control by a single operator.