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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 11,1999 PSA#2365

Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), Office of Procurement, Box 6, Washington, DC, 20231

70 -- 70 -- BATCH COMPOSITION SYSTEM SOFTWARE SOL 52-PAPT-9-01020 DUE 061199 POC Kelli Frazier, Procurement Analyst, Phone (703) 305-8015, Fax (703) 305-8294, Email kelli.frazier@uspto.gov -- Joan Hanicak, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 305-8069, Fax (703) 305-8294, Email joan.hanicak@uspto.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=52-PAPT-9-010 20&LocID=251. E-MAIL: Kelli Frazier, kelli.frazier@uspto.gov. The following are questions and answers provided by vendors in reference to the solitication notice 52-PAPT-9-01020. This is not considered a modification to the solicitation notice simply additional information. Except as provided all other terms and conditions remain unchanged. -- 1. Question: The solicitation describes the system operating on one server, but also states that 4 copies are needed. How are the additional 3 software copies to be used? -- Answer: The system is workstation based, not server based. One copy for the primary workstation, one copy for a backup workstation, two copies for development staff. -- 2. Question: What is meant by tagged data? Could you supply a brief example? -- Answer: Tagged data means a format similar to SGML/XML tagging, but not necessarily requiring a DTD. The data formats are still being defined and the final data format may have a different set of tags and may nest within other tags, but a brief example of current test data for two marks from Section 2 of the O.G. follows: <Owner>SN 75-279,892. ARK LABORATORY, INCORPORATED, DES PLAINES, IL. FILED 4-23-1997. </Owner> <Wordmark>TUB TRED</Wordmark> <Other>NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE ``TUB'', APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN. </Other> <Gs>FOR CHEMICAL SOLUTION APPLIED TO MINERAL SURFACES FOR SLIP RESISTANCE (U.S. CLS. 1, 5, 6, 10, 26 AND 46). </Gs> <Firstuse>FIRST USE 0-0-1994; IN COMMERCE 0-0-1994. </Firstuse> <Owner>SN 75-345,327. AMERSHAM INTERNATIONAL PLC, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND, FILED 8-22-1997.</Owner> <Wordmark>DYENAMIC</Wordmark> <Gs>FOR CHEMICAL REAGENTS AND PREPARATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC OR LABORATORY USE IN THE DETECTION, CHARACTERIZATION, SEQUENCING AND/OR LABELING OF NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUCLEOTIDES, PRIMERS, ENZYMES AND ENZYME PREPARATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC OR LABORATORY USE (U.S. CLS. 1, 5, 6, 10, 26 AND 46). </Gs> -- 3. Question: If there is a text repository other than a file server, who will do the integration? -- Answer: The text repository is outside the scope of this contract. Assume textual data will be supplied in flat file(s) extracted from the Trademarks DBMS. The data extraction and file transfer to the workstation will be done by PTO personnel. -- 4. Question: How are graphics identified? -- Answer: Graphics are identified by path/filename on existing systems. If additional parameters are needed by the BCS graphics subsystem, USPTO personnel will write the software to provide the additional parameters. -- 5. Question: Is there a graphics repository? -- Answer: The graphics repository is an NT server with graphics files stored by serial number on the file system. If necessary graphic files for a specific issue of the Official Gazette can be copied to the BCS workstation as part of the file transfer process. -- 6. Question: What is the anticipated workflow for graphics? -- Answer: Drawing pages are submitted with trademark applications that have graphic design elements, they are scanned and sent to a contractor for cropping. The cropped images are stored on an NT server, and go through a quality review process to ensure that the images are of acceptable quality. The images residing on the NT server will be used in the production of the Official Gazette. In the event that an image is unacceptable quality for publication, the mark will be temporarily withdrawn from the publication process to allow correction of any errors. -- 7. Question: Is there a requirement for converting and/or scaling graphics? -- Answer: This product must have the ability to rescale graphics. An image conversion capability is desirable but can be accomplished by processing external to the BCS. -- 8. Question: Is the Licensing Agreement, and the Representation & Certifications Commercial Items included in the page count? -- Answer: No, and Offerors are reminded that both should be included with their proposal. Posted 06/09/99 (D-SN340905). (0160)

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