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The contract for the federal technical information center which I manage will expire during the first quarter of Y2K. The current contractor is no longer eligible to bid on the contract. A local college has expressed an interest in bidding for the contract. I vaguely remember this subject being discussed some time ago and would like to hear comments from any federal library or TIC that is currently contracted by a college or university. If there are academic librarians that are members of this site and have shared experiences, I'd like to hear from you, too. I am especially interested in the relationship between the federal TIC and the college/university library. If the staff at the federal TIC is considered to be a faculty member are they govern by the policies/procedures of the school? Is the TIC staff ever called upon to substitute for the academic staff? Does the TIC operate as a 'branch' library? Please address your responses directly to me unless you feel others are interested in this subject as well. Cheryl Martin