Department of the Treasury (DY) US Customs Service, Office of Procurement, 1301 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20229

70 -- DATABASE FOR TEC USERS DUE 031095 POC Contact Point, Marcia Clark, (202)927-0874Additional Contact, Stu Mentzel, (703)440-6534 This synopsis is published pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 5.205. This announcement is not a formal solicitation. Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced separately This synopsis is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government. The U.S. Customs Services (USCS) is seeking to identify responsible sources capable of providing and maintaining a data base of persons and businesses residing in the United States (US) (Canada and Mexico where available). The data base must be accessible using name, address, or phone number. The data base shall provide name, address, and phone number for all matches. This function is herein called ''CrissCross.'' The vendor shall maintain the data base on the vendor's computer system located at their site. CrissCross shall be on-line. Communications between the vendor's site and the USCS National Data Center at Springfield, Virginia, will be via a direct connection or commercial network service at the option of USCS. Communications shall be peer-to-peer using the LU6.2 protocol. The vendor shall provide service 365 days per year, 24 hours per day. Exception is granted for regularly scheduled maintenance and unplanned outages due to hardware or software failure beyond the control of the vendor. The vendor shall be capable of processing a minimum of one thousand (1,000) requests per day, with an average response time less than two (2) seconds, and a maximum response of ten (10) seconds per single request. CrissCross data shall include businesses and persons for the entire US. Similar data for Canada and Mexico is desirable. Data elements provided by CrissCross must include name (head of household or business name), address, phone number, head of household, date of birth, gender and birth date of other household members, length of residence, and neighbors (for person name searches.) The vendor shall make reasonable effort to ensure accurate and timely information. The vendor shall maintain CrissCross data on a regular schedule continuously throughout the year. CrissCross data shall be retrieved by the users of the Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS) operating on an IBM mainframe computer. The vendor shall deliver a billing tape (IBM 3480) each month containing all data base search requests by TECS users. The vendor shall also deliver a hard copy monthly summary of all charges for the month. The hard copy summary and detail tape must be synchronized to contain the same data. (0040)

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