Contracts Department, P. O. Drawer 43019, MCLB, Albany, GA 31704-3019

70 -- COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SOFTWARE POC Jim Chancy, Contract Specialist, Code 892, (912)439-6741 Sources are being sought by Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, GA, for a Commerical Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Distribution System software package to support Marine Corps distribution of Marine Corps owned assets. The COTS system must provide receipt, receiving, issue, and inventory processes. All processes must be capable of generating reports/forms, performing file maintenance, performing quality control, providing serialized tracking, and interfacing with current DOD systems. The system must provide the following functions: process using more than one key element; establish a due in fule, process receipts, validate receipt against due in file, generate receipt acknowledgment, establish/ maintain a location file, and generate proposed stow locations; reidentification of stock; issue process to generate DD1348-2 with bar codes and shipping labels; stock deny (either partially or completely when stock is not on hand in the requested condition code); record/maintain 3 year history, issue in order of precedence and shelf life code, suspend/track by condition code, perform storage/ rewarehousing functions, and perform care-in-store; create, process, and record inventory request/counts; create/process adjustments; perform location verification, surveys, audits and reconciliation; perform physical inventory; suspend issues/receipts during inventory process; and perform cancellations, follow-ups, and recounts. The application software must: be Y2K compliant; process using various medians, i.e. RF tag, optical scan card, 3D, linear bar code, and hand held data collectors; be a mid tier client server; be network based; be defense infrastructure/common operating environment compliant; have security controlled by profiles and user ID; be capable of producing labels, interfacing with other system software, processing change monitoring and tracking, processing real time and batch mode, communicating using either LAN/WAN or TCP/IP protocols, toggling between interfaced systems, tracking movement from point to point, and downloading/uploading from other systems; and have Graphical User Interface. All responsible sources may respond to this synopsis and all such responses will be fully considered by this agency. Sources should provide literature that describes the capabilities of their system and includes pricing information. No contract award will be made on the basis of any respones to this notice because the sources sought synopsis shall not be considered as a solicitation. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. Written responses should be sent to Jim Chancy, Code 892, within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. (0294)

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