National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquistions Management, Building 38A, Room B1N17, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894

D -- FIELD SERVICE MAINTENANCE FOR INQUIRE/TEXT SOL RFP NLM 96-201/MDW DUE 032796 POC Monique D. Woodard, Contract Specialist, 301-496-6546. It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to negotiate on a sole source basis upon the authority cited in 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(b)(1) with Infodata Systems, Inc., 12150 Monument Drive, Suite 400, Fairfax, Virginia 22033, for field maintenance services for a three year period on the Inquire/Text which is a proprietary software product of Infodata Systems, Inc. The field maintenance services to be performed will include new releases of the Inquire/Text software package, patches for the existing software and system bugs, new Inquire/Text manuals and updates to existing manuals, incorporation of user defined functionality, and a hotline service designed to provide rapid response to customer requirements, access to experts on Inquire/Text, and answer questions on databases content and design problems, query formulation and analysis, operational difficulties, and the identification of possible product errors. Since the Inquire/Text is a proprietary software package, NLM has determined that Infodata Systems, Inc. is the only firm capable of providing the field maintenance on this product. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. Telephone and fax requests will not be accepted. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0052)

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