SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- AFWay Modernization Plan
- Notice Date
- 3/4/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, SSG - HQ Standard Systems Group, Directorate of Contracting 490 East Moore Drive, Maxwell AFB - Gunter Annex, AL, 36114
- ZIP Code
- 36114
- Solicitation Number
- F01620-03-R0012
- Response Due
- 3/18/2003
- Archive Date
- 4/2/2003
- Point of Contact
- Dorothy Priest, Contracting Officer, Phone 334-416-5610, Fax 334-416-1126, - Gail Sosa, Contract Specialist, Phone 3344165203, Fax 3344166825,
- E-Mail Address
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Dorothy.Priest@gunter.af.mil, gail.sosa@gunter.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total HUB-Zone
- Description
- REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL GENERAL INFORMATION: Document Type: Combined synopsis and presolicitation notice Solicitation Number: F01620-03-R0012 Classification Code: D Information Technology Services, including telecommunication services Description: Identify a modernization plan to improve the usage and the performance of the AFWay online information technology (IT) eCommerce system. Set Aside for small HUB Zone certified vendors. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2001-12. The proposed procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 19 using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) of FAR 13. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541512 is based on the size standard of $21M. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (Oct 2000); FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications –Commercial Items (May 2002); FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Feb 2002); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (May 2002): the following numbered subparagraphs under paragraph (b) of this apply: (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (20) (21) (23) (26); FAR 52.219-3, Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside (Jan 1999). Copies of FAR clauses 52.212-3 and 52.212-5 are available in full text by request. This solicitation is set aside for small HUB zone certified vendors. Please certify in your proposal that you are a small business and indicate the date that your company received the small HUB zone certification. The purpose of this solicitation is to award a firm fixed price contract for performance of market research to identify the best approach to enhance the existing AFWay system. The solution set will identify a modernization plan to improve the usage and the performance of the AFWay online information technology (IT) eCommerce system. Award will be based on the best value proposal submitted by a responsive, responsible bidder. REQUIREMENTS. 1. SCOPE. Determine current state of organization, processes, and technology. Perform market analysis to identify the best approach to enhance the existing AFWay system. The solution set will identify a modernization plan to improve the usage and the performance of the AFWay online information technology (IT) eCommerce system. Enhancement and/or replacement of the existing system will be considered. Web-enabled, GCSS compliant, technologies that provide unbiased analysis of B2B, B2C, and spend management technologies and products and provide a framework for selecting the best possible solution that will meet AFWay’s business needs. . Recommend business objectives, through determining what services/technology/products are currently available in the commercial market. Recommend a business and technology end-vision. Perform Gap analysis. Establish concept architecture. Provide COTS options. Provide options to supplement existing system. Provide cost benefit analysis and a plan suitable for planning the way forward. 2. OBJECTIVES. Identify an AFWay solution that will (1) Improve customer experience (2) Add functionality (3) Provide accurate product information (4) Provide a scalable/flexible and commercially available solution (5) Integrate with other systems (6) Lower development and maintenance cost and effort. (6) Provide dynamic link with vendors catalog and pricing information, (7) System must be expandable to any product type. 3. OVERVIEW: AFWay is an electronic business system that incorporates the acquisition processes designed to control and manage Air Force IT purchases and life cycle. The AFWay system provides visibility into all IT hardware and software purchases and enable the Air Force to manage, control, and analyze spend. The AFWay system minimizes required actions, maximizes savings, and provides a single, seamless process that will lead USAF buyers through the entire acquisition process from requirement through disposal. 4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE. Contractor’s facility. 5. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. 70 days 6. DELIVERABLES. 6A. Performance Objectives. Upon completion of the research, a final report will be delivered that will provide the strategy foundation required to make sound technology, process, and organization decisions that will address customer and technology needs. 6B. Schedule: Draft report due within 60 days, Final report due 10 days after draft has been submitted. The final report will not be submitted as a proprietary document; the government will have unrestricted rights to publish the report. 6C. Performance Threshold. Evaluation results and recommendations provided to AFWay Program Manager are thorough and sufficient to implement the strategy. 7. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT (GFE). The existing requirements documents will be made available. System design documents do not exist, government personnel will be made available for interview. 8. TRAVEL. All necessary travel is included in the firm-fixed-price of this task order. 9. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. None 10. EVALUATION CRITERIA: The following will be the evaluation criteria in order of importance: 10A. Technical Expertise: Contractor shall be evaluated on experience and understanding of the requirement. 10B. Past Performance: Contractor shall be evaluated on past performance records from projects of similar technical requirements and scale. 10C. Cost: Cost will be evaluated for best value to the government. All responsible proposals are due NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS CDT on 18 March 2003. Proposals may be emailed to gail.sosa@gunter.af.mil and dorothy.priest@gunter.af.mil; mailed to HQ SSG/PKZ-2, 490 E. Moore Dr., Suite 270, MAFB-Gunter Annex, AL 36114-3000; or faxed to (334) 416-1231. All submittals must include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 in order to be considered for award. Failure to supply a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 will disqualify the vendor from consideration. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Dorothy Priest and Ms. Gail Sosa via email. Point of Contact: Dorothy Priest, AFWay Contracting Officer, Phone 334-416-3165, Fax 334-416-1231 Email: Dorothy.priest@gunter.af.mil. SEE NOTE 27
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- Address: Contractor's Facility
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