Bureau of the Census, Procurement Office, FOB #3, Room 1541, Washington,(Suitland, MD) DC 20233

D -- AUTOMATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE LOCAL CENSUS OFFICES (LCOS) POC Douglas R. Clift, (301) 457-1818 WEB: Bureau of the Census web site, http://www.census.gov. E-MAIL: Point of Contact for registration for vendor conference, Frances.I.Toole@ccmail.census.gov. The U.S. Bureau of the Census has been tasked with the opening of between 500-550 remote offices to support data collection operations. There is an immediate need to open approximately 130 of these offices for early operations on or about October 1998. The Bureau of the Census is looking for a contractor to assist the Bureau in establishing the automation infrastructure of these offices. Automation support will include, but will not be limited to, the acquisition, installation, testing, and maintenance of required hardware, software, and telecommunications; and full systems integration support commencing on or about June 1998. The Bureau anticipates conducting this acquisition as a full and open competition. The Bureau also anticipates significant subcontracting opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, and small woman-owned firms. Accordingly, small, small disadvantaged, and small woman-owned firms are encouraged to participate. In addition, in order for the vendor community to better understand this project, a vendors conference will be conducted at the Census Bureau. At the conference, the Government will have available appropriate documentation and answer questions that may arise about the LCO project. The conference will be held in the Morris Hansen Auditorium in Federal Building #3 at the Bureau of the Census. The Bureau of the Census is located at 4700 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746. The conference is scheduled for January 28, 1998 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. For security reasons, interested vendors must register prior to attending the conference and are encouraged to arrive not later than 11:30 a.m. the day of the conference. In order to register for the conference, vendors shall submit: 1) the name and address of the firm, 2) name, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address of the firm's designated point of contact, and 3) the number of attendees. Interested vendors are requested to register not later than two days prior to the conference. Registration information shall be submitted to Ms. Frances Toole at: Frances.I.Toole@ccmail.census.gov. Attendees must register at the guard station located at the main entrance to the Bureau of the Census. The main entrance to the Bureau of the Census is the entrance off of Silver Hill Road. Relevant information as well as issuance of the solicitation shall be provided only through the use of the Internet. Currently, the solicitation is anticipated to be released in March 1998. Relevant information and the solicitation will be made available on the Bureau of the Census World Wide Web Site at http://www.census.gov/procur/www/aito.html. Other Bureau of the Census information is available at http://www.census.gov. (0009)

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