Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Division, 6703 W. Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32407-7001

B -- DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHMS SOL N61331-99-R-0019 DUE 032699 POC Buyer -- Mark Ross, 850-235-5624; Contracting Officer -- Carol Dreger, 850-234-4863 WEB: www.ncsc.navy.mil/contracts/synopsis/syntable.htm, www.ncsc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Ross_Mark@ncsc.navy.mil, Ross_Mark@ncsc.navy.mil. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Coastal Systems Station, Panama City, Florida, intends to award a sole source contract to FAST MATHEMATICAL ALGORITHMS AND HARDWARE (FMAH) of Hamden, CT. for the development and demonstration of classification algorithms that will fuse multiple sensor data and optimally classify targets on the sea bottom. This effort is not suitable for full and open competition because FMAH possesses the unique combination of knowledge, expertise and understanding of new techniques, such as learning networks, required to successfully accomplish this acquisition. Note 22 applies. Posted 03/11/99 (W-SN307262). (0070)

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