National Imagery and Mapping Agency, NIMA/PCE MS D-88, 4600 Sangamore Rd, Bethesda MD

A -- RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT-PROTOTYPE MPEG-2 STILL IMAGE SOFTWARE SOL NMA202-98-RA-001 DUE 090898 POC Brian Wolfe, Contracting Officer, wolfeb@nima.mil The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) is requesting proposals to prepare prototype computer software and associated demonstrations (based on core COTS software components) to extract NITF 2.0 still images from MPEG-2 MP@ML (ISO/IEC13818) motion picture image streams/files. NIMA requires extraction of still images from MPEG-2 MP@ML, and desires to extract images from MPEG-2 4:2:2@ML and MPEG-2 MP@HL. NIMA requires generation of NITF 2.0 (JPEG) still images and desires generation of NITF 2.1 (JPEG) still images. Proposer may use existing core software components based on existing COTS products as a starting point for the prototype/demonstration code. Such COTS products could include MPEG-2 playback/shuttle/freeze frame interface software, where any desired frame out of the MPEG-2 sequence can be viewed. The proposed prototype software would ingest the selected MPEG-2 frame and then convert it into an individual NITF still frame, compatible with any other standards compliant NITF still image reader. If required, the proposer shall also loan to NIMA any specialized MPEG-2 hardware for further demonstrations of the software for a period of one month after the final software demonstration. The costs of associated COTS MPEG and NITF software licenses (one user) must be included in the delivered cost. The software and demonstration must be completed within six months ARO, where a shorter completion time is desired. Evaluation criteria of equal value are (1) technical merit, (2) cost realism, (3) proposer's marketplace experience in the development of MPEG-2 Encoders/Decoders (hardware and associated software) (4) experience in NITF still image/formats/software development and (5) ability to conduct contract/agreement administration to include report submissions via the internet. Proposals shall be submitted electronically via simultaneous e-mail to wolfeb@nima.mil and longsw@nima.mil or file transfer protocol to ftp://164.214.2.59/contracts/pub/pce with a simultaneous e-mail notification of the transfer to wolfeb@nima.mil and longsw@nima.mil. An e-mail acknowledgement of receipt shall be returned to all proposals received by the due date/time which is 2:00 p.m. on September 8, 1998. Notification of selections (or status of evaluation if additional time is required) shall occur via e-mail from the Contracting Officer not later than September 15, 1998. Cost proposals shall be submitted via electronic spreadsheet containing no external cell references and must be readable by Microsoft Excel (Office 97 version). Technical proposals shall be readable by Microsoft Word (Office 97 version). Available funding is $40,000.00. Proposer may propose any legal vehicle to include a contract subject the Federal Acquisition Regulation, a grant or cooperative agreement subject to the DoD Grants and Agreement Regulation, an other transaction for prototype subject to Section 845 of Public Law 104-201 (a sample can be viewed at http://afmc.wpafb.af.mil/HQ-AFMC/PK/pkt/otjump.htm) or an other transaction for R&D pursuant to U.S.C. 2371. If an agreement pursuant to U.S.C. 2371is proposed, 50% cost share is required to be incorporated into proposal, though cost share is not an evaluation criteria. The proposer shall ensure and acknowledge in the proposal that all information technology such as: hardware; software; and firmware delivered under any resulting contract/agreement t that is also required to perform date/time processing involving dates subsequent to December 31, 1999, be Year 2000 compliant pursuant to the following definition: Year 2000 compliant means, with respect to information technology, that the information technology accurately processes date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations, to the extend that other information technology used in combination with the information technology being acquired, properly exchanges date/time data with it. In addition, the following clause shall apply to any resulting contract/agreement: As provided in 10 U.S.C. 2422, no person may, except with the written permission of the Director, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, knowingly use the words "National Imagery and Mapping Agency" or "Defense Mapping Agency", the initials "NIMA" or "DMA", the seal of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency or the Defense Mapping Agency, or any colorable imitation of such words, initials, or seal in connection with any merchandise, retail product, impersonation, solicitation, or commercial activity in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Director, NIMA. Whenever it appears to the Director, NIMA that any person is engaged or about to engage in an act or practice which constitutes or will constitute conduct prohibited by paragraph (a), the Attorney General may initiate a civil proceeding in a district court of the United States to enjoin such act or practice. Such court shall proceed as soon as practicable to hearing and determination of such action and may, at any time before such final determination, enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or take such other action as is warranted, to prevent injury to the United States, or to any person or class of persons for whose protection the action is brought. (end of clause). IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contract Registration" (Mar 1998) applies to all solicitations issued on/after 1 Jun 98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make a proposer ineligible for award of a contract/purchase order. Please ensure compliance or initiation of compliance with this regulation when submitting your proposal. Call 1-888-227-2423 or access via internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil for more information. Proposer's DUNS number (and CAGE code if one has been assigned) must accompany proposal in order to verify CCR registration. At a minimum the following shall apply to any award made pursuant to this announcement Executive Order 12549, Debarred/Suspended status; Public Law 100-690, Drug Free Workplace; DoD Directive 5500.11, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Section 1352, Title 31, USC (Public Law 101-121, Section 319), Limitation on Use of Appropriated Funds to Influence Certain Federal Contracting and Financial Transactions. Proposers are encouraged to fax a certification (referencing NMA202-98-RA-001 and signed by an individual with the authority to bind the proposing entity on any resulting contract or agreement) regarding the proposer's status and compliance with these minimum requirements to the Contracting Officer, Brian Wolfe, at (301) 227-5573 or (301) 227-2218. Posted 08/18/98 (I-SN238553). (0230)

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