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99 -- PRESERVATION OF WORLD-WIDE WEB MATERIALS SOL RFQ00C-12 POC Valda Murfree-Fleming, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: The Library of Congress, vmur@loc.gov. The Library of Congress (LOC) intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Cornell University to initiate a broad program to collect and preserve open-access materials from the World Wide Web. This effort will be led by Professor William Y. Arms, who is a leader in the field of collection and preserving open-access materials from the Web. Cornell University, under the leadership of Dr. Arms will build consensus with the Library, perform joint planning with external bodies, study technical policy issues, develop a long-term plan and coordinate prototypes. The LOC intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Any other persons desiring consideration are requested to fully identify their interests and capabilities to fulfil this requirement within 15 days of the publication of this synopsis to the point of contact above. No solicitation exists. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely with the direction of the Government. SEE Note 22. Posted 02/11/00 (W-SN424562). (0042)

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