RFI - Document Comparison Software

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is requesting information on a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) document comparison software to support its structural pest control service for inspections of Pesticide Product Labels submitted for registration for sale or use in the State of Texas. The jurisdictions involved include Travis County and the City of Austin. The software must be capable of performing inspections between differently formatted documents/file types, inspecting for graphics/colors, text, layout, superscript/subscript/special characters, providing robust optical character recognition, and offering customization to tailor document 'inspections' to TDA's specific requirements. TDA anticipates publishing a Request for Offer (RFO) with these requirements in 2024. Respondents are requested to provide information on their product/service capabilities, current installed base, hosting and infrastructure details, service level agreements, configuration and implementation requirements, training, and licensing options, as well as estimated pricing ranges. The deadline for submitting questions is September 1, 2023.

This Request for Information (RFI) is for information gathering purposes only and does not commit TDA to any procurement action. The RFI does not provide any details on pricing terms, set asides, incumbents, funding requirements and sources, or contract amounts. Responses will become the property of TDA, and TDA reserves the right to require oral presentations from respondents.