Defense Mapping Agency, PCA, Attn:Dora Cardinal, 4600 Sangamore Road, MS D-88, Bethesda, MD 20816-5003

70 -- COTS SOFTWARE PACKAGE SOL DMA100-96-R-5013 POC Contracting Officer Jean Appel, 301-227-2295, Contract Specialist, Dora Cardinal, 301-227-2295, Fax 301-227-2218 The Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) intends to procure, through small business set aside procedures, a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software package that provides a comprehensive automated software solution to initiate, track and provide feedback in a multi-source performance management system. The software package must have the following features: operate in a client-server environment which uses a Novell and Windows NT Advanced Server (NTAS) ethernet configuration and TCP/IP protocol; use existing 10Base2 ethernet LAN lines and T-1 WAN lines; and use an Oracle database engine. The software will provide the following minimum capabilities: run on 80386 computers with Windows 3.x running Windows for Workgroups using TCP/IC protocol; provide a tracking mechanism; provide a means for electronic data entry including the capability to load the core competencies and sub-elements upon which employees will be rated; ability to load and maintain identifying personnel data and to add small data sets (less than 10 items) through direct entry; allow employees to choose raters and input numerical ratings on a set of core competencies; allow rater to input narrative comments; allow supervisors to approve employees selection of raters and not allow rating input from a person until the supervisor has granted approval; provide an electronic means for accepting numerical ratings generated through means other than direct electronic data entry; provide security measures to prevent unauthorized or duplicative date entry or rating data; guarantee rater anonymity except as overridden by the systems administrator; utilize the ''Olympic Scoring Method''; provide a numerical rating scale of one to seven; provide for the production of individual reports to the employee and the supervisor; allow for the analysis of aggregate rating data; allow use of multiple rating instruments within the rating cycle; customization capabilities; capture of rating data throughout the one-year cycle; generation of an ASCII file of rating data; allow an employee to input a self-rating for comparison purposes only; and scaleability in terms of te number of employees rated and/or user sites. Requests for copies of this solicitation must be made in writing to the address mentioned above (facsimile requests will be accepted at (301) 227-2218) within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis. Firms responding to this synopsis should confirm they are a small business, for which the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 7372, in their request. Telephone inquiries or responses will not be considered. See Note 1. (0353)

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