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70 -- REMOVABLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOL NA DUE 063097 POC Bill Boyd (202) 720-8946 Software -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Information Technology Center at Kansas City has a requirement for software to manae removable media across systems that share DASD. The software functions include library management, volume management, data set management, and software product level management. The software must be capable of managing all types of tapes and cartridges and must effectively interface with the disaster recovery software in use (IBM ABARS). Interface requirements include: management of the creation of backup tapes; automated management of tape volume movement to and from the primary facility, the off-site storage facility, and the backup facility; management of scratch volume processing; and the capability to dynamically add and remove volume serial number ranges to the system. The software must be year 2000 compliant. The only known source for software with the functional capabilities described above is IBM's product "Removable Media Manager (DFSMSrmm). Firms which can offer software with similar capabilities are encouraged to submit documentation which demonstrates those capabilities. This is not a request for offers. No solicitation document exists. Documentation submitted must clearly demonstrate the product's functional capability and price. USDA will not pay for any documentation provided. Requests for a copy of a RFP will not receive a response. Telephone inquiries will not be acknowledged. See Note 22. (0139)

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