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T -- CARTOGRAPHY SERVICES SOL 00-4004 DUE 120399 POC Sandra Souders, (301) 713-0854 T -- The U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA/NOS/Marine Chart Division, as part of its efforts to fully automate the nautical chart production process and to maximize the digital processing technology available, requires the services of two (2) individuals to provide collection and translation of charting data to digital format and performance of repetitious cartographic efforts. Duties would include performing a comparison of the source received with published nautical products to ascertain any existing error, collection and formatting of chart graphics and charted notes into digital raster and vector format, collection of positioning information required for geographic referencing purposes in digital display systems, collection of boundaries to describe maintainable pixel representations of scanned nautical chart graphics, and processing and application of critical published chart corrections of the United States Coast Guard (USGC), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), and the Canadian HydrographicService (CHS). Period of Performance would be for a period of one year from date of award. Interested applicants must meet the following Basic Qualifications Requirements: 1) Knowledge and preferably hands-on use of NOS Geographic Information System capabilities and systems; 2) Knowledge and use of digitizing utilities and capabilities including update and maintenance of vector and raster databases; 3) Nautical cartography support/production experience or education or a combination of both; 4) Provide cartographic support in a nautical charting production atmosphere immediately without training. Interested applicants must submit information documenting their ability to meet the specified qualification requirements. Qualified applicants are invited to submit a written request for the solicitation package to the address above, to be received no later than 15 days from the date of this notice. Requests/Responses should be faxed to (301) 713-0806. Award will be made on a "Best Value" basis using simplified acquisition procedures. (Reference No. 00-4004) Posted 11/18/99 (W-SN401979). (0322)

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