Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Rm. 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200

D -- EXCALIBUR SOFTWARE, LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE POC Laura Pfitzner, (703) 693-2140 The Defense Supply Service-Washington, on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (P/PS/PAD) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with EXCALIBUR TECHNOLOGIES, 1921 Gallows Road, Vienna, VA 22182, for the purchase of RetrievalWare Software (Internet Spider, File Room, Profiling Kit, and Software Developer) Enterprise Licenses and Maintenance. The required software provides full-text search, which consolidates data across all OSP (Policy) servers (POLYNET and SPAN) and is compatible with the existing NT operational environment. Interested vendors are requested to submit documentation and pricing that substantiates their ability to meet the stated requirement. No solicitation document exists, requests for such a document will be considered non-responsive. No telephonic requests will be honored, written responses only. If a solicitation is issued, a second synopsis will not be published. If no affirmative responses are received within 45 days of publication of this notice, an order will be placed with EXCALIBUR TECHNOLOGIES. Please reference 8072-0001. POC: Laura Pfitzner. FAX NUMBER: (703) 693-5713.***** (0099)

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