SPECIAL NOTICE
70 -- Data Management System
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- CAW-2015-DataManagementSystem
- Archive Date
- 4/30/2015
- Point of Contact
- Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172, Carol A. Wood, Phone: 301-975-8172
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.wood@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov
(carol.wood@nist.gov, carol.wood@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Center for Automotive Lightweighing (NCAL) has identified a potential need for a data management and acquisition system for instrumented mechanical testing systems. This system must 1) manage, 2) store, 3) track, and 4) acquire raw data and metadata from instruments, data and analysis methods used to create derived data, and derived data. These data come from a variety of sources, such as fabrication equipment, mechanical test equipment, characterization equipment, finite element models and other computational programs. NIST is seeking sources capable of providing a data management and acquisition system as described herein. A modified commercial system is preferred rather than a new software build. Vendors of a commercial system that can be modified to meet the the requirements herein are encouraged to respond to this MARKET RESEARCH Request for Information. The specifications below are provided for market research purposes only. Final specifications shall be determined based on information received and NIST's minimum requirements. NIST anticipates the need to acquire a quantity of one data management and acquisition system with approximately six floating licenses/seats. NIST has a series of highly instrumented mechanical test frames. For a single test, multiple independent instruments generate data that must be captured. A single ‘test' may contain data and metadata associated with the fabrication of a test sample, dimensional measurement of the test sample, mechanical test frame control parameters, data acquired by the mechanical test frame, x-ray diffraction (XRD) linescans and analysis, images and analysis from digital image correlation (DIC), infrared images and analysis, and other characterization methods. In addition to the experimental ‘tests' described, a series of finite element analysis (FEA) or other computational ‘tests' are also performed, with related data and metadata and linkages between experimental and computational data. Currently, data and metadata generated by NCAL personnel are scattered between fabrication equipment, instrument controllers, characterization computers, analysis workstations, and individual computers. NIST seeks to purchase a system that will provide a single location where these data and metadata can be housed in a unified environment and where the relationships between data (temporal, spatial, dependencies, etc.) can be clearly documented. The uploaded data and analysis scripts or procedures must have separate versions if the analysis is repeated, or if the script is changed. All processing histories must be recorded in the system. As a test development lab, a large variety of tests are expected, as well as variations upon a single test. A system that has a high degree of flexibility in the data structures for these tests is required. One key attribute of this flexibility is the ability for a user of the system to create new test workflows with a minimum of skill and effort. NIST requires a system that stores test data, creates a schema related to the test, populates a searchable database, and provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to the system. Typical queries may include determining which mechanical tests have been performed on a particular material, tracking calibrations for quality analysis/quality control (QA/QC), listing of all tests performed during a set date range or on a particular type of material, determining what type of speckle pattern on a sample surface for digital image correlation (DIC) resulted in a minimum error, determining which gain setting was used for a particular x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, and searching for which set of post-test analysis data were used as input files for a subsequent FEA test. NIST recognizes that not all of these features may be available in a non-customized commercial system. Therefore, the requirements are split into an ‘initial' system before customization and ‘enhancements' that can be added later. The types of data, instrumentation and analysis are likely to change over time; as such, the vendor must have the ability to customize the data management system to address these changes. For example, while an initial system may require users to manually enter data, the system is required to have the capability to be enhanced to replace manual tasks with automatic or scriptable tasks. NIST requires that the vendors provide templates and training from which the NIST users can create and modify their own enhancements as well. For more complicated requests, the vendor must be available for assistance. In addition to the requirements described above, the initial system must meet all of the following performance requirements: User Features -Support different levels of access based on users roles (for example, data submitters vs system administrators) and allows for segregation of data contents by permission (private, open with some restrictions, public, etc.) -Track modification history of data (who modified the data, when was it modified, from where was it modified, etc) -Store a large number of image files (typically several thousand 10MB size images or several tens of thousands of 0.25 MB size images), and up to approximately 100 (5 MB max each) ASCII and binary files per test. Approximately 100 to 500 tests will be performed each year. -Store and track calibration and equipment settings over time. -Allow version control of data and analysis steps, as well as the ability to store parallel analyses. Connectivity -System must be hosted internally at NIST. -System must comply with internal NIST information technology security requirements. -Have the ability to connect from anywhere inside the NIST firewall through web interface (preferred) or dedicated interfaces (i.e. no dedicated workstation, though possibly subject to availability of seats) -Support for multiple operating systems (PC, Mac, Linux) to use or connect to the system. -Unattended backup and remote administration. -Ability to dump formatted contents of the data management system to different database system. The following enhancements will be required: -Read or execute files generated by other proprietary software and populate extracted data and metadata into the system. -Specific examples of the proprietary software include but may not be limited to: **Correlated Solutions: VicSnap, Vic3D, VicGauge; **ProrotoXRD: WinXRD **MTS: 793, Station Manager, Basic Testware, TestSuite; **Instron: 8800 Controller Console **FLIR: ExaminIR Pro **Dassault Systèmes: ABAQUS **LSTC: LS-Dyna **ANSYS: ANSYS **National Instruments: Labview -Support scriptable interactions on computer workstations (such as pushing data to system, pulling data from system, submit analysis script to high performance computing (HPC) cluster) using command line tools (such as bash, Python, R, Matlab, etc) from multiple operating systems (PC, Mac, Linux). -Cue finite element analysis software to run and imports input files, extracted data and metadata into the system. -Record the physical locations of equipment relative to a fixed reference frame. -Include a documented Application Program Interface (API) for querying, adding, and deleting records. -Notify users who have used a prior version of an analysis when subsequent analysis "replaces" an original analysis. -Support a variety of graphing packages to visualize the data. -Support text notations to completed tests with date tracking. -Have the ability for a user to store and track FEA runs related to experimental tests. -Be able to match experimental tests with corresponding FEA runs conducted with commercial software. -Package a particular data set for publication, and create a DOI, handle or other searchable tags for the data set. -The system must have the ability to query data sets from the stored data using scripts, removing the need for users to store local copies of data on a particular computer workstation. RESPONDING TO THE NOTICE Vendors are requested to provide detailed information on their available commercial product(s) as well as their ability, experience and expertise to modify the commercial product to satisfy the above requirements. Vendors are encouraged to respond and identify any or all of the requirements that they can meet whether or not they have the ability to meet all of the initial system performance requirements and/or enhancements. Vendors are also invited to comment on the performance requirements and/or enhancements identified based upon their technical expertise. To complete the enhancements, NIST anticipates that a potential vendor must have the following capabilities, expertise and experience and is requesting information on the same in the following areas: •Database creation and management for disparate data types; and •Automated data acquisition from types of equipment listed above. In addition, any other information on the vendor's capability, expertise and experience, considered pertinent to the requirements will be considered by NIST. The following information must also be submitted: •Name and address of the company; •Indication of number of days, after receipt of order that is typical for delivery for the material described herein; •An estimate of the price to provide the required system. The vendor may provide an estimated range for the price of the commercial product including necessary upgrades or enhancements. This estimate may be utilized for budgeting purposes. Therefore, it is preferred that the range be within 10% of the total estimated price. This estimate is non-committal and will be held by NIST as confidential. •Approximate yearly charges for maintenance and enhancements to the system for subsequent years. All information must be submitted to Carol A. Wood, Contracting Officer, via email, Carol.Wood@nist.gov, not later than Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Original submissions are not required.
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