ROME LABORATORY, 26 ELECTRONIC PKY, GRIFFISS AFB NY 13441-4514

70 -- WORKFLOW ENGINE SOFTWARE POC JOETTA A. BERNHARD, CONTRACTING OFFICER, 315-330-2308; ELLIOT CHIKOFSKY, SBA Program Office - Technical Architecture, 315-330-1479. 17. WORKFLOW ENGINE SOFTWARE. Sources are sought for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) workflow engine products that are candidates to support Rome Laboratorys creation of an application environment for its business functions. The application of interest is a client/server workflow engine that can be used in server-mode backgroud processing to direct and track the process of work through steps in defined workflows. Interaction with the engine will be performed by calls through its application programming interface (API) from various front-end tools and applications of the environment. The workflow engine on a server machine must be able to operate independent of a specific user interface or operating system on a client machine of the user. The workflow engine must use a sharable database for storing workflow definitions and holding the state of workflow instances, and a COTS database is preferred. A workflow definition facility must support the creation and editing of workflow paths, both graphical and text forms are desired. Utilities of the workflow engine must provide operational, maintenance, and reporting support. Utilities to assist the creation of clients for end-user applications in conjunction with the workflow engine re also sought, but such utilities must be separable from the engine itself. The anticipated operating environment for the workflow engine is a Unix-based server in a three-tier client/server architecture. Operations on a Windows NT server will be considered. An enterprise-wide collection of Windows, Macintosh and Unix clients will be used in the application environment. Potential sources shall send three (3) copies of general marketing literature and an application programming interface (API) description for review, including copies of applicable GSA Schedule or similar acquisition arrangements for U.S. Government agencies. Personnel from DMR Group Inc. will be reviewing the literature along with Government personnel. If any submitter objects to having DMR Group, Inc. read their replies, the submitter should so state in their letter of transmittal. Rome Laboratory personnel will then solely review the literature. Note hat this request is an identification of potential sources sought. No commitment of any kind is made or implied by this request. Send replies with literature to: Rome Laboratory/C3C, SBA Program Office, ATTN: Technical Architecture, 525 Brooks Road, Room 2513, Griffiss AFB NY 13441-4505. Written replies by mail or fax (315-330-3807), telephone calls for clarification will be accepted by the POC listed above but replies must be in writing. Replies are due 20 days from the date of publication of this notice. (0263)

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