REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NR. 33(657) 62-5065-Q

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04747A000100070011-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 15
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 21, 2001
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: October 3, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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HEADQUARTERS T ~,en~f,,.
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AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
REPLY TO
ATTN. OF: AS~.~' ~y
sue~ECT: Request far Proposal I'~r, 33(657) 62-5065-(~
~, To: A~.l Frc+spective Ba.ddexs.
1e T~latificatian of this procurement was published in the Departanent
of Commerce Synapsis of UoSo Government Proposed Procurements, Sales
and Contract Awardse
2e xhe Air Force invites your organization to subrLiit a proposal covering;
services On subject purchase request in accordance with requirements of
the attached technical exhibito A contract of fourteen (14) months is
confer?~plated; however, if your organization can complete the prograrki in
less time your proposal should indicate the shorter periodm
3o Please ratify this Division within ten days of the date of this letter
whether or rat you plan to subrrlit a prapasalo 7f a proposal is to be
submitted, it xaiust be submitted in two (2) copies and contain, as a minimum,
those requirements set Earth in the attachments heretao Said proposal must
be pastYr~arked on ar before 2 Novembex 1961 and should include the name
and telephone nuTLxber of-the individual who will represent year organization
in any negotiation that may be required an the pracureal~ento
4a It is anticipated that infarnaation concerning contract award will be
furnished an ar about 3l December 19610
5o Address your reply to the Aeronautical Systems Division, A~'~'Fda ASRI~,EL'~,
Ra Po Gibson, ar telephone Dayton, Ohio, C1~earwater .37111, Extension
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C0~1TRAT MODT~BLATION' T~CkIN1QULS
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STkJT qF ~RO:E3L~T; This procurement will provide far. applied research,
experin'ierztat~.a.n, and ea~perimental mask-ups for the investi~~,ation and study of
methods far enhancing and iLrxprovin~; tk~e pk~otographic characteristics of extremely
low contrast silver images. These asnages occur in small selected areas of
negatives wk~ich ka.ave received less than adequate exposure due to cloud shadows,
hare, sun angle, and other atrxxospheast ornenhance~th? ~xna~;esoofttk'~e recordedn~
it is desired to modulate the cantr
inforrnation~by whatever zr~eans possible to make this atherwi:~e v~,sually
indiscernible information discernible> Ta overcome these problem areas new
e.nhanceanent techniques shall be investige~ted far read out of hi~;kl acuity, low
density, low contrast imr~~;es for amplif'icatian to a more usab7_e level. NletkiacLs
of contrast and exposure modulation shall be investigated as well as new print
out techniciues to create and reconstruct the enhanced pkaoto~;~,raphic au'tput~
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1> The object of thi:~ p;~~acurenlent is to provide the U~AI+" with an applied resear?ch
''~r% techni~,ue ~ala.ich will. sxdvarice 'the state of the art of the photographic griming;
pz~ncess by enh~ncin~; very' law contr?a.st silver halide images containing high
resolution detail. produced from extremely high altitude reconnaissance vehicles
~5uitable meth.c~ds-for arnplificatio,n of ea~posure and contrast scale as well as print
out, x~.~.d 3a~aage reconst~uctian teckrnickues sk~a11 also be covered. under this objective,
It ~.,s the rrxain intent of this research effort to develop new techni~lues for the
detection of useful inforlns.tion which is recorded a~a a pkxo'tagraph but is otherwise
undiscernibl.a in i?ts normally processed form,
2~, Thin proc~.xa emei1t is interxded to produce as end items, t echniclues tk:.atwill
assure detection ~:~nd ranpx`od~.iatian.of ~z~~axi~numsat,n~o~~~ment fortdern.anstratiora of
resolving negative am.ages, x",,nd labo.x?atory ~1
evaivod cxAethads of image rnodulation~.
- C> AREAS qF CgID~;RATTg1V; essential research arialysi e ~ osureaandacontra,st~entation
shall be performed in the fields of image scanning,;,, p
sxnplification, -arid print out technickues to ixisure an adequate examinati?n of all.
si~.r,nificant factors and their rela'tianship to over-all system cluallity and resalu-tian
requaxements ~,
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The scanning; of rnicr~o-sized images, the rraodulatian of si~ne.1 impulses with
respect to smpli~`icatian of law contr?~st fine detail ii7iage structures, and
subsequent paint out of the reconstructed image for the purpose of rneetir.~; the
work requirement of paxaaph ~~D" of this atta,chrnent will necessitate a state
of the art break the?ou,~h. To be carai,pletely effective it will be necessary to
investigate various methods and tec~a.nic~ues of irriage modulation to obtain optimum
phato~aphic records. EXHIBIT B -OTHER DIRECT COSTS (specify. If more space needed, use blank sheets, identifying item number)
CERTIFICATE
The labor rates and overhead costs are current and other estimated costs have been determined by generally
accepted accounting principles, Bidder represents:. (a) that he (-;has, ~: has not, employed or retained
any company or person (other than afull-time bona fide employee working ?solely for the bidder) to solicit or
secure hi?s contract, and (b) that he n has, n has not, paid or agreed to pay to any coYnpany or person
(other than afull-time bona fide employee working solely for the bidder) any fee, commission, percentage or
brokerage fee, contingent upon or resulting from the award of this contract,and agrees to furnish information
relating to (a) and (b) above, as requested by Contracting Officer. (For interpretation of the representation ,
including the term bona fide employee,? see (Code of Federal Regulations,Title 44, Part 150.)
.Number of contractor employees ~' Over 500 ~ Under 500
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~.Chis is to rertif~r, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that in
the preparation of the proposal for
being to be produced under the terms of contract, proposal, quotation,
etc.} No< ; (i) all actual or estimated costs or
pricing data available as of have been considered in
preparing the price estimate, and made knawn to the Contracting Officer
ar his representative for use in evaluating; the estimate, and (ii) any
sigxiificant changes in the above data which hofe occurred since the
aforementioned date through-the T)a~Le _____ T~Sonth Year
also have been made known in the price negotiations_to-the Government
negotiator?
Note that 18 U.i.C. 1001 prescribes criminal penalties for making false
represenations to the Government. (MAY 1960)
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