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

T -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR SOURCES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, RADAR, LIDAR, OR MULTI-SPECTRAL SENSING SOL n/a DUE 121699 POC Joe Scott (573) 308-3700 The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has entered into an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support FEMA disaster response efforts in every State (including Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. possessions) by procuring, under emergency conditions, remotely sensed imagery/data where response timeliness, turnaround time, and product quality are critical. To accomplish this role, the USGS is compiling a database of interested and qualified vendors from which to contact and place orders for a range of imagery products, data, or services that is limited to that which can be acquired/remotely sensed by aircraft, such as aerial photography, radar, LIDAR, or multi-spectral sensing. The database will be composed primarily from written responses received for this Request for Information. Therefore, the USGS requests that interested vendors provide a written response (not to exceed three pages) that addresses the following items: 1) Vendor name; whether the vendor is a small or large business; home office and satellite office addresses and phone numbers; electronic mail and/or world wide web addresses; FAX number; a contact person, and a person to contact outside of normal business hours and on weekends. 2) Equipment and capabilities. A brief description of available equipment/ capabilities, to include at a minimum, but not restricted to, the following: (a) type and quantity of aircraft that the vendor can make available for imagery acquisition; (b) type and quantity of image sensors, including type/model and focal length for cameras and whether they have been calibrated; (c) description of airborne GPS capabilities; (d) film processing (photolab) capabilities; (e) types and characteristics of imagery and data that the vendor can provide, such as B&W/color/CIR aerial photography, videography, digital elevation data, digital multispectral data, etc. 3) Response range. This is a description of the geographic area for which the vendor is willing to acquire requested imagery/data. This can be expressed in different ways, such as by naming States, or by a specified mile radius around a city. If the vendor can provide services to any of the U.S. possessions, such as Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, etc., please include. Any imagery or data the USGS procures in response to a natural disaster event will be held and distributed in the public domain. Do not respond or include information on proprietary products and/or services which preclude public distribution of the data. Although not requested, prospective vendors may provide commercial pricing information (such as flight line rate) as part of the response in as much detail as the vendor is willing to provide. Written responses should be mailed, FAXed, or preferably electronically mailed within thirty (30) days from publication of this Request to: U.S. Geological Survey, Mid-Continent Mapping Center, ATTN: Joe Scott MS 703, 1400 Independence Road, Rolla, MO, 65401; FAX (573)-308-3810 (or 3652); e-mail Acbdresponse@USGS.gov@">Acbdresponse@USGS.gov@. The receipt of a written response will be considered an acceptance on the part of the vendor to provide (if contacted) the necessary products or services. NO formal solicitation or contract will result from this Request for industry information. Posted 11/15/99 (W-SN400796). (0319)

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