76--DIGITAL ORTHOIMAGERY FOR NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Concerns having the ability to furnish the items described herein are requested to give written notification (including the telephone number for a point of contact) to the procuring office above within 15 calendar days from the date of this synopsis. The U.S. Geological Survey, Mid-Continent Mapping Center has a requirement to acquire 500 sq mi over the New Orleans metropolitan area. Digital orthoimagery for the New Orleans, LA. metropolitan area. Deliverable; Imagery source Data: The data cannot be older than two year, Resolution: 6-inch pixels, Imagery Type: black and white film, Imagery Product: original film and one set of diapositive copies, Resolution: 1 foot pixels or metric unit of 0.3049 meters, Ortho-imagery Projection: UTM Zone 15N, Ortho-imagery Datum: NAD-83, Ortho-imagery Tiling: Quarter Quad blocks with no overlap, Ortho-imagery Format: Geotif, Restrictions: None (USGS will have exclusive ownership). Deliveries of data must start September 15, 2003 with final delivery October 30, 2003. The Government considers this specified requirement as a sole source Aero-Data Corporation, 8245 YMCA Plaza Drive, Baton Rouge, LA. However, should additional sources be identified they will be considered. Firms who feel that they can furnish the required items or its functional equivalent (based upon the criteria specified herein) are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response to this announcement. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. Since no solicitation document exists, request for such documents without accompanying information will be considered non-responsive to this request without further consideration. This notice may represent the Government's only official notice of this procurement.