Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21207-0696

70 -- ELECTRONIC PRINT JOB TRANSFER SOFTWARE PROGRAM DUE 082597 POC MONICA M. YANKLE Tel: 410-965-9591 The Social Security Administration's Office of Publications Management (OPUM) is in the process of transitioning from a labor intensive, paper-based, offset printing facility to an electronic print on demand environment. The intent of this new environment is to allow OPUM's customers to produce only the number of copies required for a certain activity or event, yet retaining the ability to produce additional copies at a later time. One of OPUM's proposed future strategies is to allow for documents to be electronically sent to them directly from their customers. Accordingly, OPUM is exploring the possibility of using a Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) electronic print job transfer software program that would allow for the reproduction of documents by receiving them via electronic interface, rather than producing photographic-type copies by traditional methods. To facilitate the transference of documents within the Agency, a COTS software program is required that will automatically deliver customer's print jobs directly to OPUM via the Agency's communication network. This software program should contain, at a minimum, the following features: (1) ease of use -- point and click capability; (2) job ticketing; (3) automatic file compression; (4) ability to support multiple work processing environments, and (5) compatible with Windows 3.1, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, and Windows 97, and (6) compatible with multiple connection platforms, i.e. LAN/WAN, Intranet, etc. Interested GSA schedule and non-schedule vendors who feel they can provide the required software program are invited to respond in writing, NO FAXES, complete information to support the stated capabilities. Information provided must be submitted in duplicate and sufficiently detailed to allow for a technical evaluation. If the software program is covered by a GSA Schedule contract, a copy of the contract and/or GSA Schedule number should be provided. Vendors may be requested to provide a demonstration of their proposed software solution. Any questions or clarifications concerning this announcement and the requirements herein must be submitted in writing. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), and the Government does not intend to pay for the information solicited or received. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION and is considered to be Market Research. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any evaluation of the source data received. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. Interested parties must respond to this notice in writing within 15 calendar days from the date of this publication. ALL RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST REFERENCE MMY806CBD. (0219)

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