NASA/Shared Services Center [NASA/NSSC] has a requirement for quantity one (1) Programmable Telemetry Processor.
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NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source purchase order to Ingenicomm, Inc. under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). Ingenicomm, Inc. is the manufacturer and sole provider of the Programmable Telemetry Processor that NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center [GSFC] requires.
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Our requirements for the Programmable Telemetry Processor are as follows:
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PTP unit must be able to receive 400 Mbps ECL data streams, from a Cortex XXL high data rate receiver.
PTP unit must be able to receive 30 Mbps RS-422 data streams from a Cortex CRT TT&C (Telemetry, Tracking and Commanding) receiver.
Must support CCSDS Reed-Solomon modes to 20 Mbit/s.
Must support Viterbi/Convolutional encodings at 20 Mbit/s.
Must be able to perform processing of AOS frames at 400 Mbit/s
Ingenicomm SLE (Space Link Extension) capabilities compatible with SGSS (SN Ground Segment Sustainment) and SN gateway SLE
Windows 10 or linux OS
Must be able to perform LDPC 7/8, LDPC ½ rate encode/decode operations at 20 Mbps.
Provide auxiliary cables:
ECL card patch cables to SMA-M
RS-422 breakout to tri-axial connectors
Deliver quoted product within 60 days of award of contract.
Provide support for equipment for 1 year after delivery.
Delivery costs shall be included in the quote
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NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Shipping address is NASA/GSFC, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771.
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The Government intends to acquire commercial items and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.
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The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334515.
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Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort by email to [email protected] not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Monday, August, 21, 2017. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.
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Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
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NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .

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