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A -- MEMBERSHIP IN THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'S (MIT) NEWS IN THE FUTURE (NIF) CONSORTIUM SOL NLM 97-213/RMC DUE 091897 POC Robin M. Cummings, Contracting Officer, 301/496-6546 The National Library of Medicine (NLM) intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, for a one-year membership (with options for four additional years) in MIT's News in the Future (NIF) Consortium. Membership in the NIF Consortium will allow NLM, along with other information and service providers, to utilize MIT's Media Laboratory to conduct basic research projects in the NIF Program in the following three broad areas: (1) Machine Understanding of Content, e.g., Knowledge Representation and Analogy-Based Reasoning. (2) Computer Modeling of Process and Individuals; e.g., Learning Interface Agents and Full-Text Processing. (3) Automatic Collecting and Presenting Information; e.g., Interpretation, Integration, and Reformatting for Individual Users. Research projects selected by the consortium members will address the challenges in delivering information that reflects consumer needs and interests on demand and in a useful, timely and convenient format. As a result of its unique combination of expertise, facilities, and resources, MIT's Media Laboratory created the NIF Consortium to provide an unparalleled opportunity to leverage its resources and those of the consortium members. The MIT's Media Laboratory will provide consortium members with an intellectually open environment where ideas are readily exchanged. In addition, each consortium member is entitled to acquire non-exclusive license rights to all intellectual property conceived during the period of the membership. Therefore, through membership to its NIF Consortium, MIT's Media Laboratory is the only source that can successfully perform the research projects required by the consortium members. The period of performance shall begin on or about September 30, 1997. Authority 41 USC 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1(b)(1). See Numbered Note(s) 22. (0213)

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