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Notice Date

August 21, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), AG/Acquisition Management Division, SSMC4 -- Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910

ZIP Code

20910

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-BA103120-1-00070

Response Due

September 7, 2001

Point of Contact

Norbert Szymanski, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 713-0829, Fax (301) 713-0809, Email norbert.szymanski@noaa.gov -- Diane Husereau, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 713-0829, Fax (301) 713-0809, Email diane.c.husereau@noaa.gov

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) requires database management software for handling economic time series. The Supplier shall provide software with facilities for time series management; time series manipulation and transformation; estimation and other statistical operations; graphics; report writing; and programming. The BEA intends to award on a sole source basis a contract to FAME Information Services, Inc. of New York, NY, under the authority of 41 U.S.C.253 (c)(1) "Only one responsible source", for the following requirement: The contractor shall provide a FAME Master Database Server license, 25 user FAME System client licenses, three FAME Developer's Toolkit licenses, installation services, and training for all license holders for a twelve month period. FAME is an off-the-shelf proprietary computer software package. Specifically, the FAME software meets all the following requirements: FAME is the only data base manager whose 4GL command set is time intelligent and supports: 1. The ability to store both time series data and case data. Case data may be numeric or character in nature 2. and Provides a Database Server: A. That oversees is own security, controlling user access at the server. Provides database administration tools to measure efficiency and trace user access B. and Allows analytical operations performed on the server, reducing the amount of data sent over the network C. and Allows the user to commit updates to a database only when ready D. and That manages multiple users granted write access. Allows users granted read access to detect and read changes caused by updates, maintaining a consistent view of the data. 3. and Supports Windows ODBC compliance. Responsible sources who are interested in this procurement may respond by providing clear and convincing information that identifies their capabilities. All written responses must include a written narrative statement of capability, including costs. The response must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to establish a bona fide capability to meet the requirements. Failure to submit such documentation will result in the Government proceeding as stated above. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Affirmative written responses must be received no later than 15 days after publication of this synopsis. All information in response to this notification must be submitted in writing to the address contained at the header or faxed to 301-713-0829x207 to the attention of Bert Szymanski, Contracting Officer.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010823/70SOL010.HTM (D-233 SN50V5E8)