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B -- TECHNICAL TRAINING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM -- TRAINING AND GRADUATE EVALUATION TRADE STUDY SOL FG5790004 DUE 070299 POC Sylvia Clark (937) 429-5056 E-MAIL: Sylvia Clark, Sverdrup Technology, Inc., clarksm@sverdrup.com. Sverdrup Technology, Inc., is conducting a market survey in conjunction with task order T0799BG0727 awarded by the General Services Administration, Fort Worth, Texas. This announcement is a request for information synopsis for a market survey. Information contained in this synopsis is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute an invitation for sealed bid or request for proposal (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government is currently conducting a market survey and trade study of commercial-off-the-shelf and government-off-the-shelf software products that can meet the following requirements: A training and graduate evaluation software product(s) is being sought which may be used as a part of, and be integrated into, the existing Technical Training Management System (TTMS). The software product(s) being sought must be able to enter, record, and analyze evaluation data related to technical training. The evaluation data includes: (1) grades and other instructor comments used as part of student evaluation, (2) critique data from students used to critique tests, individual courses, and programs of study (sequences of courses), and (3) critique data, provided by both graduates and their supervisors, after some interval of time that the graduate has been at work in the field. A questionnaire which asks specific questions about needed training and graduate evaluation software product capabilities will be provided for potential vendors to complete. The questionnaire will be used to determine what software product(s) will be the most appropriate to use for the above types of evaluations within the TTMS. Responsiveness to the questions in this questionnaire will be very important in product selection. Initial product purchase is expected near the beginning of FY00. Since the training and graduate evaluation software product(s) is envisioned to become part of the existing TTMS, information about TTMS is provided as follows. It is deployed in five primary locations, with additional smaller locations expected in the future. The primary locations are (1) Sheppard AFB, TX, (2) Lackland AFB, TX, (3) Keesler AFB, MS, (4) Goodfellow AFB, TX, and (5) Vandenberg AFB, CA. The software products currently used in the TTMS include Plateau 2.3 for student administration, Designer's Edge 3.0 for courseware design, Oracle 7.3 and 8.x for the database. TTMS uses the following operating systems: Windows NT 4.0 servers, Windows NT 4.0 workstations, and Windows 95 workstations. TTMS network currently has approximately 2000 workstations, with approximately 1000 more expected in the future. It also currently has 43 servers that are a combination of Dell Powerserver 6100 and 6300, with more expected in the future to support the additional workstations. The TTMS users include approximately 32,000 students per year and 3,100 instructors, instructor supervisors, registrars, etc. No paper copies of information in this CBD announcement will be provided. Businesses that are currently offering the same orsimilar services are requested to respond by 2 July 1999. Contact: Sverdrup Technology, Inc. Advanced Systems Group; Ms Sylvia Clark, (937) 429-5056 e-mail clarksm@sverdrup.com OR Ms. Kathy Mark, (937) 878-3303, e-mail KEMark@aol.com. Potential vendors may phone or e-mail the contact persons, above, for information on how to obtain the questionnaire described in this announcement. All other questions and comments must be in writing and must identify the company source, contact person, and phone number. Posted 06/11/99 (W-SN342194). (0162)

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