NIST Latent Fingerprint Ground Truth Determination Support Services

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Schwarz Forensic Enterprises, INC. (SFE) for Latent Fingerprint Ground Truth Determination Support Services. The primary objective is to determine the ground truth source finger position for 3,000 latent impression images. The services are required for the Evaluation of Latent Friction Ridge Technology (ELFT) to provide an accurate measurement of current automated identification algorithm error rates. Some key points about this opportunity include: • The requirement is critical for the ELFT to provide an accurate measurement of current automated identification algorithm error rates. • SFE is in a unique position as they were the original certified latent print examiners (CLPE) and human subjects protection research experts responsible for the initial data collection. • The services require maintaining strict sequestration of the sensitive data, and introducing a new contractor would risk the integrity of the ELFT test corpus. • The small business size standard is $19.5 million, and Schwarz Forensic Enterprises, INC. is a small business under the NAICS code 541990.