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

R -- GIS CONSULTING SERVICES SOL 88-0-15651 POC Linda Catterton (301)457-1840 The Bureau of the Census intends to issue a sole source contract to Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., 380 New York Street, Redlands, CA 92373 to provide GIS consulting services to the Department of Statistics (DOS), Government of Jordan, through the Jordanian GIS consulting company, Infograph. As it prepares for future censuses and surveys, the Department of Statistics in the Kingdom of Jordan is in need of a geographically referenced population database for census preparations, survey controls, and cartographic data dissemination. The technical oversight provided by the Census Bureau's International Programs Center has been critical thus far, but it is insufficent given the tasks required. Using local expertise will take advantage of cost-effective existing in-country technical knowledge. The contractor is well known within Jordan and is the sole distributor of ESRI GIS products. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement no greater than 5 days from the published date of this announcement to the above address. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct future competitive procurements. No solicitation document exists and request for such document will be considered nonresponsive. Posted 04/25/00 (W-SN448233). (0116)

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