NOTICE OF INTENT -- SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH DTS SOFTWARE

Notice Date

October 12, 2000

Contracting Office

U.S. Postal Service, Headquarters Purchasing, Room 4541, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20260-6230

ZIP Code

20260-6230

E-Mail Address

Mark Hopkins, Purchasing Specialist email address (mhopkin2@email.usps.gov)

Description

The United States Postal Service intends to establish an enterprise wide software license for Application Backup Center (ABC) software from DTS Software Inc. The Postal Service believes that DTS's ABC is the only product capable of fully satisfying the Raleigh Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) Aggregate Backup and Recovery Support (ABARS) business and technical requirements. DTS's ABC has the capability to dynamically refresh aggregate criteria; eliminates duplication of dataset backup between ABARs processes; automatically tracks all ABARS backup processes; utilizes existing ABARS aggregate selection criteria definitions; possesses the ability to monitor ABARS backup processes, dynamically scan JCL for critical application datasets and load balance by application. Additionally, ABC possesses the ability to generate log datasets; identify dataset requirements for applications that have dataset catenations that are not opened; bypass TMC during recovery and; identify tape requirements for application recovery. A software license and one year maintenance period is contemplated, with the capability to renew maintenance for two additional years. No solicitation is available. Therefore, respondents to this announcement possessing the ability to provide the software licensing, capabilities and support outlined above must submit written notification to the attention of Mark Hopkins, that fully demonstrates their ability to satisfy the requirements above. If no affirmative responses are received within 10 days from the publication date of this synopsis, the Contracting Officer will proceed with this acquisition of ABC from DTS Software Inc. No award will be based upon any offer or proposal received in response to this notice. Telephonic inquiries or responses will not be honored.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001016/SPMSC010.HTM (W-286 SN5041K3)