Directorate of Contracting, Attn: ADP/Major Medical Division, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5000

D -- IMAGE PROCESSING SERVICES Sol DADA15-95-R-0083. Contact Linda Horn, Contract Specialist, (202) 782-1285 /A1 Bariatti, Contracting Officer, (202) 782-1280. The Government intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competitive basis with Neuromedical Systems, Inc., for Image Processing Services. The contractor will screen 6,000 cervical Pap Smear slides using the Papnet image processing system, and provide to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology tapes containing 128 selected images of each smear, ordered by degree of abnormality. The lab processing these images must have the capability of image selection using a neural-network algorithm, which is implemented in the hardware/software of the system. The image acquisition system and the results of its application in other studies must be described in the open and refereed scientific literature, and must have either been approved by the Food and Drug Administration or must be in the process of clinical investigation in pursuit of pre-market approval by the FDA. The system utilized for these services must utilize routine routinely prepared Pap smears. Systems which are restricted to monolayer preparations are not acceptable. All responsible sources may respond to this announcement and will be considered by the Government. Interested firms may submit a written request to the Directorate of Contracting, Bldg T-20, Attn: Linda Horn, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20307-5000. Telephone requests will not be accepted, however, requests may be FAX'ed (202) 782-7547. (157)

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