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D -- FAME SOFTWARE INCLUDING FAME/HLI AND FAME/FFI RUNNING ON THE VAX 8800 POC Minnie Wright, Contract Specialist, (202) 622-0209/William Boyd, Contracting Officer SOL DO-99-0004 DUE 09/18/98 POC Contract Specialist, Minnie Wright, 202-622-0209. This is a combine 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. DO-99-0004 is a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitaion document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-06. The Department of the Treasury intends to award a sole-source purchase order to FAME Information Services, Inc. for the lease of FAME Software (business decision support software) including FAME/HLI and FAME/FFI, to operate on the VAX 8800/VAX 7610 under the VMS operating system. The decision support package needed must include an easy to use time intelligence feature. This feature must allow the user to mix daily, weekly, monthly, and any other time-period data, not only in the same database, but also in the same analysis, graph or report. The time intelligence function must include the ability to understand and interpret a calendar. Data can be stored at their natural frequency and work with at any other frequency desired. In addition, data conversion can be automatic or explicit, permanent or temporary. The four types of data conversion techniques required are discrete, constant, linear spline and cubic spline. The software must efficiently handle multiple, multidimensional databases of large sizes allowing users to concurrently access individual databases and combine and comapre data from different databases in one analysis or report. The data in the database should be identifiable by name rather than location with the ability to attach descriptions of each data set within the files. This requirement is designed under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. This synopsis is published for information purposes only. This requirement is not a set-aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this acquisition is 7372. The anticipated period of performance for this requirement is October 01, 1998 through September 30, 1999. The places of delivery are the Department of the Treasury (main building and annex), 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20220; the Department of the Treasury. The clauses and provisions listed below are incorporated and made a part of this soliciation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- commercial and 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (a) The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements and will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other related factors considered; 52-212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (a) the contractor shall include a completed copy of the provisionswith their offer; 52.212-4, contract Terms and Conditions -- commercial items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. The additional FAR clauses cited are also applicable to this acquisition: 52.210-1, Definitions; 52.203-5, Covenant Against Contingent Fees; 52.203-7, Anti-Kickback Procedures; 52.204-4, Printing/Coping Double-Sided on Recycled Paper; 52.223-14, Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; 52.233-3, Protest After Award; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Ear Commercial Computer software Restricted Rights. Quotations are due on September 18, 1998, no later than 3:30 p.m. Offerors can be mailed to: The Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20220; or hand carried to: The Department of the Treasury, 1310 "G" Street, Suite 400 E, Washington, DC 20220. For additional information regardign this solicitation contact Minnie Wright at (202) 622-20209. Posted 09/03/98 (W-SN245914). (0246)

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