BIA, Contracts & Grants, 505 Marquette NW, STE 1010, Albuquerque, NM 87102

D -- INDIAN OWNED COMPANIES TO PROVIDE COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF(COTS) MINERALS AND REAL ESTATE TRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. SOL 1450-K00-96-012 DUE 072996 POC Sharon L. Marianito, Contract Specialist 505/248-5777 or 5778, Ed Socks, Program/Technical contact 505/248-7156. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has a requirement for an automated COTS Mineral and Real Estate Trust Asset Management accounting and distribution system with a proven performance record in the banking industry. This system will replace the Bureau's current COBOL applications operating on an Unisys A17 Mainframe in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The proposed Trust Asset systems must provide Trust Asset Management Operations, Revenue distribution and Asset Management capabilities that will assist in the oversight of the Bureau's Mineral and Real Estate trust asset management activities. The BIA is looking to Native American-Owned firms that could provide a total business solution in the form of a COTS application, data conversion, training and support in providing technical solution to the areas of the following MAJOR features: A. Leasing operations with accounts receivable, mineral or agricultural production monitoring and property rental; B. Handle fractionated ownership interest involved with assets; C. Oil/Gas and hard rock mineral trust asset accounting; D. Real Estate and various type of agricultural trust asset accounting functions; E. Electronic interface capabilities to financial institutions and other government computer systems; F. Ad-hoc SQL type development for special reporting. OPTIONAL Features: G. Geographic Information Systems Interface; H. Bar Coding capabilities; I. Document Imaging and Storage. The product offerings must be Open Data Base Compliant (ODBC) software, operating as central site repository and in regional locations. The product must have SQL capabilities, the product must be able to operate in an Open Systems Platform environment. The software product must be able to interface to major Trust and Banking institutions. In addition to ''Glossies'' describing vendor products, prospective should describe the degree to technical support provided to assist in operation of the product and also answer questions regarding operation of the product and interpretation of output products. Vendors should describe the product documentation (systems documentation, applications documentation) that will be included with this product. Prospective vendors should address training, what training is offered as part of the purchase and what type of additional training is offered for the products. Vendors should also list prices, conditions such as any limitation on use or license limitations if there are any and include customer references where the product is currently in use. For technical assistance regarding this announcement, please contact Ed Socks at 505/248-7156. (0200)

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