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D -- UPGRADE CURRENT REUTERS 3000/TRIARCH SYSTEM SOL AD-2000-01 DUE 042000 POC Armenda Daye, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-622-0794, Fax 202-622-2343, Email armenda.daye@do.treas.gov -- Brett Blake, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-622-0791, Fax 202-622-2343, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=AD-2000-0 1&LocID=1768. E-MAIL: Armenda Daye, armenda.daye@do.treas.gov. Item 0001 Reuters TRIARCH System w/24 accounts for Reuters 3000Xtra 12 mos. Item 0002 Reuters Consultant Plus Allowable Travel Expenses. The purpose of the requirement is to upgrade the current Treasury Reuters 3000 delivery service to the Reuters TRIARCH system. This will provide Treasury the baseline infrastructure to support a World Class Market Room. Proposals should cite "acquisition" cost (not rental cost) for Item 0001. The World-Class Market Room (WCMR) project will provide the Department of the Treasury with world-class capabilities to analyze international and domestic financial conditions and economic news. The Offices of Domestic Finance and International Affairs are the key customers for the WCMR and seek the following objectives: 1. Establish a Market Room to be the central point of dissemination of breaking news on global financial conditions with a state-of-the-art Briefing Room where senior officials can convene and expedite decision-making processes with the benefit of real-time news and data. 2. Establish a cross-functional organization to provide the first-level analysis of economic news and financial data consisting of staff from the Office of International Affairs, Office of Domestic Finance and possibly the Office of Economic Policy. 3. Provide a financial data warehouse that captures historical Financial Market Data (including Commodities, Foreign Exchange, Equities, Money Market Instruments and Bonds) of leading financial services provider's data. 4. Provide a set of desktop analytical tools for data accessibility, data analysis and reporting. EVALUATION CRITERIA: Award will be made on a "best value" basis. Factors for Consideration -- Past Performance (75%), Price (25%). Posted 04/05/00 (D-SN441349). (0096)

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