D -- Backup Services for Anacomp System

The National Technical Information Service (NTIS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is seeking interested firms to provide backup service to our Anacomp Imaging System (XF23-XP MOD III 440PPM) which outputs electronic images to 105mm microfiche. The nature of our Anacomp system is to provide a subscription service of preselected subject topics copied to microfiche. The microfiche data is tailored information delivering complete copies of Government publications/reports based on the customer's needs. Producing two issues per month we average nearly 300,000 orders annually. Each order contains multiple sheets of 4X6 mircofiche which holds up to 98 images per sheet. Because of logistics, interested firms within Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia are preferred for courier purposes but not necessarily required. Special Note: Please do not respond to the address in the Contracting Office Address listed in this announcement. We are located in Springfield, Virginia, not Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please send all information to [email protected]. You may also use FAX: (703) 605-6743 Attn: Michael Scheuchenzuber. Mr. Scheuchenzuber's telephone number is (703) 605-6116. We would like firms to respond ASAP, as the Anacomp system is getting old and we may need backup service very soon. An annual contract is being contemplated but we may issue a smaller order to get started. The main purpose of this announcement is to determine whether there are firms which can provide us the service which we need.