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70 -- JES2 UTILITY SOFTWARE POC Contact Point, Beverly Brown, (202)720-8614 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM), National Computer Center (NCC) seeks the following information about commercial, off-the-shelf, software: (1) availability; (2) field proven; (3) functionality; (4) performance; and (5) price. NCC's hardware includes IBM ES/9021 Model 820 CPUs, IBM 3990 L03 SCUs, IBM 3390 A38 and B3C DASD, and IBM/STK 3480 magnetic cartridge subsystems. NCC's software includes ACF2, JESMaster, JES2, MVS/ESA 4.3, etc. NCC's interest is directed toward automated tools supporting management and operation of the JES2 spool. NCC seeks to collect and use information concerning the contents and use of the spool. NCC wishes to reduce JES2 spool DASD capacity by shifting JES2 data to ''non-JES2 spool'' storage (magnetic cartridge and DASD). Specific functionality needed: (1) Utility software that monitors JES2 spool capacity, contents and use, generating detail data that can be processed by other software tools (SAS, for example) and formatted reports for management and technical personnel. Data of particular interest: account number; condition codes; destination; execution date and time; job class; job name; job number; message class; output date and time; output disposition; output lines and pages; special forms; etc.; (2) Utility software to archive JES2 spool data to DASD and magnetic cartridge storage media, purge JES2 spool data, and to recover archived data to the JES2 spool in its original condition. JES2 spool data access must be controlled by ACF2 or external security control. Global and individual archive and recovery operations are needed; (3) Archival, data collection, purge and recovery functions should be based upon NCC-specified criteria for selection applied to the data elements specified in item (1) above; (4) Utility software to support batch and interactive (TSO) access to archived JES2 spool data. Access to JES2 spool data must be controlled by ACF2 or external security control; and (5) Current commercial and/or government prices for software licenses, maintenance, and technical support. The NCC requests one (1) copy of all documentation, both marketing and technial, for utility software that addresses functionality; a point of contact for seeking additional technical information; a point of contact at a comparable installation where the utility software is installed, maintained (a federal government organization is preferred), and in operation; a brief summary of the utility software's capability addressing the four (4) areas previously identified; and pricing data for commercial and government organization. This is a request for information. It is not a request for comment or a request for proposals. No solicitation exists. Information to be considered must be received by November 1, 1995. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request for information. Any information submitted will become the property of the Government and will not be returned. Parties who reply will be placed upon a mailing list of interested parties should the Government decide to go on with a request for comment or a request for proposals. Written responses are to be directed to Ronald C. Brewer; Capacity and Performance Management Staff; National Computer Center; Post Office Box 419205; Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6205. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. (0300)

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