Brand_Name_or_Equal_Salient_Characteristics_Metadata_Scrub.docx

Attachment A Brand Name or Equal Salient Characteristics Metadata Assistant

1. Identification of the item by generic descriptions.

Documents leaving the SEC are at risk of containing metadata which is not intended for use outside of the SEC. This can occur without the knowledge of the sender and would allow a recipient to obtain information that they otherwise should not have had access to. The intent of this project is to scrub data prior to leaving the SEC so that no such unintentional Metadata exists on SEC distributions.

2. Brand name information.

· Make - Metadata Assistant Perpetual License

· Model Numbers – N/A

· Catalog Designation – N/A

3. Name of manufacturer, producer, or distributor of the item and complete address.

· Vendor Name: PayneGroup, Inc.

· Vendor Address: 1111 3rd Avenue, Suite 2200, Seattle, Washington 98101

· Vendor Number: Bryan Blackburn 206-344-8966

· Vendor Email: CustomerRelations@ThePayneGroup.com

· Vendor Site: http://www.thepaynegroup.com

4. Benchmark for performance (hardware or software).

· N/A

5. The key functional requirements.

· Licenses for 1,100 users.

6. Requirements for interoperability to include software or environment.

· There are three main requirements for using the Metadata Assistant. First, you must have Office 2007, 2010 or 2013 installed. The last two requirements are Microsoft components required on your system: Visual Studio 2010 for Office Run Time files and .NET Framework 4.0. If these components are missing from your computer at the time of installing the Metadata Assistant, our installer will load these for you.

7. Timeframe for being operational or for delivery.

· FYQ4 2017

Offerors proposing to furnish an equal product, in accordance with the “Brand Name or Equal” provision of this solicitation, shall insert the following description for the product.

· Bidding on:

· Manufacturer's Name:

· Address:

· Product Name (if any):

· Product make, model, or catalog description:

Offerors shall also be responsible for submitting all additional information on the above product necessary for the Government to determine whether the product offered meets the salient characteristics of the brand name as listed in the solicitation.