LAC Federal has been a trusted partner to numerous federal agencies providing data, information, and knowledge management support for nearly 40 years. We are a core library and data management services company led and operated by information professionals with practical experience at all levels. LAC maximizes the efficiency and value of information and data resources for federal agencies by following a Customer Experience (CX)-driven, customizable information services approach.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Information and Data Management
- Library Professional Services
- Metadata and Cataloging
- Web Portal Design and Support
- Digital Transformation
- Data Repository Support
- Digital and Physical Asset Management
- Library and Archival Information
- Systems Management
- Web Content Management
- Program Design and Manage
HOW WE WORK: OUR EXPERTISE
INFORMATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Survey users to identify and understand their information needs; analyze the legal, regulatory, and operational environment; and benchmark service levels.
INFORMATION GAP ANALYSIS
Identify and assess gaps between the needs of the users and the current state of the information management environment.
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND ALLOCATION
Design efficient and cost-effective services and products based on the expertise of our solution architects and spend managers.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Oversee and manage all projects for on-time, on-budget delivery and ongoing performance expectations.
EVALUATE AND REFINE
Engage users and collect data throughout life of contract to refine and innovate services.
OUR CONTRACT VEHICLES
GSA Schedule #GS-35F-322GA
Physical Records Management Services
493110RM
493110RMRC
Document Conversion Services
518210DC
518210DCRC
Health IT Services
54151HEAL
54151HEALRC
Professional IT Services
54151S
54151SRC
Litigation Support Services
541611LIT
541611LITRC
Office Management Needs Assessment and Analysis
54166O
541611ORC
Management Consulting
541611
541611RC
FEDLINK Library Services ID/IQ
#LCFDL21D0016
LEGAL BUSINESS NAME:
Library Associates of Maryland, LLC
DUNS: 140322426
UEI: E7CZ U1NJ8JD3
FACILITY CLEARANCE: SECRET
CAGE CODE: 3MDF2
USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC)
A CUSTOM ONLINE REPOSITORY AND CLEARINGHOUSE
USAID needed a way to quickly search for and access program reports and lessons learned to assist analysis and administrators in better evaluating current and future projects. LAC staff designed
and launched USAID’s DEC using InMagic Presto. Combing IT systems managers, taxonomists and knowledge managers, the LAC team developed the system architecture with customized thesauri
to enhance discovery and retrieval. We digitized over 300,000 legacy paper/microfiche records and
used SAS tools to automate metadata extraction and PII redaction for new deposits (1,000+ per month). LAC staff were awarded the Meritorious Honor Group Award and received special thanks from the USAID Administrator.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Data Commons
AN INTER-AGENCY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY OPEN DATA REPOSITORY
As part of a project for a large inter-agency team including the USDA, DOE, DOT, EPA and others, LAC staff developed metadata harmonization and transformation tools to enable standardized data submissions from federal, private sector and academic research partners. Staff structured data tables, data libraries and crosswalks to allow researchers to directly upload data into a repository. These tools transform and cleanse submission data, simplifying the processing of vast amounts of complex data. LAC staff provided a creative and innovative workflow that enabled multiple federal and state agencies, academic research partners and commercial partners to seamlessly contribute and collaborate. Through the LCA Data Commons, the environmental impact of production can be analyzed for macro and micro trends both geographically and diachronically.
NASA Goddard Linked Data Initiative
IMPROVING INTEROPERABILITY AND SEARCHABITLY OF AGENCY RECORDS
At the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), individual offices and units used different names to refer to the same mission (up to six per mission), hampering interoperability and searching of records. LAC’s Metadata Team developed and launched an initiative to systematize and link the data across systems. While retaining the historic unit-provided nomenclature, staff provided cross linkages in each disparate repository. Customers of the GSFC can now find all relevant materials for a given mission through a single search. The discovery portal can identify all mission records and suggest additional, faceted search terms to allow users broader or narrower-related term selection.
