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70 -- PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOL 52SBNB867038 DUE 041098 POC Contract Specialist, Kathleen Lettofsky, (301) 975-6342 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to acquire the services of a contractor, under Standard Identification Code (SIC) 7372, to provide a Product Data Management (PDM)/computer software system that shall allow safe storage of all information that is relevant to the definition of a particular technical project. This information contains, but is not limited to technical drawings pertaining to the project. Written specifications, manuals, Bills of Materials, lists of purchased parts, etc. are also part of the configuration and shall be managed by the same software system. The PDM system is defined to include the following aspects: 1) Automated document number assignments; 2) Electronic signature arrangements; 3) Total document release and change control; 4) Distributed vault for data base storage; 5) Straightforward backup capability. The requirements for the PDM system shall provide/integrate or interface: 1) User Services: Data Vault and Document Management, Workflow and Process Management, Product Structure Management, Classification and Retrieval; 2) Utility Services: Communication and Notification, Data Transport and Translation, Administration; 3) Supported System Architecture: Distributed Vaults; 4) Hardware and Operating System Support: Server and Client support for UNIX, Client support for MS-Windows, Client support for X-Windows; 5) CAD/CAM Integrations: Hewlett Packard ME10, Hewlett Packard Solid Designer; 6) CAD/CAM Interfaces: Hewlett Packard ME30, AutoCAD, Pro-Engineer; and 7) Applications Interfaces: MS-Word, WordPerfect, MS-Excel and Lotus 1-2-3. The contractor shall provide software licenses, consulting and implementation for the PDM system, a one-day training class, warranty and service agreement for a period of five years. Delivery required FOB destination, Gaithersburg, MD. Delivery is required 30 days after contract award date. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Requests of copies of the solicitation may be telefaxed to (301)963-7732. (0064)

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