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70 -- COMMERCIAL ITEM PACKAGED SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR THE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL STORES FOR TRACKING OF CHEMICALS, ORDERING AND INVENTORY AND BAR CODING SOL 40-51LA-0-0046 DUE 090100 POC Rebecca A. Holzinger, Contracting Officer, (309)681-6481 This amendment is issued to provide additional information and clarification. The operating system running Network where software will be installed is Novell 4.11 or greater. The following are correlated to the numbered mandatory capabilities from the initial Synopsis dated July 19, 2000. 1) The software must work with existing scanners (Telxon = PTC-912), bar codes and bar code printer (Zebra Model) manufactured by Zebra Technologies Corporation. The printer is not a laser printer. 2) Audit trail of system is for security which creates a running record of all transactions. It allows you to track a piece of data from the moment it enters the system to the moment it leaves and to determine the origin of any changes to that data. 3) Software must meet minimum requirements of needs and gives us the ability to add fields if needed. When adding fields or modifying the administrator should have the ability to make changes as needed. The historical transactions per day are 130, inventory items are 10,000 bar coded, 880 non-bar coded. Software needs to have the ability to add 2,500 per year. The maximum expected inventory items are 100,000. 4) The CAS number is a universal tracking number for transferring and disposing of chemicals. 7) Real time updates means multiple users accessing the database at the same time and all changes being kept. Change to the database as it happens rather than batch mode updates. Multiple platforms and multiple network allows users to access the database at the same time (Windows, MAC, NT, Unix/Linex) and having the ability to use it. 8) The software must run on Windows 95/98/NT for users and Novell 4.11 or greater for Network. Must be either a Windows Network Version, Unix network version or Novell network version of the software. 9) The database is on the network server, therefore, it is backed up onto tape when the network is backed up. 11) If system has a problem and cannot be fixed with phone support, onsite support would be needed to resolve. The network peripherals using the proposed software -- 1gb RAM, 6-36 g hard drive, Raid 5. The end users system configuration Windows 95/98, Pentiums 1-2, 32 to 96 mb. We will be using NCR assigned numbers with our items storeroom items. The sq. footage of Chemical storeroom is 35 x 30 and the physical storeroom is 42 x 48. The stores have established bin locations. The shelved/locations are not now bar coded, but need to be. The number of users are under 20 and of these (6) will need access to the software at all times. Proposals should include 10 days of on-site training and set-up. The POC for this acquisition is Rebecca A. Holzinger, (309)681-6481, or E-Mail: Holzinge@mail.ncaur.usda.gov, or FAX: (309)681-6473. Faxed Quotations will be accepted.***** Posted 08/16/00 (W-SN486536). (0229)

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