U.S. International Trade Commission, Office of Procurement, 500 E Street, SW, Room 413, Washington, DC 20436

D -- ELECTRONIC DOCKETS INFORMATION SYSTEM DUE 052500 POC Deborah Kearns, Contract Specialist, (202) 205-2736 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the synopsis:, http://info.usitc.gov/usitcsol.nsf. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, dkearns@usitc.gov. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS is in support of a market survey being conducted by the United States International Trade Commission (USITC). The USITC is seeking sources who possess the capability and relevant experience to provide the following services and are a GSA schedule contractor. The USITC is seeking sources to replace the Commission's current Electronic Dockets Information System (EDIS), a document and image management system currently containing about 700,000 pages of legal briefs, research studies and other materials related to the agency's quasi-judicial functions. The Commission seeks solutions to current, emerging and longer-term needs. These include, but are not limited to, (1) Document scanning and OCR extraction, (2) report generation, (3) document retrieval, and index and full text search, (4) secondary indexing, (5) secure Internet access to documents, (6) secure, electronic exchange of document, (7) web-interface, and (8)backfile conversion. We anticipate acquisition of an off-the-shelf system for this application. Interested firms should respond with a qualification package that indicates their capabilities and experience as follows: (1) A brief statement of capabilities specifically summarizing their qualifications and experience relevant to the services specified above, (2) references from past or present customers for similar work, (3) size of business, and (4) a copy of the firm's GSA schedule (contract). This survey is for information only and does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Any information submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT request. All interested firms are requested to submit two (2) paper copies. Responses should be received not later than 10 calendar days after the date of this publication. Additional information and questions relating to this requirement can be accessed at the USITC's Procurement website located at http://info.usitc.gov/usitcsol.nsf. Submissions must be in writing. Facsimile or e-mail responses are acceptable. Facsimiles should be sent to Ms. Debi Kearns at (202) 205-2337 and e-mail responses should be sent to dkearns@usitc.gov. Mailed-in responses should be submitted to Ms Debi Kearns, US International Trade Commission, Office of Administration, Procurement Services -- Room 414, 500 E Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20436. Telephonic information will not be accepted. Posted 05/16/00 (W-SN455423). (0137)

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