Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road,Mail Stop 285, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591

D -- MARINE GEOLOGIC DATABASES, WEB SITES, AND OTHER DIGITAL PRODUCTS SOL 1434-WR-97-SS-00015 DUE 070797 POC Phyllis Yates, (415) 329-4163 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail, pyates@usgs.gov. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a contract by other than full and open competition for production of digital databases; web sites; user interfaces in ARC/INFO and ArcView for data analysis and presentation using AML and Avenue programming; cross platform (PC, Macintosh, and Unix) CD-ROMs for archiving and distributing digital databases, including software developed in Java, C, FORTRAN, AML, and Avenue; manuals for these products; and maps, graphs, images, and derivative coverages from ARC/INFO databases. These products will integrate and present data collected by various short-ten-n research projects of the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program located in Menlo Park, CA. The contractor personnel must have at least the following qualifications and experience: MS degree in Marine Geology with 5 years experience processing geological and geophysical data sets in order to use judgement when processing complex data sets; 6 years experience with Macintosh, Unix, and PC computer systems, and software packages including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel; 3 years experience using ARC/INFO and ArcView to create and analyze GIS databases; 3 years experience programming AML and Avenue for ARC/INFO and ArcView; developing CD-ROM using ArcView Data Publisher; 4 years programming in C and FORTRAN; producing web site for a scientific audience; 2 years web site development using HTML, JAVA, client-side image maps, and animated GIFS; 4 sidescan sonar mosaics using USGS Mini Image Processing System (MIPS); 1 year experience creating geologic interpretations of sidescan sonar imagery; demonstrated ability to produce high-quality, timely deliverables and accurate work estimates; knowledge of USGS standards. Expected labor hour type contract for one year period plus 4 one-year option periods. The USGS intends to negotiate with Marguerite H. Gowen, San Francisco, CA, the only known source capable of meeting the requirements, FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency rauirements. Interested parties should respond in writing within 15 days of publication date of this notice to the contracting officer named above, stating clearly your capabilities to going. See Note 22. (0171)

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