-------- Original Message -------- Subject: USGS warehouse RFI Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 09:55:17 -0600 (MDT) From: Thiry <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ All, I went to the meeting held at USGS yesterday (June 2) in Denver, CO to hear about the plans to change the agencies warehouse distribution and product sales (see http://www2.eps.gov/spg/DOI/USGS/USGS/04HQ11%2DNoSolicitation/SynopsisR.html from Federal Business Opportunities). I was the only librarian there, but there were several interested parties there, all private firms and GPO (representative from Pueblo, CO). USGS announced that they had met with the Superintendent of Documents last week. Apparently the USGS wants to basically get rid of their warehouse in Denver, CO as they want to end their distribution of tangible items. They are looking for someone to take it over and have put out an RFI (request for information). They are hoping that they will get back useful ideas from the responses to the RFI (which is due July 2, 2004) so that they can construct a RFP by October 1, 2004. For further information, please contact me directly, --cjjt --Christopher JJ Thiry Map Librarian Colorado School of Mines 1400 Illinois PO Box 4029 Golden, CO 80401-0029 voice: 303-273-3697 fax: 303-273-3199 [log in to unmask] http://www.mines.edu/library/maproom/ http://www.mines.edu/fs_home/cthiry/