Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Acquisition Support Branch, One Columbus Circle, N.E., Washington, DC 20544

D -- FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOFTWARE Contact Point, Contracting Officer, Henry Weeks, 202/273-2701. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) intends to implement a financial management system and related systems using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software for the Federal Judiciary and is conducting a market survey to determine the availability of firms to provide COTS for financial application related functions. These functions include, but are not limited to, funds management, procurement, accounts payable, accounts receivable, receipts, disbursements, reporting, and other similar functions. The Judiciary has 94 districts located throughout all states and territories of the United States and are interconnected via the Judiciary telecommunications network. It should be assumed that any Judiciary employee using these applications would be equipped with a personal computer (IBM compatible) and some local area network connectivity. The object of this survey is to assess the marketplace for determining the availability of COTS that will currently or with few modifications meet the above stated requirements. It should be assumed that the software and databases will reside at each of the 94 district courts and support several court units, either locally or at other locations throughout the state or district. The software will be capable of exchanging (up-load/down-load) information with the Central Accounting System which operates on a IBM compatible mainframe located in Washington D.C. If multiple architectures are offered, vendors should provide information on functional (application) differences, for instance, between vendor's mainframe and client/server-based systems. Firms with the ability to furnish this type of financial COTS software are encouraged to submit a detailed description of their capabilities to support the Judiciarys requirements and available functional and technical literature. This market survey is for informational and planning purposes only. All information should be submitted to the above address not later than September 15, 1995. Firms are advised that this is not a Request for Proposal (RFP), nor does the Government intend to pay for any information solicited. (240)

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