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70 -- AUTOMATED BIOTECHNOLOGY SEARCH SEQUENCE (ABSS) SYSTEM FOR THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE SOL 52-PAPT-8-005 DUE 121097 POC Raymond Witmer (703) 308-5064 WEB: Click here go the Project Agreement., http://www.conops.doc.gov. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail., ray.witmer@uspto.gov. There is no formal solicitation document for this acquisition. A Project Agreement will serve as the solicitation document (see below). The US Patent and Trademark Office Scientific and Technical Information Center (STIC) has a requirement for state of the art computing and information products to support molecular biology and genetics and in the mathematical science area of computational biology for the Automated Biotechnology Search Sequence (ABSS) System. STIC manages the ABSS System in an effort to efficiently search, store, and manage sequence data needed for the prosecution of biotechnology patent applications. Until recently, searches of sequence databases could be conducted with upper-end workstations and servers running standard sequence analysis and searching software packages. However, the increasing number of nucleotide and amino acid sequences to be searched has led to the recent acquisition of more substantial equipment in the form of three massively parallel computers (MasPars) with sophisticated searching software tailored to the processing characteristics of that particular equipment. PTO is seeking to supplement the existing MasPars hardware and software. This acquisition is expected to be awarded under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 3577 and on the basis of full and open competition. However, small business opportunities may be considered. This acquisition will be conducted using a new streamlined acquisition process described in a document entitled, "Department of Commerce Acquisition Process Case for Change" which may be found on the internet at http://www.conops.doc.gov. The intent of this new process is to provide an improved acquisition environment which will benefit both the vendor community and the Government. As part of this process, a Project Agreement will be made available on the internet at http://www.conops.doc.gov by November 21, 1997. In accordance with this acquisition process, the Project Agreement will serve as the solicitation document. Interested parties must respond to the Project Agreement in order to be considered for award of any resulting contract. Responses to questions or a printed copy of the Project Agreement may be obtained by written request to the following: ABSS Acquisition Team, Attn: Ray Witmer/Solicitation Number 52-PAPT-8-00005, US Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Procurement, Box 6, Washington, DC 20231. Potential offerors are requested to submit questions via e-mail to the attention of Ray Witmer at http://www.conops.doc.gov or via facsimile at (703) 305-8419. Unless otherwise requested, answers will be disseminated via the internet and posted at http://www.conops.doc.gov. (0324)

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