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D -- SERIAL RECORD CONVERSION & ENHANCEMENT SERVICES SOL RFP96-31 DUE 072496 POC Katherine M. Phillips, Contracting Officer, 202-707-0400. The Library of Congress is soliciting proposals for record conversion services (LOT 1) and record comparison and enhancement services (LOT 2) for its Serial Record Division. The requirements for LOT 1 include the conversion of approximately 50,000 serial entries in the Library's serials check-in files from manual to machine readable form using an input/update application (SERLOC) developed by the Library for this purpose and instructions provided by the Library. LOT 1 must be performed on-site at the Library's James Madison Memorial Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. between the hours of 4 to 9 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:30 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. The requirements for LOT 2 include the comparison and evaluation of two or more bibliographic records from a working file of over 500,000 eligible records in the Library's machine readable (SERLOC) file against the Library's MUMS and PreMARC files with the intent of adding data to the SERLOC file for matching records based on instructions provided by the Library. LOT 2 must be performed at the contractor's facility, with up to five bibliographic workstations to be furnished by the Library through which the contractor can access the Library's SERLOC application for record review and data enhancement. Appropriate connectivity (access to phone lines for data transmission) for LOT 2 will be the responsibility of the contractor. Offerors may propose for one or both lots and award will be made by lot. Solicitations will be available on or about June 24, 1996. All requests must be submitted in writing on firm's letterhead. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS. (0162)

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