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A -- VISIBLE HUMAN PROJECT IMAGE PROCESSING TOOLS SOL RFP NLM 99-103/DJH POC Daniel J. Hartinger, Contract Specialist, (301) 496-6546 The National Library of Medicine is seeking competitive proposals to develop an application programmer interface (API) and first implementation of a Segmentation and Registration Toolkit (SRT). The resulting system should be suitable for computer assisted exploration of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Visible Human Project (VHP) Male and Female data sets. The final deliverable product of this SRT version is to be beyond a beta prototype stage, compatible for direct insertion into the public domain via internet access through the NLM. The goal of this initiative is to create a self-sustaining code development effort to support image analysis research in segmentation, classification, and deformable registration of medical images. The design should include future expansion to parallel implementations and large memory requirements. The final delivery version will be required to be engineered to accommodate change by periodic and incremental modifications. It is anticipated that RFP NLM 103/DJH will be available on or about April 2, 1999. RFP NLM 99-103/DJH will be available in electronic format only. Paper copies will not be issued. The RFP may be downloaded from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), Office of Acquisitions Management (OAM) home page on the World Wide Web (WWW). OAM's URL is: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/oam/oam.html. Multiple awards with cost reimbursement contracts are anticipated on or about September 30, 1999. The period of performance for each resultant contract is anticipated to be 36 months. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. Telephone and/or fax requests will not be honored. See numbered note 26. Posted 03/16/99 (W-SN308863). (0075)

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