NASA, Johnson Space Center, BJ3, Houston, TX

T -- KODAK FILM. CHEMISTRY AND PAPER REQUIRED TO SUPPORT MANNED SPACECRAFT MISSIONS AND SPACE RELATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TESTING SOL 9BJ2302502B DUE 020895 POC MARGARET SIMMONS, Tel:713-483-4171 Contracting Officer:ROBIN R. STUART, Tel:713-483-4184 The NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center has a requirement for certain limited types and quantities of Eastman Kodak Company film, chemistry, and paper required to process and duplicate original flight film from manned spacecraft missions and other films containing irreplaceable and valuable records of space-related research and development test activities. This solicitation is for the specific performance period of February 1, 1995 through January 31, 1996. See Note 22. Original flight film is irreplaceable and cannot be reproduced. Every effort must be made to preserve the flight film. Duplicate ''masters'' are made from the original images to be used to make the products for distribution. The dye sets of these ''masters'' must match the original film to be a true duplicate. Films produced by each manufacturer are designed to reproduce the film's respective original camera films. The result of reproducing one manufacturer's original film stock with another manufacturer's duplicating film is a change in contract or color saturation that cannot be corrected. The characteristics and quality of photographic products are determined by the interaction of the original film, the processing chemistry, reproduction stock, processing equipment, and technician expertise. Optimum film/chemistry/paper combinations have been developed, documented, and used over the years to maintain repeatable production quality in an efficient manner. There is an established set of data (set-points) stored in the printers and duplicators and matched to the process chemistry to make each specific product. When film or paper types are changed, the set-points must be adjusted, creating production delays as the new set-points are tested, retested, and finally verified or rejected for production. This requires a significant amount of time and materials. Using the optimum paper/film combinations that have been developed over the years allows the laboratory to use the same set-points over a long period of time, promoting ''economies of scale'' and maximizing efficiency in the use of operator time and raw materials. Throughout the history of the space program, Kodak has been the only reliable source of the full variety of photographic products. Since most of the mission, engineering, and testing film stored here and at other NASA facilities is Kodak film, the duplication should be done on film of the same ''dye sets'' or improved film created by the same manufacture. A listing of specific photographic products and supplies can be obtained by contacting Margaret Simmons, Contract Specialist, 713/483-4171. (0040)

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