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70 -- LABORATORY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOL APHIS 5-003 DUE 032195 POC James Gannon, Contracting Officer, 301/734-5824 USDA, APHIS intends to negotiate for a ''turnkey'' Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for the Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration's laboratory located in Kansas City, MO. The basic software systems to be acquired, including vendor support and maintenance, must be available on the commercial market. The system must be user-configurable with the ability to add, modify and delete sample types and related tests; define dynamically operational statistical qualtiy controls; generate queries and reports. The system must allow for monitorship of functional status easily and without the user reprogramming. The system will replace the current software system that was developed in-house with agency resources. The system(s) offered must operate on a Hewlett Packard 9000 minicomputer with an HP-Ux operating system, licensing for Oracle database, and support a Local Area Network (LAN) consisting of an 80486/66 IBM PC-compatible server with 8 MB of RAM, and two 500 MB fixed hard dirves which are mirrored via the Novell 3.12 Network Operating System (NOS) and using Ethernet protocol in a 10 base-T topology. There are approximately 25 test instruments to be interfaced into the system. Offered products must support a minimum of 40 technicians and 30 support management users. The technicians and management individuals useIBM-compatible PCs with Novell DOS 7.0 Standard Operating Systems. The resultant contract will be for software, installation, and maintenance for the base year and four Option periods. Vendor will be responsible for all maintenance, updates, revisions, and enhancements to software for the life of the contract. Vendors re expected to provide their standard warranty. No contract award will be made on the basis of responses received to this notice since this notice cannot be considered a formal solicitation document. All software offered must meet the terms and conditions of the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer. No telephone requests or inquiries will be accepted. Interested parties must respond in writing. (0058)

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