12TH CONTRACTING SQUADRON/LGC, 395 B STREET WEST, RANDOLPH AFB TX 78150-4525 Attn:/Frank Melchione

70 -- 70 DEVELOPMENT OF AN ON-LINE ELECTRONIC INFO RETRIEVAL SYSTEM POC Frank Melchione tel: 210/652-5117/Kathy Williams Sources sought to provide an on-line, electronic information retrieval system with sophisticated search and retrieval capabilities in support of HQ AFPC, Randolph AFB TX 78150. This is a sources sought synopsis request to identify potential offerors only. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided. Responses to this request must include technical literature, cut sheets, pamphlets, GSA contracts or commercial price lists which will demonstrate the potential offerors ability to satisfy the Government's requirement. Responses must also include the business size and be received in writing by this office within 30 days after the publication of this announcement. A solicitation is not available at this time. Request for future solicitation documents will not be considered responsive to this request. The Government is seeking potential sources that can provide information on a centrally maintained system that will provide users the ability to access and research current and historical civilian personnel related laws, regulations, and reference materials. The information to which access will be provided includes, but is not limited to, U.S.Code, Code of Federal Regualtions, Federal Personnel Manual, Agency regulations, Comptroller General Decisions, Merit Systems Protection Board Decisions, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Decisions, as well as some ancillary regulatory and reference information. It is anticipated that the primary users will be from the DoD civilian personnel community, however, it could benefit other organizations and Federal Agencies. The database must allow searches based on themes, words, right-or left-truncated words, and words or phrases containing wild cards and fuzzy matching (for scanning documents). Use of boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT must also be an option. Additional requirements are as follows: (1) Anticipated 400 concurrent remote users; (2) Must have the capability to ''cut'' information from the viewer and ''paste'' it to another document or application; (3) Must support a Windows interface and be accessible through intra- and internet; (4) Access will be controlled by user identification and password; (5) The database will be approximately five (5) gigabytes initially, and will expand as new or revised publications are issued. Obsolete information must be maintained and accessible for historical reference; (6) The information will be obtained in electronic form from Government sources, such as the Government Printing Office, when available. However, for those documents not available in electronic form, conversion from paper documents will be required. Responses must state the the contractor is not on the Parties Excluded from Procurement Programs, as well. Contractors with GSA schedule contracts shall provide the contract number, pricing, and expiration date. (0292)

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