Aircraft Video Processors

RFI REQUIREMENTS Responses to this RFI should address the following : 1. Organization/Company Info: a. Name and address of company b. Size of company (number of personnel, total revenue, ownership, length of time in business, etc.) c. Cage Code and DUNS Number (if available) d. Points of contact name(s) with phone number(s) and email address(es) e. Website (if applicable), and name of parent organization (if applicable) 2. Technical: a. System Description and Overview b. Software and Hardware Design Assurance Level (planned or achieved) c. Current availability of the component/system a. Video formats supported (Society of Motion Picture and television Engineers (SMPTE) 292, 4K Ultra High Definition, RS-170, RGB. Identify if the interface is resident or provisioned as growth. d. Processor, memory, high speed serializer I deserializer characteristics e. If the component is currently not available, what is the Maturity of the technology (i.e., has the system have been flight qualified, when and by whom or under what project), description of Technology Readiness Level (TRL), and near-term plans I approach for qualification of any components that have not received airworthiness certification. f. Environmental Qualification testing (planned or achieved) g. Available interface options, number of channels, Identify if the interface is resident or provisioned as growth. h. Civil or military rotary aircraft installations i. Space, Weight, and Power requirements j. Reliability Metrics k. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate - broken down by cost points for 1, 10, 100 units I. Provide any other pertinent information that will assist us in this assessment. 3. Ideal systems attributes include: a. Light weight, small form factor (less than 4 lbs.) b. 28 VDC input power, less than 70 Watts c. Support Real Time Operating System (RTOS) d. Support Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) e. 4K Ultra HD Support, or growth without hardware change f. Minimum Inputs: 1. 12 SMPTE 2. 3 Analog Video 3. 2 Fiber Optic g. Minimum Outputs: 1. 6 SMPTE 2. 2 Analog Video 3. 2 Fiber Optic h. Command, control, and status via Mil-Std-1553 or Ethernet i. Ethernet Download configurable ACQUISITION APPROACH This announcement does not constitute a Request for Proposal. Please do not request for a copy of the solicitation, as no solicitation exists at this time. If a firm requirement is developed and a solicitation is issued, the solicitation will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (http://www.fbo.gov) . It is the responsibility of offerors and interested parties to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments, if any and will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the documents. The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought.