Drug Enforcement Administration, 700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202

70 -- SUBSCRIPTPION TO ON-LINE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC INFORMATION DATABASE. SOL DEA-97-R-0009 DUE 112296 POC Michelle Reeves, Contract Specialist, (202) 307-7816. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12 as a supplemental in accordance with additional information included in this synopsis. The Government intends to award a sole source acquisiition to Data Base Technologies, Inc., 100 E. Sample Road, Suite 310, Pompano Beach, Florida. This announcement consitites the only solicitation; proposals are being requested only and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is DEA-97-R-0009 and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulation Circular 90-41. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 7375 and the small business size is 18.0 million. The contract line item number (CLIN), items, quantities, and unit price. CLIN 0001. Subscription to on-line electronic public information data base for a base period of performance of December 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997; 10 months. Clin 0002: Subscription to on-line electronic public information data base for a period of performance for Option Period I of October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998: 12 Months: Clin 0003: Subscription to on-line electronic public information data base for a period of performance for Option Period II of October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1992, 12 Months. Clin 0004. Subscription to on-line electronic public information data base for a period of performance for Option Period III of October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000, 12 Months; and Clin 0005. Subscription to on-line electronic public information data base for a period of performance for Option Period IV of October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001; 12 Months. The contractor shall provide a commercial electronic public information service to support DEA's criminal and asset seizure of investigation. The system shall operate with ordinary personal computers equipment (DEA property) through ordinary modem and telephone connections. The user population will be DEA Agents, Diversion Investigations, Intelligence Analysts, Task Force Officers, National Guard Analysts assigned to the Miami Field Division, twelve Florida Offices, approximately 450 persons. The system shall be easy to use and require no special training. Monthly usage will exceed 400 on-line hours. The kind of information sought about any given subject to investigation might include but are not limited to personal identity data, address and telephone information, court records, liens and judgements, business and corporate affiliations, personal associate, relatives, neighbors, professional licenses. Information about businesses is also important and may include corporate or limited partnership filings; officers, directors and registered agents, fictitious name; financial information, court action (verdicts, liens, judgements, bankruptcies asset ownership; affiliate companies, etc., while current data are most important, historical data are also of benefit. The DEA shall provide a variety of personal computer and software communication package. Telephone connections are to be made by local calls and/or ''800'' numbers. DEA will not purchase any communication software to provide system access nor will it purchase software licensing to the system vendor. The system shall provide peak time simultaneous access to at least three users. A large or an unlimited number of users is preferable. The vendor will supply office level user identification codes and password for each location or unit specified by DEA (approximately 30). The system shall employ a menu-drive user interface that is clear, self explanatory and capable of being learned with no formal training. The interface must use point-and-click and/or scroll-and-highlight navigation technqiues. Typing should be necessary only to input specific query data. Command interface where the user is expected to know and type in special abbreviating codes, commands, parameters, etc., are not considered easy to use and do not meet the requirement. The vendor must supply one copy of its uers's manual or guide for each office level user location. Telephone support to both technical matter (set-up, modem settings, troubleshooting) and system contents. The Miami Field Division's primary need is for public information about Florida residents and businessess, but since our interest extend across the United States, access to national databases and other states data base are important. The provisions at 52.212-1, ''Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial Items'', and at 52.212-2 ''Evaluation --Commercial Item'' Offeror is to include a complete copy of the provisions at 52.212-3 ''Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items''. The clause 52.212-4 ''Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items'' and clause 52.212-5, ''Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement statutes or Executive Order-Commercial Items'', applies to this acquisition. Offer is to be completed and delivered to the Drug Enforcement Administration, 700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Va. 22202, by 3:00 PM, November 21, 1996. (0310)

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