MOD | 99 | Digitization of National Archives Special Media Preservation Lab

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 12, 2007 FBO #2085
MODIFICATION

99 -- Digitization of National Archives Special Media Preservation Lab

Notice Date: 8/10/2007
Notice Type: Modification
NAICS: 333315 — Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing
Contracting Office: National Archives and Records Administration, NAA, Acquisition Center, 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3360, College Park, MD, 20740-6001, UNITED STATES
ZIP Code: 00000
Solicitation Number: NAMA-07-R-0014
Response Due: 8/16/2007
Archive Date: 8/31/2007
Point of Contact: Jon McIver, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 837-0286, Fax (301) 837-3227, - LaVerne Fields, Contracting Officer , Phone 301-837-3063, Fax 301-837-3227,
E-Mail Address: jon.mciver@nara.gov, laverne.fields@nara.gov
Description: Rollfilm Scanner - Formats and Configuration- The microfilm rollfilm scanning system shall be able to scan-16mm and 35mm roll film; reduction ratios from 7x to 50x, comic and cine, single and dual image, short rolls, 100? rolls, and 1000? rolls, ANSI type, M-type, and open spools, long rolls on standard cores, scanner configured for table-top use; for most microfilm to be scanned, the intent is to produce the highest-quality grayscale images possible. Illumination - Low temperature and even illumination across the full optical path of the scanner, covering the largest width necessary for even illumination of the largest format microfilm. Normalization - Ability to perform normalization to compensate for variations in illumination, variations in the lens performance (such as fall off) and for variation in the light sensitivity response of photo-diodes on the sensor. Scan Speed ? a minimum range of 100 to 200 images per minute for 8-bit grayscale scanning at 400 ppi. Production Environment ? Microfilm scanners to operate reliably for 8 to 10 hour days, and 100,000 to 200,000 grayscale images per rollfilm scanner per day. Data Transfer ? Microfilm scanners shall have high-speed data transfer to host computer. Tonal Sampling ? Minimum A/D sampling of 10-bits for grayscale images, with the ability to save files as 8-bits grayscale images Preferred - 12-bit A/D sampling and ability to save either as 8-bit or 16-bit grayscale Ability to scan originals and save raster image files in 8-bit grayscale or 1-bit bitonal encodings Minimum Optical Resolution ? Output raster image files at 400 ppi for grayscale and RGB at 100% magnification or original size ? no interpolation from lower spatial resolutions. Output raster image files at 600 ppi for 1-bit bitonal images at 100% magnification or original size ? may be created via direct scanning or derived/interpolated from 400 ppi grayscale image data. User configurable settings for reduction ratio and to scale image dimensions. File Formats - Ability to save raster image files in the following file formats at a minimum- TIFF version-6 (TIF); Uncompressed; Compressed using LZW, ZIP, and ITU G4 compression Single and multiple-page; JPEG (JPG); Adobe PDF; Single and multiple-page; Uncompressed and compressed using ZIP, ITU G4, and JPEG compression; Standard and PDF-A compliant files Optional ? JPEG2000 (JP2) lossless and lossy compression. Targets and Calibration -Microfilm scanning systems shall be provided with targets and software to calibrate system. Conformance to NARA?s 2004 Guidelines ? Conformance with all scanner performance and image quality requirements cited in NARA?s Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access: Creation of Production Master Files ? Raster Images, June 2004 ? available at http://www.archives.gov/preservation/technical/guidelines.pdf. Microfilm scanners shall meet the following performance requirements: Minimum spatial resolution of 400 ppi for grayscale images as measured using a spatial frequency response (SFR) analysis compliant with ISO 12233, ISO 16067-1 and ISO 16067-2 Image noise, as measured using ISO 15739, shall be- Not to exceed 1.0 counts, out of 255, for grayscale images. Workstation and Operating System Compatibility- Software for operating the digital camera systems, workflow management, quality control, and document indexing shall be compatible with and run on Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system. Provide a computer workstation with the following minimum features ? Dell Precision Workstation 490 or brand name equivalent-mini tower configuration; 64-bit compatible two (2) Dual Core Xeon, 2.3 GHz, 4 MB L2, processors; MS Windows XP Professional 4 GB RAM; Dual DVI or dual VGA graphics card with 256 MB; two (2) 500 GB internal SATA hard drives; a CDR/RW