High-speed Video Cameras

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking to purchase high-speed video cameras for quantitative analysis of impact tests. The cameras will be used with existing cameras to allow tests that NIST cannot currently perform, such as stereo imaging of both the front and back of an armor specimen during a ballistic impact. The cameras must be compatible with the existing software package, Photron FASTCAM Viewer (PFV), and the sole source justification is based on the need for compatibility and the costs associated with using multiple software packages. Some key points to consider: • The cameras will be used for ballistics testing and must be synchronized to record at the same instant. • The existing cameras are from Photron, and the new cameras must be compatible with the PFV software package. • The sole source justification is based on the need for compatibility and the costs associated with using multiple software packages. • The NAICS code for this requirement is 333316, Photographic Equipment Manufacturing. • The small business size standard for this requirement is 1000 employees.