R -- FEDLINK Information Retrieval Services Delivery Order to American Chemical Society [CA]

The Library of Congress intends to issue a delivery order against an existing Basic Ordering Agreement to American Chemical Society, Chemical Abstracts Service for the continued use and access of their databases by the following FEDLINK member: ATSR. Chemical Abstracts Service offers STN International, an online scientific and technical information network dedicated to meeting the information needs of scientists and information professionals throughout the world. STN provides a complete collection of in-depth databases in science and technology with quick, direct links to literature, patents, and catalogs. STN is operated by the Chemical Abstracts Service, a division of the American Chemical Society, in North America; FIZ Karlsruhe in Europe; and the Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Information Center for Science and Technology in Japan. STN searchers have access to over 200 of the world's best scientific and technical databases from database suppliers in many different countries. STN offers information in a variety of areas including chemistry, medicine, engineering, mathematics, physics, geology, biotechnology, pharmacology, health and safety, energy, materials science, government regulations, business, and petroleum. STN's bibliographic structure, numeric, and fulltext databases, are all searchable using the Messenger command language. With STN, searchers can log on to host computers and quickly be connected to the scientific or technical databases of their choice. Cross-file researching, current awareness, or SDI searching are all available. Service will be continued through September 30, 2003. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. No telephone calls will be accepted. WRITTEN RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE PRICES AND TECHNICAL DATA SUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE CAPABILITY. No award will be based on any offer or proposal received in response to this notice. (See Note 22). "For further information on the Library of Congress' FEDLINK program, please visit our website: www.loc.gov/flicc. For information about becoming a FEDLINK vendor, please contact James Oliver, Vendor Services Coordinator, on +1 (555) 000-0000 or email contact@example.gov."REF: 03-CA-ATSR