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H -- MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR QUALITY CONTROL & TESTING DIGITAL PICTORIAL IMAGES SOL IN97C-7 DUE 120396 POC Helen S. Mathura, Contracting Officer, (202) 707-8609. The Library of Congress (LC) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Rochester Institute of Technology/Image Permanence Institute (IPI) for the development of requirements for measuring and testing standards for LC digital images of pictorial materials. This effort is a follow-on to a previous study which provided recommendations of evaluation methodology for digital images produced from photographic, microphotographic, and various paper formats. The contractor will be required to perform the following tasks: 1) prepare a report substantiated by research of recommendations for LC approval which specifies requirements to be applied to digital images of pictorial materials for transmission originals up to 8 x 10 inches and reflection originals up to 11 x 14 inches and which will pertain to aspects of modulation transfer function, noise, and distribution of tonal values in grayscale images; 2) create a set of custom scanning targets suitable for measuring compliance with the standards; 3) develop two sets of procedures and instructions for the measurement of digital images of the targets; 4) receive, evaluate, and report results of sample images of targets to be provided by offerors for benchmark testing for contracts involving the production of digital images of pictorial materials. Interested parties may identify their capabilities to respond to this requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all information received within fifteen (15) days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability information referencing IN97C-7 may be sent to the address indicated in this synopsis. (0331)

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