U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Procurement And Contracts Branch, Mail Stop O-20, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312

70 -- TRACKING/WORKFLOW SOFTWARE SOL n/a POC Linda A. Sudhoff, Contracting Officer The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking sources of commercially available, off-the shelf software to record and track complaints regarding securities activities, and subsequently distribute the complaint data through a workflow system to appropriate recipients. The software shall be capable of capturing information submitted in various forms (electronic mail [75%], web-based forms [15%], and letters, faxes and telephone calls [10%]) and populating respective databases. Input data, regardless of media, shall be converted to an electronic record through scanning, OCR/ICR and other applicable conversion processes. Each instance of complaint submission shall be recorded as a record, or be associated with a previous complaint activity record. The software shall extract data from various databases (or a central repository) via ODBC using canned and ad hoc routines, and the fields in each database shall have differing access rights for various users. A user shall be able to view (from anywhere usinga web browser), download, and edit documents in the repository or databases, depending on access rights, and then be able to distribute the document (or links/pointers to the document) through a workflow system which has capabilities to automatically route the document according to pre-defined and ad hoc processes. The workflow component shall be able to provide complete audit data for each record, such as which user handled the record, when, and what action was taken with the record. The workflow software shall be capable of automating business processes. The software shall be capable of generating automatic or user-selected, pre-defined and constructed response documents based on input content. The tracking/workflow software shall have forms-generation functionality. The software shall be readily scalable and customizable with non-proprietary toolshe software must operate on a UNIX/Solaris or Windows NT 4.0 server with NT 4.0 clients. Product demonstrations may be requested of respondents to this information request. Respondents are also requested to submit a rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimate with their information, and identify any contract vehicles (GWACs, GSA Schedule, etc) through which the respondent can be reached. Respondents must specifically address the requirements stated herein, and cross-reference any product literature submitted with the salient characteristics identified. All information submitted in response to this notice is non-binding, no selection shall be made on the basis of this request, no request for proposal (RFP) exists. This notice constitutes the entire requirement. All information submitted in response to this RFI shall be received NLT 15 days after publication date. If the Commission identifies appropriate candidates, a solicitation shall be undertaken. Please send RFI information to Securities and Exchange Commission, Stop 0-20, Attn Linda A. Sudhoff, Contracting Officer, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312, or fax at (703)914-9226. No telephone calls. Posted 03/30/00 (W-SN439499). (0090)

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