GLO AUTOMATED RECORDS SYSTEM SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A NON-COMPETITVE CONTRACT EXTENSION Subject: Justification for Contract Extension The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States (BLM) intends to extend contract number N-660-C-97-1002 with Science Applications International Company (SAIC). BLM intends to modify the existing web-based imaging system to incorporate serial land patents and develop the Survey Plat Automation Modules. This project has four main tasks. First, an application shall be created that facilitates the incremental migration of data from the Document Conversion System (DCS) to the web database (currently called ARS). Second, the Patent Data Maintenance Utility (PDMU) application will be modified to incorporate serial land patent information. Third, a web-based application will be developed that will incorporated both the current land patent data and the serial land patent information. Third, a web-based application will be developed that will incorporate both the current land patent data and the serial land patent information. Fourth, the DCS system will be modified to allow for the scanning and indexing of Cadastral Survey Plats. The contractor authored each of the custom software modules associated with both the Document Conversion and web-enabled Automated Retrieval Systems of the GLO Records Project. The incumbent was responsible for the conversion of the proprietary image film formats to Tag Image File Format (TIFF), allowing customer access to the images. SAIC is the Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Kofax Image Capture, Optical Technologies Group (OTG) optical jukebox image management software and a preferred developer of LizadTech's MrSID Portable Image Format used for fast display of large images, all of which are key components of the GLO imaging system. The SAIC staff also provides a thorough working knowledge of ORACLE in the management of the GLO data. Extension of the contract will expedite the effective design and deployment of the Serial Patent Web Module and Survey Plat Automation Module. The contract extension will be for 2 years beginning 22 November 1999 and ending 21 November 2001. The proposed contract extension is for support service for which the Government intends to exercise this extension under the authority of FAR6.302-1. E-MAIL: ERROR --, bruce_beierle@blm.gov. Posted 08/09/99 (W-SN365279).

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