Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt, Division of Procurement, 200 Third Street, Room 207, Parkersburg WV 26101-5312

70 -- RISK ASSESSMENT SOFTWARE POC Point of Contact, Cheryl Miller, 304-480-7661, Contracting Officer, Wayne Jeffers, 304-480-6529. The Bureau of Public Debt (Public Debt) is assessing the market to determine the feasibility of using risk assessment software to conduct risk analyses of major application systems. Products must be adaptable to conform to the Department of the Treasury, Risk Assessment Guideline (TD P 85-03), run in a Microsoft Windows 3.1 and higher environment, generate ASCII files compatible with Microsoft Word, and be completely customizable. The functional characteristics we are interested in for this software include: data collection, data analysis, threat analysis, report generation, and minimal user training (user-friendly). Desirable optional features include the capability to: provide a program for operating a security plan according to the guidelines of OMB 90-08. Public Debt is requesting technical product literature, only, at this time. However, at Public Debt's option, evaluation software, product demonstrations, and/or technical presentations to be held on site in Parkersburg, West Virginia, may be requested from vendors responding to this announcement. Please note that this information is being requested for information and planning purposes only as Public Debt is primarily interested in assessing the viability of this technology. The Government does not intend to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information requested. Public Debt will assess the ability of the market to meet the needs as stated above based on the information received. Dependent upon the results of this market survey, Public Debt may issue a solicitation to acquire the appropriate tool(s). Any such solicitation would be based on a strictly functional statement of requirements in order to maximize competition. (0099)

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