Sources Sought_TeleDecomm

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTATION OR AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SOLICITATION. This is sources sought request for information is for the purpose of conducting market research to provide data for planning purposes. This sources sought announcement does not constitute a formal solicitation and is not a request for proposal, request for quote, invitation for bid, does not obligate the government to award a contract, issue a solicitation, reimburse respondents for any proposal preparation and/or submittal costs, nor does its issuance in any way restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this notice and submittals will not be returned to the sender. The Air Force Test Center, Installation Operational Contracting Division, Eglin AFB, Florida, is seeking potential sources capable of supplying a PCIe Multifunction Telemetry Decommutation System (or similar hardware, software, and system support) that will fulfill the following capabilities for Eglin AFB, Florida: 0001 12 MFT800 MFT 800/PCIE Multifunction Telemetry Module, includes full system support - special, MFT 800 system maintenance (hardware & software) options for 4 system/8 years. 0002 12 PNL-MFT800 MFT Breakout panel 0003 3 Desktop PC with monitor and video card 0004 3 Vista-PC-W Vista server SW for PC 0005 3 Vista-ALG Vista Alogarithm Development for PC/VME 0006 3 Vista-API Vista API for PC or VME 0007 1 Vista-WSINT-F Vista workstation integration, First Windows PC 0008 2 Vista-WSINT-A Vista workstation integration, First Windows PC The primary Brand Name or Equal Telemetry Decommuntation System to be acquired is the MFT 800/PCIe Multifunction Telemetry System: The salient characteristics of the Decommunications systems are: - The system shall be able to connect to Host Server via PCIe or Ethernet interface - System shall have no more than a 1 millisecond time-tag fidelity - System shall be capable of importing legacy (Wyle Omega) and current (L-3 Vista) TMATs databases - System shall be capable of passing all samples of required parameters to Symvionics and Real-Time internally-developed software - System shall be capable of decoding IRIG A, IRIG B, TTLA, TTLB - System shall be capable of operating under Microsoft - Windows 7 - System shall be capable of operating with McAfee 8.x antivirus resident with no decrement to mission support - System shall be capable of auto generating and passing required IADS configuration files for mission support - System shall allow import/export to Chapter 9 TMATs format - System shall include an installation package for all software components (i.e., C++, C#, or JAVA) The salient characteristics of the Decommutator of the MFT 800/PCle Multifunction Telemetry System are: - Decom shall have an internal PCM simulator - Decom shall be capable of operating at pulse code modulation (PCM) bit rates from 125 Kbps to 30 Mbps NRZL. - Decom shall be capable of providing serial clock and data inputs compatible with KGR-type decryptors. - Decom shall be capable of processing 0 and 90 degrees half clock/dual pumped data, via drop-down menu selection. - Decom shall be capable of continuously providing ADS-compatible IRIG time without data lock at a minimum 1 msec resolution. - Decom shall be capable of processing burst data. - Decom shall be capable of processing PCM to provide continuously variable slope delta (CVSD) modulation analog output - Each decom channel shall process both major and/or minor frame synchronization and the frame synchronization parameters shall be software defined - Decom software shall be capable of supporting multiple embedded asynchronous bit streams. The salient characteristics of the Bit Synchronizer of the MFT 800/PCie Multifunction Telemetry System are: - Bit synchronizer shall be capable of decoding randomized data - Bit synchronizer shall be capable of supporting all IRIG PCM codes described in Chapter 4 of lRIG Standard 106-11 - Bit synchronizer shall be capable of processing PCM bit rates from 125 Kbps to 30 Mbps NRZL - Bit synchronizer shall be capable of providing external output levels that are TTL single-ended with logic 1 being at least 3 volts into 75 ohms termination - Bit synchronizer shall be capable of supporting 75-ohm and high-Z input terminations. - Bit synchronizer shall be capable of providing serial clock and data outputs compatible KGR- type decryptors. - Bit synchronizer shall be capable of providing 0 and 90 degrees half clock/dual-pumped data via drop down menu selection. The salient characteristics of the Database Development Interface of the MFT 800/PCle Multifunction Telemetry are: - Database development interface shall allow updating of parameter/time/bit synchronizer attributes without recompiling the database - Database development interface shall allow deleting single or multiple parameters - Database development interface shall be capable of supporting parameters with variable word length and super commutated words - Database development interface for internally-developed software shall allow the reading and writing of PCM or real time parameters to user defined parameters - Database development interface shall provide the capability for parameter calculations, if-then-else, and typecasting - Database development interface shall have the capability to store individual databases at a shared network location to be downloaded when required for mission support. The