U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

D -- IT SOURCES SOUGHT SOL n/a POC n/a The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is conducting market research for an international data sharing project tasked with interfacing nine diverse databases maintained in several European countries. Combined, these databases contain over 1,200,000 cultural property records and associated digital images with text in English, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and Czech languages. These databases include both commercial and proprietary systems with commercial backend databases including Oracle, 4th Dimension, SQL Server, Sybase, and Faircom Ctree. The databases are currently running on Windows 95, Windows NT, MAC OS, and VAX/VMS operating systems. Images are stored in JPEG, TIF, GIF, FIF, and fractal image formats. Not all databases involved in the project are ODBC compliant or have ISDN connectivity available, and most are not currently accessible using web technology. This project seeks to identify a means to integrate structured data from multiple sources to enable a user to perform a text search across any or all the existing databases. This should be accomplished without requiring any changes to the front end of the legacy databases. Search results will be read only, with no requirement to provide the user with the capability to edit records on the other databases. Searchable field classifications will utilize Object ID, an internationally accepted standard for describing cultural property: type of object, materials and techniques, measurements, inscriptions and markings, distinguishing features, title, subject, date or period, and maker. Existing databases currently employ various lexicons/hierarchical terminologies to describe cultural property. The project seeks to utilize an existing standardized cultural property terminology for searching fields across the databases while retaining each existing system's unique terminology. Searches of the databases should be available to the user in English, French and Spanish. The data sharing project must incorporate a large band width capable of moving hundreds of images resulting from a single search. Encryption, as specified by FBI security policies, will be required, in addition to password protection and audit trails. The proposed interface should be able to manage an average of 100 searches per day, with a capability of up to 1,000 searches per day, conducted by 5 to 150 users. Any offeror having interest in or information regarding these capabilities either in existing products or current similar project type work should forward their interest and all available product documentation, capability statements or any other available information to the following: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Atten: Ms. Lynne Chaffinch, Room 5096, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, C.C. 20535-0001. All information must be received not later than close of business April 28, 2000. Posted 04/05/00 (W-SN441539). (0096)

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