Statement of Need - Software and Maintenance.pdf

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USDA-ITSD-NIFA - CuadraSTAR - Software License & Maintenance Support Renewal Federal contract opportunity
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1232SA25Q0011
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Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service

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This Statement of Need outlines the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) requirement for renewal of Cuadra STAR software licenses and maintenance support. The document specifies the need for a text management/information retrieval system that provides database management capabilities, including definition and redefinition through STAR's Database Definition manager and Global Change functions.

The scope includes a 20-user license for STAR Software Maintenance/Upgrade Service (CRIS) and Assistant System Manager Service/Technical support, with a 12-month period of performance from February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026. The software must provide functionality for direct database data entry, importing data files, ad-hoc and canned report generation, data index subfunctions, and both structured and unstructured textual searching. Additionally, it requires web-based interfaces for basic search functionality and professional search capabilities with Boolean logic and web-based report generation.

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STATEMENT OF NEED

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. STAR 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 must provide 12-months of software support and upgrades. The period of performance will run from 2/1/2025 through 1/31/2026.

2.0 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

STAR Software Maintenance/Upgrade Service 20 User License (CRIS) - Quantity: 1 Assistant System Manager Service/Technical support - Quantity: 1

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