70 -- TELEMETRY STRIPCHART RECORDER/WORKSTATIONS

Notice Date

July 9, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFFTC -- AF Flight Test Center, 5 S WOLFE AVE, Edwards AFB, CA, 93524-1180

ZIP Code

93524-1180

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-F3XCAI11710300

Response Due

July 20, 2001

Point of Contact

Michele Cameron, Contract Specialist, Phone 661-277-9566, Fax 661-275-7808, Email michele.cameron@edwards.af.mil -- Evelyn Ross, Contract Negotiator, Phone 661-277-7799, Fax 661-275-7853, Email evelyn.ross@edwards.af.mil

Description

This is a sources sought announcement only. Based on response to this sources sought, a request for proposal is planned in the next 60 days. There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The NAICS code is 334515 with a SBA size standard limit of 500 employees. Interested parties need to identify if they fall into one of the Small Business categories: Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business, or Small Disadvantaged Business. The Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) requires telemetry stripchart recorder/workstations for test support. The contractor will furnish stripchart recorder/workstations that meet these requirements: General Requirements  The recorder must be able to record at least eight analog and/or digital waveforms with expansion capabilities for up to 32 channels  The recorder must have the ability to record up to 32 event channels in addition to the analog and/or digital waveform channels.  The chart recording method must be direct thermal with 300 dots per inch (12 dots per mm) printhead resolution with no redundancy.  The recorder must have a time base resolution of at least 12 dots per mm at a chart speed of 100 mm/sec and at least 6 dots per mm at a chart speed of 200 mm/sec.  The recorder must have real-time chart speeds from 1 mm/min to 200 mm/sec.  The recorder must have channel annotation capability, with an ASCII text buffer for each channel. The user must be able to enter up to 128 ASCII characters per buffer either through the recorder front panel or from a host computer.  The recorder must have the ability for the user to customize the chart display and print output. The user should have complete control over grid sizes, waveform locations, waveform overlapping, grid major/minor divisions, timing marks, annotation location and event location.  The recorder must have a 250MB Zip drive standard. This removable storage can be used to store system configurations as well as waveform data.  The recorder must have the ability to generate a trigger based on a manual selection, external contact, or any available waveform. The waveform triggers tests must include window, slope/level, slew and event patterns. Display Requirements  The recorder must have an 18.1" active matrix color LCD display with 1280x1024 resolution. This display is used for real-time waveform viewing, post-capture data review, and the user interface for command and control.  The recorder display must have real-time pen simulation for the point of data writing. A pen-sound simulation must also be available for an audible indication of pen movement.  The recorder must utilize a touch-panel interface in conjunction with the display for the user interface. This user interface must be have the ability to be customized for different users or applications.  The recorder must have the ability for the user to mark a point of interest by touching the screen. Annotation must be included with this mark.  The recorder must have the ability to allow the user to review historical data on the display without interrupting the viewing of real-time waveforms.  The recorder must have the ability to display real-time numerical values of each waveform in addition to the graphical representation of the waveform.  The display must have the ability to generate templates indicating values for the top, bottom and center of the grid for each channel. In addition, a moveable template should be available for user customization.  The recorder must have the ability to display up to four real-time X-Y plots without interrupting real-time waveform viewing. Input Requirements  The recorder should have an analog input range of 0.5V full-scale to 40V full-scale without additional external signal conditioner modules.  Each analog channel must have independent analog controls including gain, offset, filtering, coupling, and alarm values.  The signal input must have a frequency response of at least 15 kHz (-3dB).  Digital signal processing (DSP) must be available for programmable filtering of the input signals. The DSP must be capable of low-pass, high-pass, band-pass and notch filtering.  The recorder must offer automatic signal input calibration to an internal source. The recorder must also have a calibration control for an external source. Communication Requirements  The recorder must utilize an Ethernet interface for communications to/from a host PC or network. This interface should be configurable for both 100BaseT and 10BaseT networks.  The Ethernet interface must have the ability for a host PC to send a complete configuration file to the recorder or to get a configuration file from the recorder.  The Ethernet interface must be able to accept digitized packets of data as an alternative method to analog recording. These packets must include waveform, timing, grid and alarm information.  The recorder must be able to accept host control commands via the Ethernet interface.  Waveform data files must be able to be transferred to/from the recorder via the Ethernet interface.  Multiple recorders must have the ability to communicate via the Ethernet interface for the purpose of marking important points of the record. Memory Requirements  The recorder must have standard memory to record up to 500mm of historical data.  The recorder must have the option for a dedicated SCSI hard drive for long-term data acquisition. This data must include all information necessary to reproduce the chart including waveform data, event data, timing marks, annotation, grids, and comments. The SCSI drive must be a minimum of 8 GB.  The recorder must have the option for up to 16 MB of high-speed data capture memory for the analog signal inputs. The effective sample rate of this data capture must be up to 120,000 samples per second per channel. This high-speed memory must be capable of being archived to a hard drive or other non-volatile media.  The data capture memory option must have the ability to record pre-trigger and post-trigger data.  The recorder should have an option to easily remove all non-volatile media for security purposes.  If needed by the facility, the recorder must offer a security model that allows the facility to remove all internal hard-drive?s for storage of data in meeting the handling requirements of classified data. Spare hard-drive?s must be available to offer non-classified recording. Interested contractors capable of meeting these requirements must submit clear and convincing literature and pricing information that fully demonstrates their capability to meet the requirements. This synopsis does not constitute a request for proposal and is not considered to be a commitment by the Government. All respondents are reminded of the required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) requirement to be considered eligible for any potential Department of Defense contracts. CCR registration information can be obtained at www.ccr2000.com All respondents that can provide any of the requested information should reply to Michele D. Cameron, AFFTC/PKS, 5 South Wolfe Avenue, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185. Facsimile responses are acceptable at (

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Loren Data Corp. 20010711/70SOL011.HTM (D-190 SN50R1Z0)