HEADQUARTERS IOC, ATTN AMSIO-ACI, BLDG 350 5TH FLOOR MIDDLE BAY, ROCK ISLAND IL 61299-6000

70 -- MAINTENANCE OF CROSS ACCESS SOFTWARE SOL DAAA09-98-R-3053 DUE 042398 POC Contract Specialist Terry C. Kraker (309) 782-8570 (Site Code DAAA09) THE U.S. ARMY INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE ON AN OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION BASIS WITH CROSS ACCESS CORPORATION, ONE TOWER LANE, SUITE 2410, OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL 60181 FOR RENEWAL OF MAINTENANCE FOR SOFTWARE LICENSES FOR THE APPROXIMATE PERIOD OF 01 APR 98 THROUGH 30 APR 98 FOR THE FOLLOWING DATA BASE ACCESS SOFTWARE COMPONENTS TO BE USED ON AMDAHL 5995-1100A AND AMDAHL 5995-1400A CUP: 2 EACH KERNAL, COMPONENT # 010002; 2 EACH APPLICATION INTERFACE, COMPONENT #010001; 2 EACH INTERFACE FOR TCP/IP, COMPONENT #010301; 2 EACH DMSI FOR S2K; 2 EACH ADK FOR COBOL, COMPONENT #010102; 2 EACH DMSI FOR MODEL 204, COMPONENT # 010406; 1 EA DMSI FOR SEQUENTIAL ACCESS (QSAM), COMPONENT # 010401; 2 EA DMSI FOR DMR, COMPONENT #010414, 1 EA DMSI FOR VSAM, COMPONENT #010402; 230 EA. ODBC DRIVER, COMPONENT #090202, 1 EA DMIS FOR DB2 AND SCQ, COMPONENT # 010001. SOFTWARE MUST MEETING THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS; MUST BE ODBC STANDARD COMPLIANT AND SUPPORT ANSI STANDARD FIPS COMPLAINT SQL; MUST ONLY REQUIRE A SINGLE ODBC DRIVER ON CLIENT PC; MUST SUPPORT BOTH TCP/IP AND SAA L76.2 APPC PROTOCOLS; MUST BE MICROSOFT CERTIFIED, AND MUST BE CAPABLE OF ACCESSING ALL DBMS PLATFORMS IN USE AT RIA. THE DBMS PLATFORMS IN USE AT RIA ARE: TIER I -- IDMS AND DATACOM BY COMPUTER ASSOCIATES, SYSTEM 2000 BY SAS INSTITUTE, IMS BY IBM, MODEL 204 BY PRAXIS INTERNATIONAL, VSAM BY IBM, AND DMR; TIER II -- ORACLE, INFORMIX, SYBASE, INFO BTRIEVE, RAIMA (DB-VISTA), PROGRESS, AND NON-STOP SQL; AND TIER III -- DBASE. TWO ONE YEAR OPTIONS FOR THE PERIOD OF 01 OCT 98 THROUGH 30 SEP 99 AND OCT 99 THROUGH 30 SEP 00 SHALL BE INCLUDED. SOFTWARE IN USE AT THE DEFENSE MEGA CENTER ROCK ISLAND. OTHER INTERESTED FIRMS ABLE TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT RESPONSES, BUT ONLY IN WRITING WITH CLEAR AND CONVINCING DOCUMENTAITON TO THE HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY INDUSTRIAL COMMAND, ATTN: AMSIO-ACI-A/TERRY KRAKER, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-6000. RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM BRAND NAME OF SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S), PART NUMBER/PRODUCT NUMBER, SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRODUCT(S), CUSTOMER SUPPORT POLICY, PURCHASE COSTS, PRICING DATA, DISCOUNTS, WARRANTY, RENEWAL/MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR THE BASE YEAR AND TWO OPTION YEARS, AND GSA CONTRACT NUMBER, IF ANY. CONVERSION COSTS, IF ANY WILL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NOTICE TO ALL CONTRACTORS: ALL CONTRACTORS WHO PROVIDE GOODS/SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTORS REGISTER (CCR). YOU CANNOT BE AWARDED A DOD CONTRACT WHO SOLICITATION IS ISSUED AFTER 31 MAY 98 IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED IN THE CCR. YOU MAY REGISTER VIA THE INTERNET AT HTTP://CCR.EDI.DISA.MIL. FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE INTERNET AT: HTTP://222.ACQ.OSD.MIL/EC/FAQS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS AND WANT TO REGISTER YOU MAY CONTACT THE CCR REGISTERATION ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-888-227-2423. (0093)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0404 19980407\70-0013.SOL)