MODIFICATION
D -- Automated Purchasing System
- Notice Date
- 5/15/2002
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Office of Procurement, 14th & C Streets, S.W., Washington, DC, 20228
- ZIP Code
- 20228
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-RFI-APS
- Response Due
- 6/14/2002
- Archive Date
- 6/29/2002
- Point of Contact
- George Leininger, Procurement Analyst, Phone (202) 874-3246, Fax (202) 874-2200, - Cynthia Duncan, Supervisory Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 874-2539, Fax (202) 874-3135,
- E-Mail Address
-
george.leininger@bep.treas.gov, cynthia.duncan@bep.treas.gov
- Description
- The purpose of this modification is to replace the previous RFI Description in its entirety with the following: This is a request for information (RFI), part of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's market research to support acquisition planning, as described in FAR 15.201(e). FAR 52.215-3 applies: The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in FAR 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs. Although "proposal" and "offeror" may be used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. This solicitation is issued for the following purpose: The Bureau?s Office of Procurement is trying to determine whether or not there are currently available Automated Purchasing Systems (APSs) that would meet its needs, but which it currently does not have. (If there are such APSs, and the Office decides to purchase one, then the Office would proceed with an acquisition appropriate to the circumstances, in conformance with the FAR.) To meet the Office?s needs, an APS would have to: (a) be a commercial, off-the-shelf, and Web-based system, operating in a Windows environment; (b) provide a completely seamless and paperless procurement process; (c) handle all types of procurements, at any dollar level, from acquisition planning, through receipt of requisition and award of contract or order, to contract closeout; (d) produce all the necessary documents, allow for coordination and approval among participants in the procurement, and provide the capability of reminding the contract administrator when a new action must be taken; (e) contain continuously updated electronic versions of the FAR, the Department of the Treasury Acquisition Regulation (DTAR) and all the forms needed in the procurement process; (f) provide flexible search capability for the FAR and DTAR databases; (g) be capable of direct interface with external systems such as the Treasury Acquisition Data System (TADS), the Contractor Performance System (CPS), Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) and the Central Contractor Registry (CCR); (h) include the capability to query the system?s database and produce reports as needed; (i) be ready to accept XML tagging and be digital certificate ready; and (j) conform to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 per 36 CFR, Part 1194. The system would be accessible by web interface by approximately 45 users in the Bureau?s Washington DC and Fort Worth TX facilities. Initially, it would operate with no direct interface to other internal systems, although the potential for interface is desirable. The Office is seeking a vendor whose strategic vision for product development is consistent with Federal E-Government strategies, especially as relates to the Integrated Acquisition Environment of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). Interested vendors and other Government agencies are invited to submit information on the system they offer. Such information should include: (a) the technical capabilities of the system offered: (b) a statement as to whether or not the system can accommodate specific needs, and, if so, a description of which functions(s) of the system can be configured and the relative degree of difficulty in configuration; (c) the approximate timeframe for installation of the system and training of user personnel; (d) the price for installation, training, and maintenance/update/support of the system for one year; (e) whether or not there is an existing Federal user group for the system; and (f) a list of Federal procurement office locations currently using the system, including the names and addresses for Agency points of contact. Interested vendors should also indicate whether or not they have GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts, and, if so, provide the schedule and contract number. Information should be submitted by the date, and to the contact point, specified below. E-mail is preferred, but fax and mail are acceptable. E-mail and fax numbers are shown below. The mailing address is the Contracting Office Address shown above, marked to the attention of George Leininger, Room 705-A.***** Point of Contact George Leininger, Procurement Analyst, Phone (202) 874-3153, Fax (202) 874-2200, Email george.leininger@bep.treas.gov - George Leininger, Procurement Analyst, Phone (202) 874-3153, Fax (202) 874-2200, Email george.leininger@bep.treas.gov.
- Record
- SN00077659-W 20020517/020515213420 (fbodaily.com)
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