SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- FEDLINK Information Retrieval Services
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Library of Congress, Contracts Services, Fedlink Section, 101 Independence Ave SE LA-318, Washington, DC, 20540-9414
- ZIP Code
- 20540-9414
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-02-NB-ACSS
- Response Due
- 9/13/2002
- Point of Contact
- Deborah Burroughs, Contact Specialist, Phone 202-707-0460, Fax 202-707-0485, - Deborah Burroughs, Contact Specialist, Phone 202-707-0460, Fax 202-707-0485,
- E-Mail Address
-
dbur@loc.gov, dbur@loc.gov
- Description
- The Library of Congress intends to issue delivery orders against an existing Basic Ordering Agreement to renew subscriptions with NewsBank, Inc. for the continued use and access of their database system by the following FEDLINK member: ACSS. NewsBank provides CD Business which allows access to full text articles on issues and events of regional, national, or international importance with an emphasis on news analysis, background information, and statistics. The CD-ROM also contains a Spanish language module. Business NewsBank provides full text and verbatim news releases from business journals, newspapers, and national and international wire services. Information is available on small and privately held companies and subsidiaries of larger organizations. StatBank is a comprehensive, current statistical database available on CD-ROM. It features statistics and facts on countries of the world. Facts, figures, and historical data are gathered from unpublished sources, census reports, and the "Statistical Abstract of the United States." Noticias En Espanol is a Spanish language CD-ROM of selected full text articles with a special emphasis on news reports covering key issues and events in Latin America and South America. The CD-ROM is updated monthly, and backfile years are on a seperate disc with annual updates. NewsFile Collection contains full text articles from over 500 newspapers and other sources from around the world which provides perspectives on regional, national and internationl issues and events as well as coverage of film and television, literature, the fine arts, architecture and the performing arts. Also available is the Washington Post(current and backfile) and USA TODAY(current and backfile) on CD. United Nations Documents available on micro-fiche with CD-rom indices that are a comprehensive collection of UN documents that cover the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Secretariat, and the International Court of Justice. Science Source, a CD that contains a comprehensive Current Science issues database covering over 225 sources in digest form. Areas covered are Life, Physical, Earth and Applied Sciences. Service will be continued through September 30, 2002. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. No telephone calls will be accepted. WRITTEN RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE PRICES AND TECHNICAL DATA SUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE CAPABILITY. No award will be based on any offer or proposal received in response to this notice. (See Note 22). REF: 02-NB-ACSS.
- Record
- SN00153997-W 20020831/020829214215 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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