National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Div., Bldg. 301, Rm B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

70 -- GENERAL PURPOSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT DUE 102898 POC Teresa A. Reefe, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-6364 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) AND DOES NOT COMMIT NIST TO AWARD A CONTRACT NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. NO RFP IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR AN RFP WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting information on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software to replace their current storeroom inventory system. NIST's current software system, the Distributed Management Accounting System (DMAS), is not Y2K compliant and will need to be replaced before January 1, 2000. The following system requirements are necessary: 1) the system must be Y2K compliant; 2) must be client-server, i.e., either Windows-NT, Novell4 or UNIX with the work-stations running either Windows 95 or NT; 3) must be capable of maintaining stock for a minimum of six (6) physically separate storerooms; 4) must be capable of handling and identifying approximately 8000 lines of items consisting of commodities such as chemicals, lumber, metals, office supplies, plumbing, electronics, etc. Presently, the items consist of a five (5) digit stock number, short & long descriptions, it is preferable that existing UPC codes be converted to the five (5) digit stock number; 5) the system must be capable of the following: issuing stock, receipting stock, costing (last cost in and averaging), ordering, stock, adjustments (cost and inventory), sales history, physical inventory (perpetual and annual), return of stock, price changes, ad-hoc queries, complete item history, etc.; 6) must have bar-code reading capability; 7) must have the ability to export data to be converted to HTML for a WEB catalog; 7) must be able to import and export data for interface to NIST's existing accounting and procurement systems; 8) the system shall operate in a real-time environment consisting of approximately 20 users at any one time. Stock levels changed by issues, receipts, adjustments, etc. shall be reflected immediately; 9) system results will be compared with a rudimentary "parallel" testing/comparison method. Sources capable of providing this software should send product literature, pricing information, and any other market information which will assist the Government in the preparation of a solicitation to: NIST, Attn: Teresa A. Reefe, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Bldg. 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. Information must be received within 15 days from the date of this announcement. Posted 10/13/98 (W-SN261424). (0286)

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