RSMeans Cost Data or Equal

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is conducting market research to gather information from potential suppliers about their capabilities, as well as potential solutions for cost estimation software/dataset(s) (RSMeans or Equal) that can directly integrate with IBM’s TRIRIGA application as configured out-of-the-box. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 513210, Software Publishers, with a size standard of $47M. Responses are requested from all sources, regardless of size or socioeconomic category.

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