FISC NORFOLK DETACHMENT PHILADELPHIA, 700 ROBBINS AVE., BLDG. # 2B BID ROOM, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111-5082

70 -- COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD) SYSTEM SOL N00140-95-Q-N098, SYN 455 FISC NORFOLK, DETACHMENT PHILADELPHIA INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE ON AN OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION BASIS PURSUANT TO FAR 6.302-1 WITH GGT-MICRO OF GERBER GARMENT TECHNOLOGY OF TOLLAND, CT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD) SYSTEM FOR THE U.S. NAVY CLOTHING AND TEXTILE RESEARCH FACILITY IN NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS. THE SYSTEM WILL INCLUDE THREE (3) WORKSTATIONS WITH GRADING/MARKER MAKING/PDS SOFTWARE, ONE (1) DIGITIZER AND PATTERN DRAFTING LIGHT TABLE WITH WORK STATION AND APPLICABLE SOFTWARE, CONVERSION SOFTWARE, AND TRAINING. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM MSUT HAVE THE SOFTWARE CAPABILITY TO DIGITIZE ANY (SIZE) APPAREL.EQUIPMENT PATTERN ONTO ITS HARD DRIVE, GRADE PATTERNS, ALTER/LENGTHEN PATTERS DIRECTLY ON THE HARD DIRVE, AND HAVE THE INTERACATIVE PROCESS AVAILABLE TO DEVELOP AND MODIFY PATTERNS ALREADY ON THE HARD DRIVE WITHOUT HAVING TO RE-DIGITIZE PATTERSN. THE PROPOSED CAD SYSTEM MUST BE ABLE TO TRANSFER DATA ELECTRONICALLY VIA MODEM AND VIA DISKETTER (5-1/4'' ANMD 3-1/2''). THE SYSTEM MUST BE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE DEFENSE PERSONNEL SUPPORT CENTER'S (DPSC) MICRODYNAMICS CAD SYSTEM. A BENCHMARK TEST AND AN ACCEPTANCE TEST ARE REQUIRED. GGT-MICRO IS THE ONLY KNOWN FIRM THAT CAN CURRENTLY PROVIDE THE REQUIRED CAD SYSTEM SINCE THEY ARE THE DEVELOPER OF THE SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE RESIDENT ON THE SYSTEM AND WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FULL ITERFACE CAPABILITIES WITH THE DPSC CAD SYSTEM. ANY RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE ATTENTION OF MR. JAMES D. SWARTZ, CODE 0233F AND REFERENCE N00140-95-Q-N098. (0193)

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