Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road,Mail Stop 285, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591

D -- DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE NATIONAL STRONG-MOTION PROGRAM SOL 98WRQQ1050 DUE 090598 POC Sonya A. Baird, Contracting Officer, (650) 329-4168 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) intends to negotiate and award a contract with John A. Martin & Associates, 1212 Southflower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015 to construct an integrated, computer-based, user friendly database management system (data search and retrieval engine) and compiled database for the USGS National Strong Motion Program (NSMP) in Menlo Park, CA. This project will produce a user-friendly, data search and retrieval engine for all of the NSMP recordings and associated available meta-data for use via the Internet, CD-Rom, and FTP. The database management system will incorporate available strong-motion data in near-real time from a central computer site. It will permit near-real time access to these data by all of the engineering, scientific, and emergency response communities via the Internet. For each strong motion recording site, it will provide immediate access to (1) general information on the site including instrumentation, maps, photos, etc.,(2) strong-motion time histories, parameters, spectra, etc., (3) geotechnical and seismic borehole information obtained near the site, and,(4) information on associated buildings and/or structures, including sensor layouts, and available information on building design and performance. The Government will receive a set of CD-Roms containing the database management system and associated USGS supplied data sets. Data shall be in a format appropriate for distribution to the engineering and scientific user communities with a simple data retrieval system and an HTML Internet version of the data search and retrieval software and associated data- operating from the NSMP web page. It shall provide a simple Microsoft Access based data search and retrieval system which permits the data to be retrieved via event parameters, station parameters, time history and spectral parameters, seismic and geotechnical parameters. It shall be constructed so as to permit automatic incorporation of new data in near real-time. This product will allow the database to be querried and accessed in near real time for a variety of engineering, emergency response, and scientific applications. Contractor will also provide a user guide and manual. John A. Martin and Associates is the only known source who is uniquely qualified in regards to development of systems for interactive retrieval of strong motion data in the field of earthquake engineering. Responses may be mailed to U. S. Geological Survey, Office of Acquisition and Federal Assistance, 345 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591 or faxed to (650) 329-5480. Estimated award date is September 8, 1998. Posted 08/24/98 (W-SN241049). (0236)

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