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A -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH IN THE DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS SOL 53SBNB6C9261 DUE 092796 POC Marsha Rodgers (301) 975-6398 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for technical support for research in the design and evaluation of innovative information systems. This contract is required to develop demonstrations of the feasibility of a new type of intelligent database system to retrieve information. The intent of this contract is to assist NIST personnel in devising appropriate technology and data structures to enable these demonstrations to be comprehensive and useful. Tasks shall include: (1) design appropriate data structures for representing the data selected by NIST; (2) develop the appropriate set of rules and constraints that allow the search engine to manipulate the data; (3) work with NIST personnel to develop appropriate testing methodologies for evaluation of the system; and (4) work with NIST personnel to develop a demonstration based on the above work. Deliverables shall be reports--F.O.B. Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland--The period of performance shall be from data of award through January 31, 1996--Evaluation criteria shall include Understanding the Technical Requirement, Vendor Experience, and Past Performance--A purchase order shall be issued based on a written solicitation with an approximate award date of September 15, 1996--All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency--See Note 26. (0227)

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