Telemetry Decommutation System

The AFTC Installation Contracting Division/PZIOA, Eglin AFB, FL, intends to solicit and award a Firm-Fixed Price contract for a Multifunction Telemetry Decommutation System. This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a quotation is being requested, and a written request for quotation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as Request for Quotation (RFQ) FA2823-14-Q-0023. This acquisition is for brand name or equal. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334290, with a business size standard of 750 employees. Please identify your business size in your response based upon this standard. In accordance with the FAR Subpart 13.106-1(a)(2) offerors are notified that the award will be made to the offer that provides the best value to the government after consideration of technical, price, and delivery aspects of the offer. This requirement is for: CLIN QTY MODEL NO. DESCRIPTION 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-W Vista workstation integration, First Windows PC 0008 2 Vista-WSINT-A-W Vista workstation integration, First Windows PC In accordance with FAR 52.212-1(b)(4), offerors are reminded that as a minimum, offers must show a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary. Additionally, FAR provision 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal applies to this RFQ and offerors are to clearly indicate if they are offering an "equal" product in their quotation. Quoted price should include FOB Destination and be valid for 90 days. Required delivery date is no later than 30 days ARO. Expedited delivery schedules accepted and encouraged. 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 Decommutation 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 The following provisions and clauses are incorporated in this notice and are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-073 effective 29 April 2014: - FAR 52.202-1, Definitions - FAR 52.203-3, Gratuities - FAR 52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions - FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights - FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management - FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance - FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal - FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; - FAR 52.212-5 (DEV), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - -Commercial Items; incorporating the following: - FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I - FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards - FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment - FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns - FAR 52.219-28, Post-Award Small business Program Rerepresentation - FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor; - FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation With Authorities and Remedies; - FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; - FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity - FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity For Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans - FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities; - FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans - FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act - FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving - FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; - FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management; - FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors - FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination - FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ - FAR 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses - FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items - DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product - DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights - DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; - DFARS 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors - DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities - DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; - DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea; - DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation; - DFARS 252.232-7010; Levis on Contract Payments - AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman; - AFFARS 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Incorporated by full text: - DFARS 252.209-7999, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (DEVIATION 2012-O0004) (a) In accordance with sections 8124 and 8125 of Division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, (Pub. L. 112-74) none of the funds made available by that Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has Considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that- (1) It is [ ___ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority Responsible for collecting the tax liability, (2) It is [ ___ ] is not [ ___ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months. (End of provision) Please provide a response to clause DFARS 252.209-7999 with your quotation. To view the provisions and clauses in full text, visit the web site http://farsite.hill.af.mil Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) invoicing instructions will be incorporated in the contract document at award Vendors must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) before award can be made. All questions must be submitted by 1600 (central), 26 May 2014. If your company is capable of providing this item, a quote containing pricing and product literature, must be received NLT 4:00 (central) on 16 June 2014. Please provide estimated delivery date ARO. Pricing should include shipping and delivery costs, FOB Destination. Send all offers to Contract Specialist, Michael Hoover at michael.hoover.11@us.af.mil. (End of provision)