The Library of Congress; Contracts and Logistics Services; 1701 Brightseat Road, Landover, MD 20785

D -- INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF EXISTING COMPUTER PROGRAM REFERRED TO AS BPHICS -- A BATCH ORIENTED INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM SOL RFP97-7 DUE 032697 POC Point of Contact -- William B. Price, Contracting Officer, 202-707-0487 WEB: The Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov. E-MAIL: The Library of Congress, asli@loc.gov. Required services for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS/BPH) include input and processing of transactions and production of monthly reports tracking agency accountability for Library-furnished sound reproduction equipment and accessories. Data for entry comes from several sources. Manufacturers of this equipment report serial numbers of approximately 60,000 new items per year mailed to lending agencies, multistate centers, or NLS/BPH and the removal of approximately 25,000 items. Each month the agencies report machines gained and lost within agencies. An existing set of programs written in ANSI COBOL for an IBM computer will be provided to the contractor. Requests for solicitation to be issued approximately March 26, 1997 must be in writing and may be faxed to (202) 707-8611. (0041)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0030 19970213\D-0002.SOL)