and DVD-R/RW drive; gigabit Ethernet NIC; 24? widescreen LCD monitor; optical mouse; 1394 controller or FireWire; USB enhanced keyboard. Image processing controls and tools for microfilm scanners ? including- Ability to set- For scanning- Spatial resolution (PPI); Encoding (bi-tonal and grayscale); Bit-depth (1-bit, 8-bits per channel, 16-bits per channel); Ability to adjust tone reproduction; For saving files- Spatial resolution; Encoding; Bit-depth. Tone reproduction image processing controls- Ability to control tone distribution via a curves or gamma adjustment. Ability to manually set all image processing controls and apply settings to all images created. Ability to save all setting and reuse for other batches or projects. Ability to define and set the method of thresholding for 1-bit bitonal scanning- User adjustable and set fixed threshold; User adjustable and set dynamic threshold, ability to select different thresholding algorithms. User selectable and configurable image processing, including- Auto and manual density compensation and gamma correction for 8-bit grayscale and 1-bit bitonal scanning. Auto deskew; Auto crop; User selectable and configurable unsharp mask sharpening for grayscale image; Auto and manual rotate and flip of image files; Frame Detection and Scanning- Ability to scan entire roll, entire microfiche, and/or entire rows of microfiche as a single image ? with ability to do frame detection and image segmentation after scanning Auto frame detection using- Leading and trailing edge detection; Blip detection. Manual and auto naming- User definable naming conventions-Ability to set the number of characters; Auto count; Append prefix; Append suffix; Append file extension; Ability to save naming conventions. Workflow Management- Job Profiles ? scanner software shall have the ability to define and save all user settings as job profiles, and reuse profiles for later sessions and jobs. User Profiles - scanner software shall have the ability to configure user interface for individuals and save settings as user profiles ? including ability to configure controls that appear in the user interface and ability to lock out access to selected settings. Ability to review images and perform quality control of image files. Ability to perform redos or rescans of appropriate defective digital images as identified as part of the quality control process. Audit trail of all work and rescans. Document indexing capabilities. Ability to calculate and save an MD-5 checksum for each file saved. Ability to record metadata- Ability to define and save metadata in header tags and Adobe XMP (standard and custom panels). Ability to save metadata in compliance with descriptive metadata standards like Dublin Core and user definable schema; Ability to collect and save NISO Z39.87 compliant technical metadata; Ability to perform document indexing-Local workstation based indexing at time of document image capture; Assign indexing metadata to individual and groups of images. Ability to save or export metadata ? delimited text formats; to SQL or Oracle databases; XMP; Standard schema (like METS); Custom schema. Save images packaged with metadata-multiple fields assignable to images; configure fields and metadata scheme for each job; Save and name configuration, ability to reuse configuration for new batches or projects. 2.3 Microfilm Scanners (Microfiche) and Workstations - Microfilm To Be Scanned ? Microfilm of all types- camera originals; camera negatives and COM produced positives/negatives; silver gelatin on acetate and polyester base, dry silver (thermally processed), etc.; second and third generation duplicates; positives and negatives on silver gelatin, diazo, vesicular, etc.acetate and polyester base; Non-perf and perforated rollfilm; All standard formats and layouts, with many non-standard formats and layouts; Film ranges in age from new film to 50+ years old film; Condition for microfilm ranges from good to poor and very fragile Information content- Records of all types up to 200 years old ? textual, maps, plans, computer data, photos, etc. Single sheet or loose, and bound; Handwritten, typed, printed, carbon or other copies, etc. Quality of microfilm ranges from- good condition to poor condition film: well filmed or duplicated (properly exposed and processed, appropriate density, good text legibility, etc.) to poorly filmed or duplicated (uneven lighting, out-of-focus frames, poorly processed, water marks, over or under developed, etc.). high-contrast printed text with sharp-edged characters, to old hand-written documents, and to poor condition, low-contrast originals and/or with diffuse characters, fading text, darkened and stained paper, fine pencil-written