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A -- MULTI-INTELLIGENCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXPLOITATION (MIITE) SOL F30602-98-R-0134 POC Bonnie L. Goetz, Contract Specialist, 315-330-2008; William S. Hartnett, Program Manager, 315-330-7452 WEB: At the time of solicitation issuance you may click, http://www.if.afrl.af.mil/cgi-bin/afbop-cgi-bin/afbop. E-MAIL: You may click here to contact Bonnie L. Goetz, Contract, goetzb@rl.af.mil. Rome Research Site intends to issue an unrestricted solicitation seeking full and open competition which will result in a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Task Order Contract. Solicitation Number F30602-98-R-0134, entitled, "Multi-Intelligence & Information Technology Exploitation (MIITE), POC, Bonnie L. Goetz, Contract Specialist, 315-330-2008; William S. Hartnett, Program Manager, 315-330-7452. This will be a (36) month effort to perform technical tasks in the areas of Multi-Intelligence and Information Exploitation and data fusion in support of the Fusion Technology and Multi-Sensor Exploitation Branches of the Information Directorate in the Air Force Research Laboratory. The successful offeror will be required to rapidly find and apply the best technology and technologist to the problem at hand. This effort is intended to provide responsive application of technology to Air Force documented operational mission requirements encompassing the following technical areas; Adaptive Data Fusion Techniques; Artificial Neural Systems; Artificial Neural Systems Fusion Prototype; Advanced Sensor Exploitation; Advanced Techniques For Command & Control Node Target Identification; Correlation And Fusion Development; Consistent Operational Picture VIA Distributed Fusion; Dynamic Adaptation Of Data Fusion Algorithms; Enhanced All-Source Fusion; Development Of Level-2 Enhancements To Neat Templates; Hostile Target Identification; Intelligent Fusion And Asset Management Processor; Joint Automated Target Folder; Joint Targeting Toolbox Program; Off-Board Augmented Theater Surveillance; Objective/Systems Analysis; Quarterback Analysis And Integration; Strategy Development And Campaign Assessment; Timeline Analysis System; Unified Generalized Bayesian Adaptive Data Fusion Techniques; Vision Pointer; Tactics Analysis; Correlation System Operational Evaluation; Multiple Data Base Integration And Update; Image Registration Sensitivity Analysis; Parallel Implementation Of Chaos-Based Ciphering Techniques; Secure Ciphering And Hiding Of Intelligence Data; Techniques For Secure Image Processing; ACCM Modeling And Assessment Tools; Project 2436 Imagery Intelligence Support To ESC; Speech Technology For Image Exploitation; Automatic Language Identification And Dialect Identification; Audio Exploitation Accomplishments; Automatic Speaker Identification; Human Machine Interface; Signal Enhancement; Audio/Speech Processing Facility; Speech/Audio Processing Technology; Tactical Audio Station; Analysis Of Technology For NATO Interoperability; Advanced Imagery Exploitation, Project 3480; Analog Binary Correlator; Applied Deception Techniques; Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Data Upgrade; Radio Frequency Weapon Modeling Improvements; Imagery Information Reformatter; Imagery Exploitation PRDA 98-03; Video Stills Algorithm Evaluation; Parallel And Distributed Algorithms For High-Speed Image Processing; DTX tuner Development; FOPEN/MTI/SIGINT; ICE AX; Wireless Communication Technology; Automated Data Analysis; Discrete-Time Phase And Frequency Synchronization; Elint Development Facility; SAR/SLAR Steering Committee; Distributed Image Processing Component Warehouse; Imagery Exploitation 2000 (IE2000); Mass Storage Prototype; Dual-Use Multimedia Testbed Environment; Hypermedia Integration Advanced Technology Demonstration; Multiprocessor Station; Scaleable Up To Teraflops Super Grain Reconfigurable Parallel Digital Signal Processor Technologies; Automated Video Camera Acquisition and Modeling; Intelligence Data Handling System Video Mosaic Exploitation; Multiresolution Processing And Coding Of Multispectral Images; Video Exploitation of Redundant Content In Space And Time; Battle Damage Assessment Simulation For NATO Operations; Secure Image Ciphering Based On Chaos; Joint ISR Architecture Evaluation Process; Joint Suppression Of Enemy Air Defenses; Statistical Modeling With Imprecise Probabilities; Target Identification; Spoken Language Translation; Artificial Intelligence Mission Management; Airborne Evaluation Facility; Advanced Tactical Elint Processor; and Elint Processing. The RFP will be released no sooner than 98JUN17. Foreign participation is excluded at the prime contractor level. Top Secret and SCI clearances will be required for performance. Source Selection criteria will be set in Section M of the solicitation. A sample task will not be included in the RFP. This solicitation is not classified. "Request for Proposal" will be available electronically on the World Wide Web. Go to the Air Force Research Laboratory Home Page at the following Internet address: http://www.rl.af.mil. Select "Business Opportunities," then select "Local Business Opportunities." An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contract Specialist, 315-330-2008. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer or Program Manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. See Numbered Note 26. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. All requests must be addressed to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Bonnie L. Goetz, reference the code I-8-4049-E, and contain the respondent's Fax number, e-mail address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. (0154)

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