Attachment 1 - Statement of Work.pdf

Statement of Work - Color Consulting Services

C.1. OVERVIEW / BACKGROUND

The Library serves millions of digital images a year to patrons, a number that continues to grow as more materials are made available in digital form. In order to ensure we are capturing the best image possible, we must consistently evaluate imaging quality and color management for both systems and output. The Library supports multiple still image digitization programs converting books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and film to digital form.

Essential to this effort are the Library’s ongoing digitization research and standards development programs. All Library digitization units and contractors rely on these to assure consistent, high quality imaging, both within a project and spanning multiple projects.

In addition to the Library’s efforts to digitize our vast holdings, the Library leads the Federal Agencies Digitization Guideline Initiative (FADGI). FADGI establishes the imaging standards and metrics for all Federal agencies, and as such, serves an essential role for digitization efforts for the entire cultural heritage community. This Specification is for continued development of advanced imaging technologies and techniques to more accurately and efficiently reproduce our collections in digital form, in close coordination with a professional color consultant.

The digitization staff at The Library of Congress have worked in close coordination with professional color consultants as part of continually occurring efforts to provide the best possible information in the FADGI Still Image guidelines and the best possible deliverables from digitization work.

The previous work performed has included extremely complex color science and the creation of customized color targets with reflective and light transmissive patches (color patches that allow light to pass through them). These color targets are used during the digitization of materials by the Collections Digitization Division in The Library of Congress to confirm color accuracy in the digitization work being performed on a daily basis. Work previously included the measuring of color of thousands of cultural heritage objects to provide a data set that includes the colors most representative of what would be found in most objects being digitized.

The contractor’s work shall involve research into imaging science to more accurately and efficiently image objects to match the way the human eye “sees” color and the contractor shall apply the research to improved methodologies for cultural heritage digitization. The contractor shall support two activities:1) the Library's ongoing digitization program; and 2) the Library's leadership of the interagency group Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) Still Images Working Group (http://www.diqitizationquidelines.gov/).

This effort involves research in imaging science to more accurately and efficiently image objects to match the way the human eye “sees” color, and apply the research to improved methodologies for cultural heritage digitization. These professional services will support two activities:

1) the Library's ongoing digitization program, and 2) the Library's leadership of the interagency group Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) Still Images Working Group (http://www.diqitizationquidelines.gov/).

C.2. SCOPE

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The contractor shall research imaging prior art and best practices and report on the results of their research.

C.3. REQUIREMENTS.

BASE PERIOD

C.3.1. The contractor shall:

• Research imaging prior art and best practices for reflective and transmissive digitization as applied to cultural heritage and other fields of application;

• Adapt advanced imaging techniques to reflective and transmissive cultural heritage imaging, with specific application to the FADGI program and ISO 19264 part 1 and part 2 (under development);

• Perform an investigation of improved processes for reflective and transmissive cultural heritage digitization;

• Research the feasibility of advanced imaging techniques for accurately rendering images as they are seen by the human eye, and improving the digitization methodology and technique using advanced technology.

The contractor shall provide the Library with two reports on their research, which shall be delivered in PDF format. The reports shall comprehensively convey all research performed and include an analysis of the research the contractor has performed. The Library shall provide requested revisions within 21 business days. The contractor shall provide the final report within 21 business days. These reports shall be labeled “Report 1” and “Report 2”.

OPTION YEAR 1

C.3.3. The contractor shall:

• Research imaging prior art and best practices for reflective and transmissive digitization as applied to cultural heritage and other fields of application;

• Adapt advanced imaging techniques to reflective and transmissive cultural heritage imaging, with specific application to the FADGI program and ISO 19264 part 1 and part 2 (under development);

• Perform an investigation of improved processes for reflective and transmissive cultural

• heritage digitization;

Attachment 1 - Statement of Work - 03/28/2024 (6 pages)

• Research the feasibility of advanced imaging techniques for accurately rendering images as they are seen by the human eye, and for improving the digitization methodology and technique using advanced technology.

The contractor shall provide the Library with two reports on their research, which shall be delivered in PDF format. The reports shall comprehensively convey all research performed and include an analysis of the research the contractor has performed. The Library shall provide requested revisions within 21 business days. The contractor shall provide the final report within 21 business days. These reports shall be labeled “Report 3” and “Report 4”.

OPTION YEAR 2

C.3.5. The contractor shall:

• Research into imaging prior art and best practices for reflective and transmissive digitization as applied to cultural heritage and other fields of application;

• Adapt advanced imaging techniques to reflective and transmissive cultural heritage imaging, with specific application to the FADGI program and ISO 19264 part 1 and part 2 (under development);

• Perform an investigation of improved processes for reflective and transmissive cultural

• heritage digitization;

• Research the feasibility of advanced imaging techniques for accurately rendering images as they are seen by the human eye, and improving the digitization methodology and technique using advanced technology.

