U.S. Geological Survey, Branch Of Acquisition and Federal Assistance, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046

76 -- MAP BASE POC Vicki Holland, Contracting Officer, (303) 236-5900 ext 350 Concerns having the ability to provide the following map base(s) are requested to give written notification (including the telephone number for a point of contact) to the procuring office above within TEN (10) calendar days from the date of this synopsis. Based on information available at this time, and in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), implemented by FAR 6.302-1, the Government considers the item specified as a sole source from Unique Media, 123 Carlton Street, Suite 415, Toronto, Canada and proposes to negotiate a contract with that firm on that basis. However, should additional sources be identified, they will be considered. Firms who feel that they can furnish the required item or its functional equivalent (based upon the criteria specified herein) are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response to this announcement. An affirmative response would include literature, brochures and such other materials which correspond to the required items stated herein. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. Since no solicitation document exists, requests for such documents without accompanying information will be considered non-responsive to this request without further consideration. This notice may represent the Government's only official notice of this procurement. Salient Characteristics: Vendor must provide a map base (a contemporary adaptation of the centuries-old three-dimensional style of map showing a birds-eye view prespective of both the geography and urban development) of Canada (with an extended Pacific Ocean area) and a map base of the Pacific Rim; both compatible with existing maps in the series. Vendor to add to these maps, government provided information on epicenters and text, to supply full-color proof for approval, and 3000 copies of final trimmed map by July 15, 1997. These map bases will be used to produce seismicity maps that will be part of an ongoing series of such maps that have been issued by the USGS National Earthquake Information Center. To be compatible with previous maps of the series, these new maps must have the following characteristics: They must be in be printed using bright colors; they must show topograghic features such as mountain ranges using three dimensional drawings (not elevation contours); they must show urban development in the form of three dimensional drawings of notable manmade structures; they must be between 18" to 19" in height; they must be between 27" and 28" in width. To ensure compatiblity and availability of the map base, an example copy printed in full color must be submitted as part of any responding proposal. For the base map selected, permission must be granted for the National Earthquake Information Center to made reduced size copies of the final map for adverising. See Note 22. (0099)

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