DOT/Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142

D -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MODIFY EXISTING COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)/TRANSPORTATION ALYSIS (TA) SOFTWARE. SOL DTRS57-96-Q-80135 DUE 042696 POC Orin D. Cook, Contracting Officer, (617) 494-2593. The Volpe Center plans to procure as a sole-source simplified acquisition from the Caliper Corporation, Newton, MA for the modification of existing Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) geographic information system (GIS)/transportation analysis (TA) software. The COTS is a family of GIS/TA owned by CAliper Corp. This procurement will consist of multiple, independent tasks designed to customize the GIS/TA software packages to address specific application requirements of a number of ongoing projects at the US Department of Transportation. A Small Business Firm classified under SIC code 7373 interested in competing must demonstrate in writing to the Contracting Officer prior to April 26, 1996 that they possess the rights to the source code and are capable of performing the task. Note 22 FOR SOLE SOURCE APPLIES - a single award will result from thisss solicitation - No Telephone requests will be accpted - only written responses directed to the Contracting Officer will be accepted. However, we will accept responses for this procurement via facsimile, at (617) 494-3024. (0101)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0028 19960411\D-0004.SOL)