70 -- IPIX SOFTWARE KEYS

The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Internet Pictures Corporation (IPEX), 1009 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 400, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 for 23 IPIX Suite 360 software with annual seat license. DHS requires immersive image software that places the viewpoint in the middle of a scene. The user can, with free viewer software, pan the image to the left, right, up, or down. The user can zoom in or out of a piece of the image. Image can be enhanced with audio, hotspots, and other multimedia options. DHS has determined that in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 and 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(I), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. IPIX possess a patent for the image software that creates immersive photos. Other software products can create 360 degree images, but the image created can only be panned, not immersed like IPIX. IPIX's software is compatible with images taken with the digital cameras already possesed by DHS. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. SEE NUMBERED NOTE NUMBER 22.