The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), National Oceanic Atmospheric and Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division (ERAD-KC), and the Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) intend to award a purchase order for 2 each Underwater Cameras to Insite Pacific, Inc: One (1) camera is a direct replacement for a make and model of a camera already owned by the Government. One (1) camera is a new style that has many attributes that make it very similar in operation to other cameras the Government already owns. Because of the very high quality of these cameras, their compatibility with cameras already owned, and the reliability of the manufacture of these particular and the Government's other cameras, no other make or model of camera will be acceptable. The items are designed and manufactured by a sole manufacturer Insite Pacific, Inc. Insite Pacific does not sell any of their products through factory representatives in the United States.
#1: High Definition, Color, Zoom, Digital Still Underwater Television Camera: The digital camera and video recorder has a 12.3 effective megapixel CMOS sensor that provides ultra-high definition (4672 x 2628) still images. Has a lens color video output that provides the ability to accurately frame still images while also allowing video documentation. It has an Optical-Steady Shot image stabilization with Active Mode shall be included to allow compensation for greater degrees of camera shake.
# 2: Tilt and Continuous Rotate, High Definition Color Zoom Camera has a continuous horizontal rotation and a 180 degree tilt capability. The camera has a selectable High Definition or Standard definition Video Outputs and HDSDI Electrical and Composite Video outputs. The camera shall have the ability to output HDSDI video onto a single-mode fiber optic cable in a CWDM compatible format. A stand-alone control unit with a built-in joystick for complete remote control of the tilt, rotate, zoom, focus, and iris thru an RS232 or RS485 serial link is provided as a standard part of the system. The camera has titanium pressure housing with a depth rating 6500m (20,000 ft) and a fully corrected glass hemispherical viewport. Acrylic viewport shall not be acceptable. The items will be delivered to NOAA/Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) located in North Kingstown, RI. The proposed contract action was issued as a sources sought notice that was posted on FedBizOpps under Solicitation No. NRMAD00061300309KC on August 30, 2013, that resulted in one response to the notice. An award will be issued to Insite Pacific, Inc.

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