SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- AUTOMATION, ROBOTICS & SIMULATION DIVISION ENGINEERING SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 3/15/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ06HC39L
- Response Due
- 3/30/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2007
- Description
- NASA/JSC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for unique virtual reality and robotics research, design and development which include: Unique Virtual Reality Requirements Unique capabilities within the Virtual Reality (VR) domain include research, design, and development of VR state-of-the-art technologies and software. The Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics (DOUG) is a software package that is being maintained and upgraded to support the Virtual Reality Lab and its task to support EVA training and provide flight software for the Space Station and Space Shuttle. Offerers who hope to respond to task requirements in these domains must be able to provide skills to produce the following products: (1) Optimization for 3-D graphics modeling using an Open GL based rendering approach, (2) mission specific scene databases, for astronaut Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) training and robotic systems training, (3) common scene generation capability in all JSC ground-based training facilities, (4) robotic and avionic hardware in the loop technology integration, and (5) onboard situational awareness tools and training simulations. The software must not only support the individual training simulators, but must be capable of supporting multiple simulations, simultaneously during integrated training sessions that incorporate more than one aspect of any mission. These training environments include helmet mounted displays, wide-screen displays, motion and force feedback devices, mass handling robotic hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and other sensor devices for motion tracking. Also included is the development of innovative image generation algorithms and techniques, and interfacing these capabilities with existing off-the-shelf sensor and motion hardware. This effort also includes integrating dynamic simulations into these environments for training and engineering analysis The engineering analysis is required to be compatible with these training environments and existing scene databases. Astronaut training session support is also required when the developed VR capabilities and scene databases are used by astronauts and others for specific mission training. Unique Trick Simulation Environment Requirements Unique requirements within the Trick Simulation Environment include (1) software code generation tool development expertise, (2) mathematical model domain expertise, and (3) simulation analysis expertise. Offerers who hope to respond to task requirements in these domains must be able to provide skills to produce the following products: Software code generation tools: Offeror must be able to maintain and upgrade a set of software utilities and code generators which allow users to rapidly develop, integrate, and operate simulations based on the specific requirements of their application domain. The required engineering services include the development and maintenance of the Trick simulation environment core capabilities. The Trick core capabilities are defined as the run-time executive, user interfaces, code generators, data products, and other simulation construction and operation support utilities. Mathematical model domain expertise: Offeror must be able to maintain and upgrade multiple simulation applications consisting of math models, verified simulations, and other supporting software utilities. The Trick simulation math models requiring development and maintenance include Space Shuttle and ISS robotic systems (dynamic and kinematic), manipulator/orbital dynamics, earth environmental models, contact dynamics models, and interfaces to numerous scene generation graphics capabilities developed at JSC. Examples of manipulator systems and mechanisms include the Space Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS), Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM), Mobile Transporter (MT), Space Station Visiting Vehicles with capture scenarios, Japanese Experiment Module Remote Manipulator Systems (JEMRMS), and various berthing mechanisms. Simulation analysis expertise: Offeror must be able to develop methodologies for batch (non-real-time), real-time, hardware-in-the-loop, human-in-the-loop, multi-process/processor, and multi-computer analysis simulations using both Trick discrete time and event based scheduling mechanisms. The primary objective of this activity is to produce advanced kinematics and dynamic robotics simulation tools for engineering analysis and real-time man-in-the-loop systems. Developing Trick simulation applications includes investigating, designing, prototyping, developing, testing, and documenting advanced simulation techniques for robotics and spacecraft systems. This includes development and evaluation of software requirements and software algorithms necessary to provide simulations of robotics systems, spacecraft systems and integrated robotics and spacecraft environments. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror?s responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirement should submit a capability statement of 25 pages or less indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein. Please be advised the requirement is considered to be a commercial product. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to adrian.d.clayton@nasa.gov no later than March 30, 2006. Please reference NNJ06HC39L in any response. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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