SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Request for Respondents to provide white papers describing multispectral aided target recognition/identification (AiTR) algorithms.
- Notice Date
- 6/20/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07, ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008
- ZIP Code
- 07703-5008
- Solicitation Number
- W15P7T-05-R-P425
- Response Due
- 7/21/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/19/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Ground Combat Sensor Systems Division of the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), Ft. Belvoir, VA anticipates soliciting for multispectral aided target recognition/identification (AiTR) algorithms in an Advanced Technology Obj ective Development (ATO(D)) as a new start in FY06. The intent of the three year ATO(D) is to develop the algorithms necessary for the detection and identification of ground and air targets currently performed by human operators. The algorithm will us e imagery produced from a new multispectral imaging sensor being developed by NVESD. The sensor will utilize 3rd generation multispectral 640 x 480 staring focal plane array sensitive to both the 3um 5um mid-wave infrared (MWIR) portion of the electroma gnetic spectrum, as well as the 8um 12um long wave infrared (LWIR) portion of the spectrum. Specific responses are requested as follows: 1.) The purpose of this market survey is to survey potential industry and academia sources for candidate simultaneous multispectral and multispectral/shape-based AiTR algorithms. Respondents are to provide white papers describing their algorithm. The pa per shall discuss the mathematical underpinnings of the algorithm. The paper shall discuss relevant lab or field demonstrations with supporting data quantifying the algorithms performance, to include probability of detection, probability of identificatio n, false alarm rates, and range performance. Respondents are asked to discuss the number of pixels on target the algorithm requires in order to perform target detection, recognition and identification. 2.) It is anticipated that the algorithm will be a part of a larger system software design required to detect and identify a variety of military ground and airborne targets, both static and moving, while the host platform is both static and moving. Human targets may be detected as well. The system will be able to operate while residing on both ground and airborne host platforms in tactical situations, in a variety of environments, under a wide variety of clutter conditions. The system is expected to be able to support multiple target detection and identification within a field of regard in under 10 seconds. Multiple targets are to be detected, tracked, and identified. Once targets are located and recognized, smaller image subsets will to be generated f or operator review and network dissemination. Respondents are to discuss impacts of this larger system on the AiTR algorithms integration and performance. 3.) Rapid wide area search, with extended fields of regard as large as 360 degrees wide by 9 degrees high, will be an integral part of the future system. The algorithm may require fusion with range information such as range maps or DTED data. Any additi onal image enhancement techniques, such as local area enhancement, histogram equalization, for example, may be required. Respondents are to discuss the specific impacts of such proposed system characteristics on their AiTR algorithm. The Project Leader is Timothy Watts. Mr. Watts can be reached via email at Timothy.Watts@us.army.mil or by phone, 703-704-1356. The Contracting Officer POC is Ms. Julianne Magee. Ms. Magee can be reached via email at Julianne.Magee@mail1.monmouth.army.mil or by phone, 732-427-1499.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07 ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208 Fort Monmouth NJ
- Zip Code: 07703-5008
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 07703-5008
- Record
- SN00832783-W 20050622/050620212116 (fbodaily.com)
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