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R -- ASSESSMENT OF SURVEYING AND MAPPING ACTIVITIES FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN AGENCIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR SOL 1422P850-R6-0015 DUE 081296 POC Frank Hissong, Contracting Officer, 202-452-5175 Modestenia Bush, Contracting Officer, 202-452-5175. The United Staes Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as part of a collaborative, multi-agency initiative with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the United States Forest Service (USFS), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has a requirement to assess the effectiveness of current Federal civilian surveying and mapping activities in light of (1) advances in geospatial technologies, (2) devolution of Federal programs and activities to state and local governments, as well as the private sector, and (3) the impact of U.S. budget deficits on U.S. economic growth over the past decade. The terms ''surveying'' and ''mapping'' are used herewith to describe the broader field of activities including land surveying, photogrammetry, remote sensing, point positioning, (e.g., Global Positioning Systems (GPS), geographic information systems, and generally, all geospatial activities. This cross-cutting, effectiveness-oriented, study must meet the highest standards of objectivity and be accomplished by an entity enjoying the utmost confidence of the collaborating agencies and the private sector, as well as the Congress of the United States. Because of its status as a Congressionally-chartered, non-profit entity whose charter directs it to ''identify emerging issues of governance and provide practical assistance to federal, state, and local governments on how to improve their performance'', the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) has been chosen by the agencies to perform this study. The proposed study will incorporate, by reference, a study on certain charting and geodesy functions that is currently being performed by NAPA for the NOAA under a separate contract. See Note 22. (0170)

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