S -- - NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH OCEANATLAS SOFTWARE. Notice of intent to negotiate a sole source contract wtih OceanAtlas Software for the Pacific Marine Environmental Lab (PMEL). Purpose of contract is to develop station selection in 4dEdit for Java tool, create graphical JavaBean using SGT, and support VRML tool development. Specifically, purpose of contract is to provide technical software development in support of PMEL projects, with specific focus on (1) development of an individual station selection/deselection and arbitrary polygonal selection of stations capabilities for inclusion in a graphical tool for data selection refinement using Java Beans, (2) combine station, profile, time series and section graphics capability into a single JavaBean using the SGT class library, (3) support the development of VRML tools, and (4) development of an eps (EPIC system) file reader (netCDF and ASCII file) for Java. Proposed contractor possesses experience in software development using Java language and experience in C, Fortran, and C++; experience developing software for the visualization of oceanographic data; and experience developing Java applets and presentation of data using Java and the world wide web. Sources with may submit qualifications and experience if they possess all of the above by fax to Randall Brown at fax (206) 526-6025, or phone (206) 526-6226. Simple requests for the solicitation will not be honored. This is a simplified acquisition with an estimated value of less than $100,000. Posted 11/08/99 (W-SN399145).

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