70 -- EDI Translation Software

The United States Department of Agriculture(USDA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer, National Finance Center (NFC), is seeking information on the latest Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) technology and published price information on mainframe based, enterprise wide, EDI software solution(s) for enhancing its handling of USDA Telephone transactions (initial application). Computer Infrastructure consists of various platforms including IBM mainframes operating under OS/390, UNIX , NT etc. The NFC is seeking information on any and all products that function within the stated environment. The proposed product(s) must be capable of handling high volume transactions. This information will be used to further evaluate possibilities for the NFC to expand upon its current environment, and increase the services currently offered to its customers. At no cost to the Government, we request that any vendor specializing in EDI technology functioning within the defined environment provide all available information for any and all related products. It is also requested that published list prices for any or all of these products be provided. This is NOT a Request for Proposal. There will be no contract award resulting from this effort. The Government will use the information obtained from this effort to develop an analysis of alternatives report. Forward all information to Bill Dell at the following address: Bill Dell, Project Manager, IRMD/CRMB,USDA/OCFO/NFC, PO Box 60000, New Orleans, La. 70189. His E-mail address is [email protected]