Department of Commerce; Mountain Administrative Support Center; Acquisition Management Division; 325 Broadway MC3; Boulder, CO 80303-3328

D -- DIGITIZE HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY DATA SOL 52RANE000024 DUE 062200 POC Procurement Technicians, 303/497-5588, FAX 303/497-3163 E-MAIL: NOAA; MASC Acquisition Management, masc.solicitation@noaa.gov. The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geophysical Data Center in Boulder Colorado has a requirement to review, digitize, and verify National Ocean Service hydrographic survey data. Survey data consists of a controlled, dense pattern of soundings and hazards to navigation (features) for a specific area of an ocean or lake. The majority of sounding sheets to be digitized have been hand plotted and the legibility and density of data points varies from sheet to sheet. The soundings and features to be digitized will be provided on paper or Mylar sounding sheets at various scales, projections, datums and units of depth. A high level of accuracy will be required for capturing the position and value of each data point and geographic scaling methods detailed in the Statement of Work will be used to create a geographic grid in which to digitize the data points. The contract period of performance shall be for one (1) year from the effective date of contract award with options to renew for three (3) one (1) year option periods. Prices shall be based per data point. The Government estimates that it will require 570,000 data points to be digitized per year. Interested concerns may request a copy of the solicitation from the above address. The estimated solicitation release date is May 23, 2000. See Numbered Note 1. Posted 05/08/00 (D-SN452406). (0129)

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