U.S.Department of Energy, Document Control Specialist, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-1615

A -- INTEGRATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DECLASSIFICATION PRODUCTIVITY INITIATIVE SOL DE-RP01-97NN50049 DUE 091597 POC Patrick Thornton, Contract Specialist, (202)426-0126 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Declassification has a need to develop, test, support and integrate a computer software automated document declassification system which will initially aid human reviewers in this process, with the potential to eventually replace human reviewers. Development of any required supporting infrastructure and ancillary systems is included, also identification of any necessary hardware. The system is in support of the Congressionally mandated Declassification Productivity Initiative (DPI) and will require significant advancement of the state-of-the-art in areas including, but not limited to, expert systems, knowledge-base systems, document image processing, linguistic-based systems, heuristic programs and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in conjunction with more traditional database, document imaging, management, editing, workflow and document redaction systems technologies. Tasks will include technology assessment, applied research and development, systems development and related DPI program assistance. Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) products shall be incorporated to the maximum extent possible, including existing DPI technologies and components. The system must be compatible with the DOE's NN-52 existing and planned modernization efforts, e.g. the Electronic Document Declassification System (EDDS), the EDDS Systems Design Document will be made available to potential offerors. The DOE plans to field the system incrementally, as components are proven. Work will be performed principally at Government-furnished facilities in Germantown MD. Some work may be required outside of regular office hours and outside the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. All classified work shall be performed at the DOE Germantown facility. All personnel must be able to obtain a DOE "Q" security clearance, some positions also require advanced technical expertise, as detailed in the RFP. This contract is projected to be a cost plus fixed fee, level of effort type and to have a two-year base period of performance with three one-year options. The maximum annual level of effort to be required is projected not to exceed approximately 30,000 Direct Productive Labor Hours (DPLH). The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 7379. The Small Business Size Standard is $18 million. The procurement is unrestricted. The RFP (solicitation) will be available in approximately 45 days for downloading from the Internet at the "Current Business Opportunities at Headquarters Procurement Services" Home Page located at INTERNET address http://www.pr.doe.gov/solicit/html. NO PAPER COPIES OF THE RFP WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. Prospective offerors who do not have electronic means for downloading the RFP shall submit a written request to the Document Control Specialist at the address above for a 3.5" diskette copy of the RFP. The requester must include a stamped, self-addressed diskette mailer envelope and an MS-DOS formatted high-density 3.5" virus-free diskette suitable for download. Potential offerorswho do not submit the required diskette and mailer envelope will not receive a copy of the RFP. All potential offerors interested in being notified when the actual RFP is released should notify Patrick A. Thornton by electronic mail at Patrick.Thornton@hq.doe.gov. Such notification must include a point of contact name, company address, electronic mail address (preferred) or fax number and the RFP number. Notification of RFP posting will be issued through electronic mail or fax message only. It is the responsibility of prospective offerors, after receipt of the solicitation, to notify the designated DOE point of contact of their intention to propose. Prior to submission of any proposal, potential offerors are advised that it is also their responsibility to verify any change in the requirements or closing date at http://www.pr.doe.gov/solicit/html. (0184)

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