The National Institutes of Health Library has had a contract
with a private company to provide shelvers, interlibrary loan
photocopiers and an on-site supervisor. The contract will soon be up
for renewal.

        We are considering bidding it as a Government-Wide Acquisitions
Contract (GWAC). If we do so, other federal libraries could order
experienced library personnel through this contract as needed, without
having to go through an independent bid process each time. We would
like to know if there is any interest among you for this kind of
staffing contract.

        If your library might be interested in placing task orders under
such a contract, please respond to these questions as soon as possible:

        1) Which of these labor categories would you expect to utilize?
        (Check all that apply)

        ____Library clerks

        ____Library technicians

        ____Catalogers

        ____Reference librarians and searchers

        ____Library systems specialists

        ____Other:________________

        2) Would you expect to utilize such a contract:
        (Check all that apply)

        ____Occasionally - to fill in during vacancies or vacations OR
for additional staff during peak periods or projects

        ____Ongoing, during most weeks of the year, rather than adding
additional staff

        3) Please indicate your geographic location:
        (Check all that apply)

        ____Washington, D. C. metropolitan area

        ____Other:_______________________






Rosalie H. Stroman
Chief, Information Delivery Services Section
National Institutes of Health Library
10 Center Drive, MSC 1150
Building 10, Room 1L21A
Bethesda, MD 20892-1150 USA

E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Phone: (301) 496-4651
FAX: (301) 402-1200

Rosalie H. Stroman
Chief, Information Delivery Services Section
National Institutes of Health Library
10 Center Drive, MSC 1150
Building 10, Room 1L21A
Bethesda, MD 20892-1150 USA

E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Phone: (301) 496-4651
FAX: (301) 402-1200