Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.3), Patuxent Naval Air Station, Bldg 2272, Lexington Park, MD 20670

A -- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR THE AERIAL VIDEO GEOLOCATION AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM POC Brian Neiheisel, Phone (301) 757-8949 The Naval Air Systems Commend intends to contract on a sole source basis with Sarnoff Corporation Princeton, NJ, for the design and development of an Electronically Enhanced Sensing (EES) chip in support of the Warfighter Visualization program under a modification to contract N00019-97-C-2017. The EES chip is to be capable of executing functions currently being performed by the Video Fame Estimator (VFE) 200. These functions include electronic video stabilization, imaging filtering, image warping, and frame to frame visual motion estimation at execution speeds that are well in excess of video rates. Sarnoff has designed unique enhancements and modifications to the VFE, and is the only firm that possess the necessary knowledge experience, and technical data required to perform these efforts without additional delays and substantial investment. See note No. 22.***** (0133)

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