annotations, halftone and photographic illustrations, etc. Microfiche Scanner - Formats and Configuration- The microfilm microfiche scanning system shall be able to scan- step-and-repeat fiche, COM fiche, jacketed fiche, etc.; all standard and many non-standard microfiche layouts; reduction ratios from 7x to 50x; scanner configured for table-top use; for most microfilm to be scanned, the intent is to produce the highest-quality grayscale images possible. Illumination - Low temperature and even illumination across the full optical path of the scanner, covering the largest width necessary for even illumination of the largest format microfilm. Normalization - Ability to perform normalization to compensate for variations in illumination, variations in the lens performance (such as fall off) and for variation in the light sensitivity response of photo-diodes on the sensor. Scan Speed ? a minimum range of 100 to 200 images per minute for 8-bit grayscale scanning at 400 ppi. Production Environment ? Microfilm scanners to operate reliably for 8 to 10 hour days, and 15,000 to 35,000 grayscale images per rollfilm scanner per day. Data Transfer ? Microfilm scanners shall have high-speed data transfer to host computer. Tonal Sampling ? Minimum A/D sampling of 10-bits for grayscale images, with the ability to save files as 8-bits grayscale images; Preferred - 12-bit A/D sampling and ability to save either as 8-bit or 16-bit grayscale; Ability to scan originals and save raster image files in 8-bit grayscale or 1-bit bitonal encodings Minimum Optical Resolution ? Output raster image files at 400 ppi for grayscale at 100% magnification or original size ? no interpolation from lower spatial resolutions. Output raster image files at 600 ppi for 1-bit bitonal images at 100% magnification or original size ? may be created via direct scanning or derived/interpolated from 400 ppi grayscale image data. User configurable settings for reduction ratio and to scale image dimensions. File Formats - Ability to save raster image files in the following file formats at a minimum- TIFF version-6 (TIF); Uncompressed; Compressed using LZW, ZIP, and ITU G4 compression; Single and multiple-page; JPEG (JPG); Adobe PDF; Single and multiple-page; Uncompressed and compressed using ZIP, ITU G4, and JPEG compression. Standard and PDF-A compliant files; Optional ? JPEG2000 (JP2) lossless and lossy compression; Targets and Calibration -Microfilm scanning systems shall be provided with targets and software to calibrate system. Conformance to NARA?s 2004 Guidelines - Conformance with all scanner performance and image quality requirements cited in NARA?s Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access: Creation of Production Master Files ? Raster Images, June 2004 ? available at http://www.archives.gov/preservation/technical/guidelines.pdf. Workstation and Operating System Compatibility- Software for operating the digital camera systems, workflow management, quality control, and document indexing shall be compatible with and run on Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system. Provide a computer workstation with the following minimum features ? Dell Precision Workstation 490 or brand name equivalent- mini tower configuration; 64-bit compatible; two (2) Dual Core Xeon, 2.3 GHz, 4 MB L2, processors; MS Windows XP Professional; 4 GB RAM; Dual DVI or dual VGA graphics card with 256 MB; two (2) 500 GB internal SATA hard drives; a CDR/RW and DVD-R/RW drive; gigabit Ethernet NIC; 24? widescreen LCD monitor; optical mouse; 1394 controller or FireWire; USB enhanced keyboard; Image processing controls and tools for microfilm scanners ? including- Ability to set- For scanning-Spatial resolution (PPI); Encoding (bi-tonal and grayscale); Bit-depth (1-bit, 8-bits per channel, 16-bits per channel); Ability to adjust tone reproduction; For saving files-Spatial resolution. Encoding Bit-depth. Tone reproduction image processing controls- Ability to control tone distribution via a curves or gamma adjustment. Ability to manually set all image processing controls and apply settings to all images created. Ability to save all setting and reuse for other batches or projects. Ability to define and set the method of thresholding for 1-bit bitonal scanning- User adjustable and set fixed threshold; User adjustable and set dynamic threshold, ability to select different thresholding algorithms. User selectable and configurable image processing, including- Auto and manual density compensation and gamma correction for 8-bit grayscale and 1-bit bitonal scanning; Auto deskew; Auto crop; User selectable and configurable unsharp mask sharpening for grayscale image; Auto and manual rotate and flip of image files; Frame