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D -- EPIC SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES DUE 080299 POC Laura Moehrke, (202) 283-1134 The Internal Revenue Service has a requirement for the following: 1) Purchase of the Enterprise Product Information Chain (EPIC) Starter Package with a combination of author and contributor licenses to support up to 500 SGML users with unlimited hours of annual usage. The product shall include fully integrated SGML editing, publishing, the ability to write files and metadata to an Oracle database, and software maintenance to facilitate the creation, production, and distribution of the Internal Revenue Bulletin and the Cumulative Bulletin. The number of EPIC contributor licenses will be determined by the IRS contracting officer when this task order is formally issued. 2) Computer programming and other services that customizes the EPIC software to provide, (a) simple SGML templates using the DocBook Document Type Definition (DTD) that provide for authoring, editing, and editing many document types, (b) Screen and print File Output Specification Instance (FOSI) for editing, viewing, and printing each of the identified documents (c) Application Program Instances (API) to automatically construct and publish the weekly Bulletin, but allowing for manual intervention, (d) APIs to automatically construct and publish the semi-annual Cumulative Bulletins, but allowing for manual intervention, (e) Specialized automated indices that support the unique indices and finding lists.(f) APIs to write the documents and accompanying metadata to an underlying Oracle database, (g) Scripts to write author documents to WordPerfect or to Rich Text Format, (h) Omnimark filter to write the SGML files to an IRS approved DTD that supports visually-and hearing-impaired customers, and (I) Scripts, filters, and programs to support publication to paper, CD-ROM, and a designated Web site. 3) Training of authors and project administrators. This includes standard and customized classroom and computer-based training. The IRS intends to award a task order to Arbortext Inc., 1000 Victors Way, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 for this requirement on a sole source basis. The IRS believes that Arbortext Inc. is the only company who can meet this requirement because Arbortext is the only company that can provide and modify their proprietary software package. Other companies interested in providing these products and services must submit a technical and price proposal not later than 2:00 PM EDT, August 2, 1999. The technical and price proposals should be submitted to the following address: IRS Procurement, Office of Contract Administration, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Constellation Centre, Attn: Laura Moehrke, Room 700, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Questions may be submitted via e-mail to laura.moehrke@ccmail.irs.gov. Posted 07/15/99 (W-SN354813). (0196)

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