SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Digital-to-Analog Converter Modules - Attachment to RFI
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC2 - 11th floor /OFA61, 1325 East West Highway, 11th Floor, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-NWS-WE0100-12-1
- Archive Date
- 10/8/2012
- Point of Contact
- Robert M McNamara, Phone: 301-628-1397
- E-Mail Address
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robert.mcnamara@noaa.gov
(robert.mcnamara@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Diagram for RFI This is a Request for Information (RFI). The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS) is conducting market research in anticipation of a potential acquisition of modules, consisting of Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) and associated equipment, meeting the following requirements: 1. A diagram of the envisioned module, which consists of a DAC, a controller, a device to adjust the signal amplitude, a transformer, and a device allowing for monitoring of the audio output and the triggering of a silence alarm, is attached. 2. As identified in the attached diagram, the input to each module will be digital audio files and live audio broadcasts. 3. The module will have the capability to switch between the audio files and the live audio. 4. The output of each module will be to a 2-wire or 4-wire analog circuit (telco leased circuits; 600ohm load matching). 5. The module must have the capability of some signal/power adjustments to account for individual line characteristics. The desired (but not mandatory) level of adjustment is from +5db to -16db at the output with power adjusted in.25db increments. 6. Each module will be individually addressable from a computer system via TCP/IP. RS232 capability is optional. 7. The module's audio output will be capable of being monitored in real time via headphones and/or external speakers. 8. The module will have an audible alarm triggered in the event that a preset or user selectable "silence" is detected. Silence alarm should be triggered within 10 seconds after detection of "silence." 9. The Controller, at a minimum, will (a) turn on and off the DAC, the Signal Amplitude Adjustments device, and the Silence Alarm & Monitor device and (b) translate external computer data into parametric adjustments for the Signal Amplitude Adjustments device. A capability for the Controller to translate Silence Alarm & Monitor signals into data to the external computer is optional. Respondents are requested to provide the following information: 1. Do you have a commercial product (or a commercial product with modifications) which can satisfy the above requirements? If so, please provide: a. A specification sheet for your product, and identification of any modifications to the product which you would have to make to satisfy the above requirements. b. Is your product manufactured in the United States? If not, please identify the country of manufacture. c. Is your product manufactured by a small business concern? d. Rough order-of-magnitude pricing of your product (including any modifications necessary to meet the above requirements), including any volume discounts. 2. The Government would need approximately 1,000 of these modules. The Government would use these modules to drive approximately 1,000 transmitters from approximately 120 Weather Forecast Office sites. Multiple (up to 16) modules may be co-located at a single site. From a technical standpoint, is it feasible to have up to 16 channels in a single module with a single controller (with each channel being individually addressable) rather than having 16 modules at a single site? If this is feasible, please identify any technical and/or cost advantages (or disadvantages) that would occur from having 16 channels in a single module with a single controller as compared to having 16 modules. 3. Any additional information that you think would be of interest to the Government, including any suggested technical improvements or cost-saving measures. Respondents should clearly identify and mark proprietary information; such information will be properly safeguarded by the Government. The Government will not award a contract based on this RFI. The Government will not pay for information received in response to this RFI; provided, however, that costs properly chargeable under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Section 31.205-18, "Independent Research and Development and Bid and Proposal Cost," may be allocated to Government contracts consistent with the terms of such contracts. Responses to this RFI should be submitted to the Government in writing to the attention of Robert M. McNamara at Robert.McNamara@noaa.gov. All information submitted in response to this RFI which is received by the Government not later than September 7, 2012 will assuredly be considered by the NWS in its deliberation of this subject. Any questions concerning this RFI should be submitted to the attention of Mr. McNamara at the e-mail address set forth above or at telephone 301-628-1397.
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