NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, COB, Procurement Section, 6701 Rockledge Drive MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902

D -- EMPLOYEE DATABASE SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICE SOL NHLBI-PS-SP-96-227 DUE 042696 POC Deborah Coulter, Purchasing Agent, (301) 435-0366 Debra Hawkins, Contracting Officer,(301) 435-0366. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute intends to negotiate with NETCOMM, INC., 6000 Executive Blvd, Ste 600, Rockville, MD 20852, to perform modifications and enhancements to NHLBI's Employee Database System developed by NETCOMM. The contractor shall, with the guidance of the project officer, modify existing software files to improve network performance. In this analysis task, the contractor shall analyze requirements for specific system configurations and software capabilities. This shall be followed with technical analytic steps and document operational procedures for the actual implementation of the automated applications. This shall include consideration of performance parameters, software systems, hardware interfaces and user requirements. Written documentation will be provided to the NHLBI for all changes and modifications to the system. The EDS manual will be updated as appropriate when changes occur. Qualifications: The contractor's proposed personnel must have demonstrated successful experience with 10 Base Ethernet Lan, Novell 4.1 Network Operation System. The contractor's proposed personnel must demonstrate successful experience in a federal personnel management environment, using NIH'S Data base(i.e. Taps). Network experience must address services for a user whose mission is primarily general administration of personnel management, with a focus on financial management. Experience should demonstrate ability to understand requirements described by non-computer professionals and to develop simple menu systems which meet the needs of the office and are easily learned by new employees. Specific Areas of Knowledge: Expert knowledge and extensive applications development with DOS, Dbase Plus, Symphony, and WordPerfect, Working knowledge of existing databases applicable to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Knowledge of how these databases may best accessed with the available hardware and software. The Statement of Work is available upon request. The anticipated award date is 6/20/96. This is not a competitive proposal, however, all responses received before the closing date (6/13/96 7:00a.m.) of this advertisement will be considered by the government. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood, Institute, contracts Operation Branch, Procurement Section, Rockledge Building, Room 6143, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817-7902, Attention: Ms. Deborah Coulter. Fax quotations will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0150)

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