Export-Import Bank of The United States, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW, Room 1023, Washington, DC 20571

D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DATA MODELING SERVICES SOL 98-SOL-0007 DUE 052598 POC Contracting Officer, Barbara H. Hardin, 202-565-3338 E-MAIL: Export-Import Bank of the United States, vivian.clinton@exim.gov. The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank or the Bank), has an urgent requirement to acquire data modeling support in effort to develop and design a model and data information system that will partner and provide a road map for the existing financial systems of the Bank. The required services will be provided through the use of one analyst working together with FTEs as a team to design, develop, and convert programming language code to produce a data model of the selected legacy systems. The contractor will work in a teaming arrangement with Ex-Im Bank staff to accomplish the types of services as follows: interviewing and surveying appropriate staff; utilize information engineering software to business analysis models of the financial application systems at the Ex-Im Bank; identify/recommend user-specific modifications to regenerate error-free application code; determine and review data definitions/data dictionary, and build a logical business model (data and process) to identify data redundancy. The contractor will review systems for: consistent placement of similar data; a standard menu throughout all modules; size and placement of fields; data entry methodology; window migration techniques, and security features. The Standard Industrial Code contemplated for this effort is 7379. This solicitation is restricted to Small Business firms. Qualified firms may request a copy of the solicitation package in writing on the firm's letterhead by faxing a written request for a copy of the solicitation package to: Vivian W. Clinton, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 811 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Room 1021, Washington, DC 20571, fax (202)565-3528. Solicitation documents will be available for distribution on April 17, 1998. All requests for clarification must be sent in writing and received before close of business May 14, 1998, to allow distribution of questions and answers to all requestor and/or if necessary possible extension for receipt of proposals. (0093)

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