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March 30, 2005
FirstGov Requests Info from Search Vendors
The Government Computer Week article GSA releases RFI for new FirstGov search reports that the General Services Administration (the providers of FirstGov) has published a request for information from search vendors about how make FirstGov's search better.
By April 15, vendors should provide GSA with a description of how they would improve FirstGov?s:* Web search content and features
* Web search technology
* Search support services.
The agency is using the RFI as a precursor to competing the FirstGov contract for search and hosting.
Presently, FirstGov is hosted by AT&T and uses search technology from Fast Search and Transfer.
If you would like to read the complete RFI, it's available here.
Posted by Gary Price on March 30, 2005 9:15 PM
