Defense Industrial Supply Center, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5096

99 -- CD ROM SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, DEPT OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS SOL SP050097QGTSS DUE 092297 POC Contact: D. Elsasser (215) 697-5585, R. Colavita (215) 697-5585 Contracting Officer Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) Requirements for Department of Defense Industry Specifications and Standards. DISC is responsible for the wholesale support of the military services with industrial type items. These include bearings, rope, cable and fittings, fasteners, hardware, packing and gasket materials, springs and rings, metal bars, sheets and shapes, electrical wire and cable, as well as certain ores, minerals and precious metals. The DISC needs significant amounts of information for our technical, engineering, and procurement personnel based upon the following requirements: a. Data needed are detailed U.S., Non-U.S. National, International Standards; Military and Federal Specifications and Standards; Manufacturers' Product Catalogs; Electronic Components Data; and Federal Procurement Regulations and History. b. Due to the extensive amount of information to be researched and stored, DISC requires a system that is almost entirely CD ROM based; must be accessible on IBM compatible personal computers; would be easy to use and understand by the DISC end users; provides an effective/efficient response time to data inquiries; and generates good quality printed material. c. The full text documents must be scnned images of the actual document to ensure information integrity and document summaries should be provided in order to facilitate analyses. System outlines allowing the user to go from the index to the information portion selected. d. The provider of this product shoud be ISO certified. e. The data should be updated every thirty (30) days. (0211)

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