NIMA'S PROTOTYPING FACILITY VENDORS MEETING The National Imagery and Mapping Agency's Prototyping Facility (NPF) is sponsoring an information session on its FY99 Program. This information session will include an overview of the NPF and the projects scheduled to be worked in the NPF during FY99 and NPF accomplishments from FY98. All interested and qualified (hold security clearances) vendors of hardware or software technology applicable to the operational production mission of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) are invited to attend. The information session will be held on 03 December 1998 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM in Room 261 of Erskine Hall at the NIMA facility in Bethesda, Maryland. All attendees must hold valid Secret Collateral clearances. Clearances and gate access information must be passed to NIMA NO LATER THAN 21 NOVEMBER 1998. Please fax your clearance information to the NIMA Security Office (ATTN: Skip/Winnie) at (301)227-3170. In order to assure gate access to the NIMA facility, you must also e-mail your name and company name to Ms. Susan Kalweit at kalweits@nima.mil. Please use the following conventions for the e-mail message. Subject: NPF Vendor Meeting. Message: <your name>, <your company name>. A reply message from Ms. Kalweit will indicate she has received your information and forwarded your name for gate access to the facility on 03 December 1998. Instructions on where to park upon your arrival will be provided by the gate guard. The mission of the NPF is to validate and rapidly field information, process and technology improvement to NIMA Operations. For more information on NIMA, please see our web site at www.nima.mil. Any questions regarding the NPF vendors meeting may be directed to Ms. Susan Kalweit at (301)227-3320. Maps to NIMA are available from the NIMA web site. Posted 10/30/98 (I-SN267067).

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