Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Procurement and Grants Office, IT Section, Mailstop (K14), 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146

66 -- HEAD/EYE MOVEMENT TRACKING SYSTEM SOL 1999Q00215 DUE 080399 POC Elvira Phillips, Contract Specialist, (770) 488-2603 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contemplates award of an order for seven (7) Remote Eye/Magnetic Head Tracking Systems. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation, 1999Q00215, is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. This acquisition is unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Classification code is 3577 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The CDC is initiating a research program which requires the capability to remotely monitor and record the head movements, points-of-gaze, and pupil diameters of individuals who are viewing a computer monitor via the use of magnetic head-tracking technologies and corneal reflection technologies. To enable the researchers to both interpret the data and monitor the data collection process, there must be the capability to monitor both the eye image and the scene image during the data acquisition process. Appropriate computer software must also exist to enable and support proper operation, calibration, and data collection and analysis. The system must also be capable of accommodating a reasonable amount of head movement during the viewing sessions and employ technologies that maximize the likelihood of being able to continuously record the movements of the head and eye during both normal and subdued lighting conditions (e.g., via the use of a "bright pupil" technology in conjunction with appropriate head-movement tracking technologies.) The seven (7) systems shall contain the following: (1) Remote Eye Tracking System which (a) accommodates input of external referent event and time markers to facilitate interpretation and analysis of data; (b) uses corneal reflection method; (c) accommodates use under indoor and poorly illuminated areas, using "bright pupil" technology; (d) permits accurate tracking of point-of-gaze while allowing one square foot of head movement; (e) provides outputs with which to record time, and horizontal and vertical coordinates of line-of-gaze: 1. Provides system accuracy of less than or equal to 0.5 degree; 2. Provides resolution of less than or equal to 0.25 degree; 3. Tracks visual range of greater than or equal to 50 degrees horizontally and greater than or equal to 40 degrees vertically; and 4. Provides sampling and output rates greater than or equal to 60 Hz; (f) provides outputs which support concurrent recording of both eye position (X and Y coordinates) and pupil diameter; (g) supports eye tracking up to at least 40 inches (distance of optics to eye); (h) uses remote optics (i.e., user will wear no optical device through which the area-of-interest must be viewed); (i) provides data outputs via RS232 serial port in ASCII format; (j) provides outputs which correspond to the nature and extent and time of head movements made while viewing the area-of-interest; (k) includes color scene video camera to permit permanent video tape record to be made of research sessions; (l) includes compatible interface PC; (m) includes two external monochrome monitors to enable monitoring of both scene and line-of-gaze; (n) includes compatible software to control eye-tracker operation, calibration, display, and data collection; (o) includes software for use off-line to undertake data reduction and data analyses, for graphical plotting of line-of-gaze (eye positions), to identify eye fixations, to plot eye-scan patterns, to tabulate pupil diameters, and to accommodate analyses with reference to user-specified areas-of-interest within the viewing area; (p) has a remove optics control unit of small size and modest weight; (q) has power requirements of 100 -- 240 VAC; (r) provides user documentation for hardware and software;, and (2) Magnetic Head Tracker with standard transmitter module, receiver module, electronics module and appropriate interconnection cabling; (a) Outputs: 1. X, Y, Z positional coordinates; 2. Orientation angles, and 3. Rotational matrix or quarternions; (b) Update rate is greater than or equal to 100 Hz; (c) Positional range: plus or minus 4 feet (122cm) in any direction; (d) Positional resolution: less than or equal to 0.03 inches (0.075cm) at one foot (30cm); (e) Static positional accuracy: less than or equal to 0.1 inches (0.25cm) RMS averaged over transitional range; (f) Static angular accuracy: less than or equal to 0.5 degrees RMS averaged over transitional range; (g) Interface: RS232 (2400B115200 baud) and RS485 (57600B500000 baud); (h) Format: binary; (i) Modes: Point or Stream; (j) Power Requirements: 1. +(plus)5 VDC at less than or equal to 2.45 amps (average), less than or equal to 3.85 amps (peak); 2. +(plus)12 VDC at less than or equal to 0.53 amps (average), less than or equal to 0.63 (peak); and 3. -(minus)12 VDC at less than or equal to 0.34 amps (average), less than or equal to 0.46 amps (peak); (k) Angular range: plus or minus 180 degrees azimuth and roll, plus or minus 90 degrees elevation; (l) Angular resolution: less than or equal to 0.1 degree at 1 foot (30cm); (m) A limited equipment warranty of 36 months. The systems shall be delivered within 30 days after receipt of order to CDC in Morgantown, WV 26505, FOB Destination. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52-212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The evaluation criteria stated in paragraph (a) of this provision are as follows: (1) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement and (2) price. The systems must comply with the requirements stated above to be considered for award. Award will be made to the offeror proposing an acceptable system at the lowest overall price. OFFERORS SHALL INCLUDE IN OFFERS A COMPLETED COPY OF THEPROVISION AT 52.212-3 (ALTERNATE III), OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS. To complete this certification, offerors may download the provision at http://www.arnet.gov/far/farziped.html, print out the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications, and fill in the appropriate blanks. This certification must be sent in with your quote. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses listed in paragraph (b) of 52.212-5 apply to this acquisition: (3), (5), (8), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), and (23). Quotes are due by 2:00pm EST on 3 August 1999. Facsimile quotes will be accepted, provided the quote contains all requested information, and a signed original is also provided via mail. Quotes shall be mailed to: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Contracts Management Branch, IT Section, Attn: Elvira Phillips, Mailstop (K-14), 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146. Facsimile quotes may be sent to: (770) 488-2671, Attn: Elvira Phillips. The RFQ number, 1999Q00215 shall be clearly marked on the envelope and/or facsimile cover page. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered by the Agency. Posted 07/21/99 (I-SN357049). (0202)

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