The contractor shall provide the Library with two reports on their research, which shall be delivered in PDF format. The reports shall comprehensively convey all research performed and include an analysis of the research the contractor has performed. The Library shall provide requested revisions within 21 business days. The contractor shall provide the final report within 21 business days. These reports shall be labeled “Report 5” and “Report 6”.

OPTION YEAR 3

C.3.7. The contractor shall:

• Research into imaging prior art and best practices for reflective and transmissive digitization as applied to cultural heritage and other fields of application;

• Adapt advanced imaging techniques to reflective and transmissive cultural heritage imaging, with specific application to the FADGI program and ISO 19264 part 1 and part 2 (under development);

• Perform an investigation of improved processes for reflective and transmissive cultural heritage digitization;

• Research the feasibility of advanced imaging techniques for accurately rendering images as they are seen by the human eye, and improving the digitization methodology and technique using advanced technology.

The contractor shall provide the Library with two reports on their research, which shall be delivered in PDF format. The reports shall comprehensively convey all research performed and include an analysis of the research the contractor has performed. The Library shall provide requested revisions within 21 business days. The contractor shall provide the final report within 21 business days. These reports shall be labeled “Report 7” and “Report 8”.

OPTION YEAR 4

C.3.9. The contractor shall:

• Research into imaging prior art and best practices for reflective and transmissive digitization as applied to cultural heritage and other fields of application;

• Adapt advanced imaging techniques to reflective and transmissive cultural heritage imaging, with specific application to the FADGI program and ISO 19264 part 1 and part 2 (under development);

• Perform an investigation of improved processes for reflective and transmissive cultural

• heritage digitization;

• Research the feasibility of advanced imaging techniques for accurately rendering images as they are seen by the human eye, and improving the digitization methodology and technique using advanced technology.

The contractor shall provide the Library with two reports on their research, which shall be delivered in PDF format. The reports shall comprehensively convey all research performed and include an analysis of the research the contractor has performed. The Library shall provide requested revisions within 21 business days. The contractor shall provide the final report within 21 business days. These reports shall be labeled “Report 9” and “Report 10”.

C.4. CONTRACT PERFORMANCE

C.4.1. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS/DELIVERABLES

Deliverables under this contract consist of four events per year, as defined below.

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Description of Event/Deliverable

Due date/Payment schedule

BASE YEAR

C.3.1 Report 1 150 days after contract award/Payment of 50% of total firm fixed price following Contracting Officer Representative (COR) approval of invoice.

C.3.1 Report 2 320 days after contract award/ Payment of 50% of total firm fixed price following COR approval of invoice.

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OPTION YEAR 1

C.3.2 Report 3 150 days after contract award/Payment of

50% of total firm fixed price following COR approval of invoice.

C.3.2 Report 4 320 days after contract award/ Payment of 50% of total firm fixed price following COR approval of invoice.

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OPTION YEAR 2

C.3.3 Report 5 150 days after contract award/ Payment of

50% of total firm fixed price following COR approval of invoice.

C.3.3 Report 6 320 days after contract award/ Payment of 50% of total firm fixed price following COR approval of invoice.

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OPTION YEAR 3

C.3.4 Report 7 150 days after contract award/ Payment of

50% of total firm fixed price following COR approval of invoice.

C.3.4 Report 8 320 days after contract award/ Payment of 50% of total firm fixed price following COR approval of invoice.

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OPTION YEAR 4

C.3.5 Report 9 150 days after contract award/ Payment of 50% of total firm fixed price following COR approval of invoice.

C.3.5 Report 10 320 days after contract award/ Payment of 50% of total firm fixed price following COR approval of invoice.

C.4.2. QUALITY CONTROL

The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this contract. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services.

The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which it assures itself that its work complies with the requirement of the contract. The quality control plan is to be delivered within 30 days of contract award. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to its QC system.

C.5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

C.5.1. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE. The work to be performed under the contract will be performed at the contractor’s facilities.

C.5.2. HOURS OF OPERATION. The contractor is responsible for conducting business between the hours of 9:00AM to 5:00PM, Mondays through Fridays, except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings.

C.6.1. KEY PERSONNEL.

The following positions are considered key personnel:

Senior Color Consultant - The Senior Color Consultant must:

• Possess ten (10) or more years' industry experience in senior roles pertaining to imaging science and technical development, in one or more corporations with significant roles in color science.

• Have actively participated in color science standards bodies or other professional color science organizations.

• Possess broad and deep familiarity with the FADGI Still Image Workgroup standard.

• Possess experience writing internationally recognized standards documents (e.g. ISO Standards), color analysis specifications, and relevant technical papers or books is desirable.

• Have specialized tools or systems available, and experience with their use, for the analysis of color traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology standards.

(End of Performance Work Statement / Statement of Work)