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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 6,1997 PSA#186142d Contracting Squadron/LGC, 50 Lemay Plaza South, Bldg 804, Maxwell
AFB, AL 36112-6334 70 -- HARDWARE/SOFTWARE POC Mary Lou Crook Tel: 334-953-2560 FAX
334-953-2198 The Maxwell Air Force Base Contracting Office is seeking
to identify vendors that can provide the following: (1) 1 Each,
Management Server w/Distributed Processing. The Management server is
the workflow server for the Windows NT-based document conversion
system. This system is workflow based and utilizes an ODBC compliant
relational database for its queue management. Additional operations can
be easily added to the document conversion process by interfacing with
the database. (2) 1 Each, Midrange Client Software. The Scanning
station is based on Pixel Translations' ISIS~ (Image and Scanner
Interface Specification), the industry standard interface for high
performance scanners. There are over 100 scanners and leading scanner
controller boards that are supported by this standard. The user
interface provides an intuitive means for creating batches and
adjusting properties for scanner, batch, or page. The developed user
interface also provides a means by which an operator can ensure the
quality of the scan prior to committing the batch for processing. This
system utilizes an internal pre-engineered document conversion
workflow system. These re-useable subsystems allow for the automation
of document workflow for a wide variety of document types and document
quality. The Scanning client is broken out into three categories, Low
Throughput, Mid Range, and Production client. The Midrange client
supports scanners such as Bell & Howell 6338, Ricoh IS 520, and
Fujitsu. (3) 8 Each, OCR Processors. The processor software features
leading omnifont OCR for all machine printed documents including
multi-generation photocopies, laser print, typeset print, dot -matrix,
and fax documents with fonts as low as 5 6 point. The OCR station
performs image conversion functions distributed to computers across a
network. OCR processing is very CPU intensive and like image
enhancement the software system employs distributed technology to
incorporate redundancy and maximize throughput. The user interface
provides screens to review the OCR processing status. OCR processing
errors are automatically routed to an Exception Handler workstation for
operator review and control. The OCR subsystem is highly scalable due
to its distributed nature. To increase throughput, additional OCR
~tAtion.~ need to be added. (4) 1 Each, Filer. The Filer functions both
as an indexing station and as a Quality Control (QC) Station. When a
batch is complete, it will appear in a filer's in-box. An operator will
now verify the quality of processing. Using drag-n-drop techniques, an
operator can re-submit that batch for further processing with new
properties or file the batch in the storage metaphor. Structured
indexing is easily accomplished with customized forms. The system has
been designed to be enlarged when needed. As in OCR and Image
Enhancement operation, the Filer is designed as a distributed
processing application, making it very scalable. (5) 1 Each, Exporter.
The Export is the interface between the conversion system and the
back-end text database, Excalibur EFS. After the document conversion
process is completed, the exporter prepares the image and text of the
document for full text indexing and submits to the indexing engine.
Since the indexing process differs for different full -text systems,
the exporter is unique to the back-end full text system. Currently
supported full text system is Excalibur EFS. (6) 500 XL Power Loader.
The 500XL Power Loader is batch import module for the Mekel 500XL
Scanning system with Amitec Turbo-scan software. The batch import
module ingests group of Tiffimages into workflow automatically. (7) 1
Each, Microsoft SQL Server v6.5 (5 user). Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 is
a scaleable, high performance relational database management system for
Windows NT Server-based systems. Designed to meet the requirements of
distributed client-server computing7 SQL Server 6.5 is tightly
integrated with the Microsoft BackOffice family of servers to enable
organizations to improve decision making and streamline business
processes. (8) On site installation and integration of the items will
be required. Vendors capable of providing a product with the salient
characteristics, and mandatory specifications as stated above are
invited to submit in writing a substantial statement clearly
demonstrating comparable quality of the product offered, substantiated
by technical data brochures, hardware/software specifications, pricing
and GSA Schedule Contract Number (if applicable). Interested parties
must respond to this notice in writing within 15 calendar days from the
date of this publication. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PRODUCT INFORMATION
ONLY! This is not request for proposal (RFP). No contract award will be
made on the basis of responses received; however, information will be
used in assessment of capable sources. The Government does not intend
to pay for information received. Requests for copies of a solicitation
will not be honored or acknowledged. (0155) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0363 19970606\70-0013.SOL)
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