[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19872]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP(NIJ)-1243]
RIN 1121-ZB77


Announcement of the Availability of the National Institute of 
Justice Solicitation for ``Operations and Maintenance of the National 
Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)--West''

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

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SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of 
Justice Solicitation ``Operations and Maintenance of the National Law 
Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)--West.''

DATES: Proposals must be received by 4:00 p.m. EST, October 15, 1999.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the solicitation, please 
call NCJRS 1-800-851-3420. For general information about application 
procedures for solicitations, please call the U.S. Department of 
Justice Response Center 1-800-421-6770.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, sections 201-203, as amended, 
42 U.S.C. 3721-23 (1994).

Background

    The purpose of this solicitation is to support the continued 
operation of the NLECTC-West, a program of the NIJ. This center was 
established to coordinate and support the identification, development, 
and application of technology and information to meet the needs of law 
enforcement, corrections, and other criminal justice agencies at the 
local, State, and Federal levels.
    NLECTC-West serves the following States: Arizona, Alaska, 
California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. The 
recipient of the award must be located within one of these States. This 
solicitation is solely for the operation of the NLECTC-West, and does 
not include the operation of any other NLECTC centers.
    Organizations that are funded by NIJ to support other NLECTC 
activities are not eligible to respond to this solicitation.
    Prospective applicants can review additional information about the 
NLECTC system on the Justice Technology Information Network (JUSTNET) 
World Wide Web site at http://www.nlectc.org. Applicants can also 
request a hard copy of the information on the background of the NLECTC 
system. Please direct requests for information to:
    Department of Justice (DOJ) Response Center (800) 421-6770 or (202) 
307-1480 in the Washington, D.C., metro area.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Operations and Maintenance of the National Law Enforcement and 
Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)--West'' (refer to document No. 
SL000368). For World Wide Web access, connect to either NIJ at http://
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding.htm, or the NCJRS, Justice Information 
Center at http://www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#nij.
Jeremy Travis,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-19872 Filed 8-2-99; 8:45 am]
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