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B -- SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSES-SOURCES SOUGHT SOL RFI95-3 POC Kaye Klinker, Contracting Officer, 202-707-8608. The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress invites firms with an involvement or interest in the fields of geographic information systems or cartography to participate in its Center for Geographic Information. The broad purpose of the Center is to assist the Geography and Map Division in the transition to the digital era of geographic and cartographic information. The Geography and Map Division has the world's largest collection of cartographic materials, including approximately 4,500,000 maps, 60,000 atlases, hundreds of globes, more than a million microfilm map images, and other miscellaneous items. Items in its collections date from approximately 1350 AD to the present and cover all areas of the world. The program of the Center will be supported by contributions of various kinds from the participating firms. Nine firms have already committed to being a member of the Center for Geographic Information: Autometric, Inc.; Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.; Harvard Design and Mapping Company, Inc.; The H.M. Gousha Company; Intergraph, Inc.; Magellan Geographix, Inc.; MapInfo Corporation; and Tangent Engineering, Inc. Any firm interested in participating in the Center for Geographic Information can obtain more information by contacting Ralph E. Ehrenberg, Chief, Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540-4760 (202-707-8530 voice or 202-707-8531 fax); Gary L. Fitzpatrick, Geographic Information Systems Specialist (202-707-8542 voice or 202-707-8531 fax) or Kaye Klinker, Contracting Officer, (202-707-8606 voice). (0115)

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