Detection and Scanning- Ability to scan entire roll, entire microfiche, and/or entire rows of microfiche as a single image ? with ability to do frame detection and image segmentation after scanning; Auto frame detection using-Leading and trailing edge detection; Blip detection; Manual and auto naming- User definable naming conventions- Ability to set the number of characters; Auto count Append prefix, Append suffix, Append file extension, Ability to save naming conventions Workflow Management- Job Profiles ? scanner software shall have the ability to define and save all user settings as job profiles, and reuse profiles for later sessions and jobs. User Profiles - scanner software shall have the ability to configure user interface for individuals and save settings as user profiles ? including ability to configure controls that appear in the user interface and ability to lock out access to selected settings. Ability to review images and perform quality control of image files. Ability to perform redos or rescans of appropriate defective digital images as identified as part of the quality control process. Audit trail of all work and rescans. Document indexing capabilities. Ability to calculate and save an MD-5 checksum for each file saved. Ability to record metadata- Ability to define and save metadata in header tags and Adobe XMP (standard and custom panels) Ability to save metadata in compliance with descriptive metadata standards like Dublin Core and user definable schema; Ability to collect and save NISO Z39.87 compliant technical metadata; Ability to perform document indexing- Local workstation based indexing at time of document image capture; Assign indexing metadata to individual and groups of images; Ability to save or export metadata -delimited text formats; to SQL or Oracle databases; XMP; Standard schema (like METS), Custom schema; Save images packaged with metadata-multiple fields assignable to images configure fields and metadata scheme for each job Save and name configuration, ability to reuse configuration for new batches or projects. 2.4 High Speed Document Scanner and Workstations - Originals To Be Scanned ? Textual records as single-sheet or loose-leaf pages; Sizes ranging from 3?x5?index cards up to 12?x34? documents; Light weight tissue to heavy cover stock - 7 lb to 110 lb paper weight; Condition for all record types ranging from good to poor; Information content- high-contrast printed text with sharp-edged characters; low-contrast originals and/or with diffuse characters, fading text, darkened and stained paper, fine pencil-written annotations, halftone and photographic illustrations, etc. color information, including color text, printed, hand-written, graphic, halftone and photographic illustrations in color; Document Scanner Configuration- The document scanner shall be a duplex scanner with automatic document feed and be configured for table-top use. Lighting - Low temperature and UV-filtered lights. Production ? Scan up to 80,000 pages per day. Data Transfer ? Document scanner shall have high-speed data transfer to host computer. Tonal Sampling and Encoding - Minimum A/D sampling of 10-bits per channel for color and grayscale images. Ability to scan originals and save raster image files in 24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, or 1-bit bitonal encodings. Minimum Optical Resolution -Output raster image files at 300 ppi for grayscale and RGB color images at 100% magnification or original size - no interpolation from lower spatial resolutions. Output raster image files at 400 ppi for 1-bit bitonal images at 100% magnification or original size ? may be created via direct scanning or derived/interpolated from 300 ppi grayscale image data. Output of all files at 100% magnification or original size. User configurable settings to scale image dimensions, both magnification and reduction. File Formats - Ability to save raster image files in the following file formats at a minimum- TIFF version-6 (TIF); Uncompressed; Compressed using LZW, ZIP, and ITU G4 compression; Single and multiple-page; JPEG (JPG); Adobe PDF; Single and multiple-page Uncompressed and compressed using ZIP, ITU G4, and JPEG compression; Standard and PDF-A compliant files; Optional ? JPEG2000 (JP2) lossless and lossy compression; Targets and Calibration ? Document scanner shall be provided with targets and software to calibrate system. Workstation and Operating System Compatibility- Software for operating the digital camera systems, workflow management, quality control, and document indexing shall be compatible with and run on Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system. Provide a computer workstation with the following minimum features ? Dell Precision Workstation 490 or brand name equivalent- mini tower configuration 64-bit compatible two (2) Dual Core Xeon, 2.3 GHz, 4 MB L2, processors; MS Windows XP Professional; 4 GB RAM; Dual DVI or dual VGA graphics card with 256 MB; two (2) 500 GB internal SATA hard drives; a CDR/RW and DVD-R/RW drive; gigabit Ethernet NIC; 24? widescreen LCD monitor; optical mouse; 1394 controller or FireWire; USB enhanced keyboard. Image processing controls and tools for digital cameras ? including- Ability to set- For scanning- Spatial resolution (PPI); Encoding (bi-tonal, grayscale, RGB color, other color encodings); Bit-depth (1-bit, 8-bits per channel, 16-bits per channel); Ability to adjust tone and color reproduction; For saving files- Spatial resolution- Encoding; Bit-depth; Tone and color image processing controls- Automatic and manual white balance, and ability to turn off auto white balance - preset white balance setting for lights provided; custom white balance feature, and ability to save custom white balance. Ability to control tone distribution and color balance via a curves or gamma adjustment. Ability to manually set all tone and color image processing controls and apply settings to all images created. Ability to save all setting and reuse for other batches or projects. Ability to define and set the method of thresholding for 1-bit bitonal scanning- User adjustable and set fixed threshold; User adjustable and set dynamic threshold, ability to select different thresholding algorithms; User selectable and configurable image processing, including- Auto deskew; Auto crop; Unsharp mask sharpening for color and grayscale images; Auto and manual rotate and flip of image files. ICC color management ? full ICC compliant color management workflow, including- Ability to assign standard or custom profiles to image files at time of capture and at the time of saving file, also ability to work without a profile. Ability to perform color transformations to standard or custom color spaces. Ability to set rendering intent used for color profile transformation (perceptual and relative colorimetric at a minimum). Ability to save image files with or without color profiles; Manual and auto naming- User definable naming conventions-Ability to set the number of characters, Auto count, Append prefix Append suffix, Append file extension, Ability to save naming conventions. Workflow Management- Job Profiles ? Camera software shall have the ability to define and save all user settings as job profiles, and reuse profiles for later sessions and jobs. User Profiles - Camera software shall have the ability to configure user interface for individuals and save settings as user profiles ? including ability to configure controls that appear in the user interface and ability to lock out access to selected settings. Ability to review images and perform quality control of image files. Ability to perform redos or rescans of appropriate defective digital images as identified as part of the quality control process. Audit trail of all work and rescans. Document indexing capabilities. Ability to calculate and save an MD-5 checksum for each file saved. Ability to record metadata-Ability to define and save metadata in header tags and Adobe XMP (standard and custom panels); Ability to save metadata in compliance with descriptive metadata standards like Dublin Core and user definable schema; Ability to collect and save NISO Z39.87 compliant technical metadata. Ability to perform document indexing-Local workstation based indexing at time of document image capture; Assign indexing metadata to individual and groups of images; Ability to save or export metadata -delimited text formats; to SQL or Oracle databases; XMP; Standard schema (like METS); Custom schema Save images packaged with metadata-multiple fields assignable to images; configure fields and metadata scheme for each job; Save and name configuration, ability to reuse configuration for new batches or projects 2.5 The contractor will perform all professional services for Setup and installation of the work stations on site which includes testing and configuration validation for workstations and server/software in the Special Media Preservation Labs. Testing to produce the following results for performance requirements for the digital cameras/scanners, reported under CLIN 00008 including: -Spatial Frequency response or spatial resolution -Channel registration (for color scanners) -Image noise From Complete Word Document contact jon.mciver@nara.gov
Place of Performance: Address: National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland,; Zip Code: 20740-6001; Country: UNITED STATES
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