Attachment 01 - Statement of Need.pdf
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- USDA-ITSD-NIFA - CuadraSTAR - Software License & Maintenance Support Renewal Federal contract opportunity
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- 1144336
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This Statement of Need outlines the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) requirement for CuadraSTAR software license renewal and maintenance support. The document specifies NIFA's ongoing need for CuadraSTAR STAR, a text management/information retrieval system that provides database management capabilities, including database definition, data entry, importing, reporting, indexing, and both structured and unstructured textual searching. The system also includes web-based interfaces for basic and professional search functionality with Boolean logic.
The specific requirements include one STAR Software Maintenance/Upgrade Service 20 User License (CRIS) and one Assistant System Manager Service/Technical support package. The period of performance is scheduled for February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026, covering 12 months of software support and upgrades. The vendor selected must provide both the perpetual license renewal and ongoing maintenance support services for the specified period.
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STATEMENT OF NEED
CuadraSTAR - Perpetual License & Software Maintenance Support Renewal
1.0 GENERAL SCOPE
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has an ongoing requirement for the Cuadra product, STAR. CuadraSTAR provides a software product that is a text management/information retrieval system.
The product provides the ability to define, re-define and manage databases utilizing STAR’s Database Definition manager and Global Change functions. The product provides the ability for direct database data entry, importing data files, ad-hoc and canned report generation, data index subfuctions and structured and unstructured textual searching. The product also provides the ability for web-based interfaces to perform basic search functionality and a professional search functionality with Boolean logic and the ability to generate web-based reports.
The vendor selected for this requisition will be required to provide a 12-month of software support and upgrades if applicable.
2.0 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
1. STAR Software Maintenance/Upgrade Service 20 User License (CRIS) - Quantity: 1.
2. Assistant System Manager Service/Technical support - Quantity: 1.
3. The period of performance is from 02/01/2025 through 01/31/2026
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