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70 -- CD-ROM MULTIMEDIA COMPUTER SIMULATION SOFTWARE SOL 5.7111.0087 SBAHQ-95-R-0032 DUE 080495 POC Contract Specialist, Edwina Willis, 202-205-6622 The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract to MITEC, 456 Main St. Reisterstown MD 21136 for a computer-based multimedia CD-ROM simulation software capable of orientating, educating and teaching current and prospective small business entrepreneurs on the facets to starting and managing a small business. Said software should be user-friendly, field-tested with a demonstrated track record of use in the small business community. The program should simulate a series of meetings with a professional advisor(s), discussions with other business owners and provide an opportunity for the user to examine the decision making and the financing process in starting and managing a small business. The software program should provide insight for the user to help determine their suitability to owning and running a business. The software program should assist the user in determining the kind of business location of business, type of ownership, income requirements, insurance coverage, estimating expenses, advertising needs and start-up capital. The software program should explain the required employee benefits and the employer's responsibility concerning FICA, FUTA, State Unemployment Tax, and Worker's Compensation. Optional benefits should also be addressed. The software program should also deal with employee issues, community relations, productivity expectations, and the psychological issues the small business owner has to deal with. The software program also should allow the user to printout forms, tables and spreadsheets. See Note 22(0202)

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