salient characteristics of the Telemetry Processor of the MFT 800/PCle Multifunction Telemetry System are: - Telemetry processor shall be capable of handling supercom words that do not have a fixed word/minor frame interval. - Telemetry processor shall be capable of archiving data - Telemetry processor shall be capable of supporting concatenation of parameters (i.e., The same bits could be used for multiple parameters) - Telemetry processor shall be capable of supporting multiple embedded streams from one parent stream, and/or embedded stream within an embedded stream - Telemetry processor shall be capable of continuously sending IRIG time without data lock at a minimum 1 msec resolution. - Telemetry processor shall be capable of supporting Major Synch Pattern Lengths between 6 and 32 bits - Telemetry processor shall be capable of time stamping with a resolution of no more than 1 millisecond - Telemetry processor shall be capable of supporting parameter name filtering - Telemetry processor shall be capable of dynamically adding streams to existing database configuration The salient characteristics of the Real-time Interface of the MFT 800/PCie Multifunction Telemetry System are: - Real-time interface shall have an open API that is compatible with organizationally-developed software - Real-time interface shall allow organizationally-developed software to asynchronously write specified parameter values to the telemetry system, these values will be associated with a user defined parameter name to be processed as any other telemetry parameter. The values are serially injected into the telemetry stream as they are received as if they were decoded from the PCM frame. Optionally, an associated time stamp is written with each parameter value. (Writing parameter values) - Real-time interface shall be able to select parameter values buffered as they are serially decoded from the PCM frame, and parameter values asynchronously written with this interface are also buffered, if selected. All sample values for each parameter are buffered not just the most current value for each parameter. All values for all parameters including asynchronously written parameters are chronologically stored together in one buffer. Each value is stored with a time stamp of when the value was decoded or injected into the stream. A block read is used to retrieve the buffered values and empty the buffer. The format of the buffered values, the maximum number of values that can be buffered, and any timing constraints on block reads should be clearly documented. (Reading parameter values) - Real-time interface shall be capable of retrieving tag parameters and providing indication if tagged parameters does not exist - Real-time interface shall be capable of tagging parameters in time and data format. Data will be driven in the order in which it arrives - Real-time interface shall be capable of specifying list of parameter, buffer the parameter, and allow user to pull specified data - Software to interface with real time shall reside in the system (i.e., TCP/IP toolkit) - Real-time interface shall be capable of supporting multiple thread/sessions - Real-time interface shall be capable of deselecting parameters that were previously selected for reading - Real-time interface shall provide an interface to write examples - Real-time interface shall be capable of ingesting data samples via Ethernet interface updated for enabled selected parameters. It will then return the buffer containing all updated parameters. - Real-time interface shall be capable of passing data values that are at least 32 bits, either binary or decimal format. Time stamp of the data passed contain a minimum day of year with millisecond fidelity Feedback, questions, and comments regarding the above technical capabilities are welcomed. Interested firms are invited to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC) showing the company's ability to fulfill the requirement described above. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. This is not a solicitation, nor will a solicitation package be issued as a result of this announcement. No award shall be made as a result of this announcement. In the event that a solicitation is developed, it will be assigned a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) number or Request for Quotation (RFQ) and the announcement may be published on FEDBIZOPPS. Responses to this notice will assist the government in identifying potential sources and determining if a set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate. Firms responding to this announcement should include company name, cage code, point of contact, address, phone number, small business size, and indicate whether they are small business, 8(a) concern, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business. For the purposes of being considered a small business, the following applies: NAICS- 518210, Size Standard- $30,000,000. The Government reserves the right to set-aside any subsequent acquisition based upon known sources and/or responses to this synopsis. Responses are requested no later than 23 April 2013. Direct responses and/or questions to Michael Hoover, michael.hoover.11@us.af.mil. Direct expression of interest as well as required documentation should be addressed in writing to the Contract Specialist. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of all other information pertaining to the synopsis and solicitation.