U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, ATTN: CSSD-CM-CT, PO Box 1500 Huntsville, AL 35807-3801, 106 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805-1990

A -- IMAGE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON EFFORT SUPPORT OF THE KINETIC ENERGY ANTI-SATELLITE WEAPON SYSTEM PROGRAM POC Eileen Broady, Contract Specialist, (205) 955-1187, W. L. Schick, Contracting Officer, 955-1187 The U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command is proposing a new contract for "Image Enhancement System (IES) Follow-on Effort Support of the Kinetic Energy Anti-Satellite Weapon System Program," for IES enhancements for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302.1(2)(iii)(b) to provide services from only one responsible source. The basis for the limitation is that to award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost. The period of performance will be until 30 Sep 98 with an option for an additional 2 years. This contract is planned to be issued to DESE Research, Inc., 315 Wynn Drive, Suite 2, Huntsville, AL 35805, by other than full and open competition to supply services from only one responsible source. The objective of the proposed contract will require the contractor to perform various analyses of data fusion of multiple data sources and architectures to assure effective utilization of the potential benefits derived from the IES developed under contract with DESE. The contractor shall optimize the IES operational software for selected sensors and the IES related BM/C3 requirements. These analyses will include IES implications on active space control defense systems, including missile interceptor seekers and defense systems, test, and simulation. This effort will take advantage of, and exploit the results of IES SBIR work of DESE, Inc. Software maturity achieved by DESE, Inc., to date is critical. See Note 22. (0358)

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