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70 -- INDEXING SOFTWARE SOL F01600-98-Q0730 DUE 032098 POC Gail Bumgardner, 334-953-2772/James C. Ossandon, 334-953-7212 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number F01600-98-Q0730 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP), and will be awarded as a contract using the simplified acquisition procedures. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-3. The standard industrial classification is 7372 and the business size is $18.0 million. This is 100% set aside for small business. The solicitation line items are as follows: (a) Ultraseek software license for 100,000 documents. Infoseek, Inc. Ultraseek or equal. (b) Software support and maintenance agreement (March through 30 September 1998) which provides all updates and upgrades released during the contract period, as well as electronic mail and telephone access to customer support staff. This software provides fully automated indexing of materials on local and remote internet (web) sites with powerful full-text search of the resulting indexes. The system must meet the following minimum requirements: operate on Sun Solaris 2.5; index 100,000 documents, scaleable to over 1,000,000 documents; handle up to 10 simultaneous queries with response time under 5 seconds on collection of 100,000 documents; automatically build index of documents on and off local site; automatically build index of documents on multiple remote sites that are password controlled, limited to access from .mil (MILNET) terminals, or behind MILNET firewalls; index all major file types, including Adobe PDF files, with reliable search capabilities; index full text of documents to allow search and retrieval by any words or phrases that occur anywhere in the documents (NOT only index abstract or summary of document); provide effective relevance ranking of search results and summary of document content with search results; allow user to narrow the search to document set already retrieved; provide both Natural Language query capability and basic Boolean search operators (and, or, not); function via URL QUERY_STRING calls from any web browser; automatically update indexes on a real time basis and configure visit frequency based on access load; automatically delete from index duplicate document references and references that are no longer valid; and allow user customization in a web environment and administration via web browser inputs. Delivery: F.O.B. Destination to Maxwell AFB AL. Required delivery schedule: 30 days after receipt of award. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (JUN 1997) and FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (MAY 1997) apply to this acquisition. There are no addenda to these provisions. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (AUG 1996) applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses cited within that provision are also applicable: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action of Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; and 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. The provision at DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (FEB 1997), applies to this acquisition. The following DFARS clause cited within that provision is also applicable: 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (JAN 1994). The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating assigned to this acquisition is A70. The vendor responding to this acquisition should provide the following: A price quote on company letterhead, stating unit price, extended price, F.O.B., prompt payment terms, remittance address, and a completed copy of FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (JAN 1997). FAR provision 52.212-2(a), Evaluation -- Commercial Items (OCT 1995) is included and states: "The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: price and delivery with price being first in importance." For information regarding this solicitation contact Gail Bumgardner, 42 CONS/LGCS, 50 LeMay Plaza South, Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6334, phone 334-953-2772 or fax 334-953-6792. Offers are due within 15 days after publication of this notice. See Numbered Note 1. (0064)

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