MODIFICATION
70 -- Entry Exit System
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2002
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Headquarter's Procurement Division, 425 I Street, N.W. Room 2208, Washington, DC, 20536
- ZIP Code
- 20536
- Solicitation Number
- COW-2-R-0056
- Point of Contact
- Joe Garforth, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-514-3630, Fax 202-616-2414, - John Russo, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-514-8379, Fax 202-616-2414,
- E-Mail Address
-
joseph.m.garforth@usdoj.gov, john.a.russo@usdoj.gov
- Description
- This notice is for informational purposes only and is a follow-up to a notice posted May 2, 2002 identifying the Department of Justice (DOJ), Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) intent to acquire an integrated, automated information system, which will be known as the United States Entry Exit system. As previously communicated, DOJ (INS) plans to competitively procure, through full and open competition, the services and supplies required to design, develop, deploy, and support an integrated, automated information system (hereafter referred to as the United States Entry Exit System) to record the arrivals and departures of visitors to/from the United States. In addition, the INS still intends to issue a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) in early June 2002 and a final RFP in late June / early July 2002 timeframe. The acquisition/procurement strategy for the United States Entry Exit System will encompass three phases: Pre-System Acquisition; System Acquisition; and Production, Deployment, and Sustainment. In general, the Pre-System Acquisition Phase will occur between June/July 2002 and September/October 2002, and focus on (1) evaluating industry's (i.e., individual vendor/team) technical capability (to include a high-level conceptual design), past performance, and preliminary technical approach/price for designing/developing the United States Entry Exit System based upon a Government-generated Statement of Objectives (SOO) and supporting documentation, and (2) reducing (via a down-selection process) the number of vendors who will then actually develop a preliminary system design and prototype in the System Acquisition Phase. It is the intent of INS to have at least two competitors enter the System Acquisition Phase. The System Acquisition Phase will occur between September/October 2002 and January/February 2003, and focus on (1) evaluating both preliminary system designs/prototypes and technical/cost proposals for full-scale development, deployment, and initial sustainment based upon a refined SOO and additional supporting documentation (namely, a System "Blueprint" [i.e., "As-Is" and emerging "To-Be" architecture, business processes, and legacy systems] and Functional Requirements Document), and (2) reducing (via a down-selection process) the number of vendors who will then actually conduct full-scale development, deployment, and initial sustainment in the Production, Deployment, and Initial Sustainment Phase. It is the intent of INS to have one vendor (team) enter the Production, Deployment, and Initial Sustainment Phase. The Production, Deployment, and Initial Sustainment Phase will occur between January/February 2003 and December 2005, and focus on fulfilling a myriad of legislative/operational requirements. The former include the Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 [US Code Title 8, Chapter 12, Subchapter II, Part IX, Sec. 1365a. Formal name - Integrated entry and exit data system], Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act of 2000 [US Code Title 8, Chapter 12, Subchapter II, Part II, Sec. 1187. Formal name - Visa Waiver program for certain visitors], USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 [Public Law No: 107-56, H.R. 3162. Formal name - Uniting and strengthening America by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism], and Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act of 2002 [Public Law 107-173, H.R. 3525]. These documents are not available through the INS, Procurement Office. Lastly, the INS strongly encourages industry-teaming arrangements and, via the RFP, will mandate subcontracting/small business requirements.
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S.A. Nation Wide
- Record
- SN00082942-W 20020526/020524213132 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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