SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Applications Hosting
- Notice Date
- 7/23/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Direct Reporting Unit - Air Force Services Agency, HQ AFSVA - AFNAFPO, 9504 IH35N Suite 370, San Antonio, TX, 78233
- ZIP Code
- 78233
- Solicitation Number
- F41999-04-R-6002
- Response Due
- 8/23/2003
- Archive Date
- 8/23/2003
- Point of Contact
- Cedric Henson, Contracting Officer, Phone (210)652-6931, Fax (210)652-6309,
- E-Mail Address
-
Cedric.Henson@Agency.AFSV.AF.MIL
- Description
- 1. Introduction. Thank you for your interest in participating in this Air Force Services Agency (AFSVA) Request for Information (RFI). There is no solicitation available at this time. This is not a request for proposals. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not in its issuance restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. AFSVA requests information on hosting hardware, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, and providing the necessary communications /data delivery architecture support for the AFSVA?s shared service center (SSC) in San Antonio, TX to streamline the Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) accounting, payroll, and time management processes. Complete details on the information requested and the desired response format are posted on the AFSVA website at www.afnafpo.com. 2. Respondents Replies to RFI. To maintain consistency and equality in the process, vendors are requested to use the structure outlined below for their response. ? Cover page with vendor name and address, as well as contact information for the vendor representative. ? Response to the substance of this RFI. ? Brochures and/or other literature. For any required functionality that will be provided by a third party vendor, please identify the integration with your application and include information about the vendor and the application. Preferred submission method is emailed Adobe or Microsoft Word (hardcopy is acceptable) sent to the below named individual no later than 12 Sept 2003, 4:00PM CST: Mr. Cedric K. Henson 9504 IH 35 North, Suite 370 San Antonio, TX 78233 (210) 652-6931 (Voice) (210) 652-6309 (Fax) cedric.henson@afnafpo.com AFSVA will not provide reimbursement for any expenses incurred in connection with the RFI, including the costs of preparing a response, providing any additional information or attending an interview. 3. Description. The Air Force Services Agency (AFSVA) requests information on sources capable of hosting, through a service-level agreement (SLA), hardware, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, and the communications /data delivery architecture support for the AFSVA?s shared service center (SSC). The SSC, physically housed at HQ AFSVA in San Antonio, Texas, is the centralized financial facility managing the Air Force?s Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) accounting, payroll, and time management processes. Respondents may be single entities or teams from any combination of any Federal Department/Agency or a commercial firm (both referred to as the Firm). 4. Scope. The scope of this RFI is to obtain information as to the feasibility of three prospective scenarios for outsourcing the hosting of ERP hardware, COTS software and the communications/data delivery architecture through a service-level agreement to determine a best value approach for migrating the AFSVA financial system to a single, shared service center environment while having the integrated applications hosted externally to the SSC. 5. RFI Scenarios. This information request is based on the accounting COTS application being externally hosted by the respondent or a third party contracted through the respondent. The hosting environment requires both a test and production environment for ensuring operating system, application, and database patching will not impact the production environment. Request the respondents provide technical and costing information based on the following scenarios: 1) Scenario 1 (Connectivity and Hardware): Respondent is responsible for operating, monitoring and maintaining data transmission medium between the hosted site and user sites. Respondent is responsible for operating, monitoring and maintaining all hardware and network operating system (NOS) performance for the web, application and database servers. Government will be responsible for licensing the application and database. The Government will operate, monitor, configure, and maintain the application and database software. 2) Scenario 2 (Connectivity, Hardware and Database Management): Respondent is responsible for operating, monitoring and maintaining data transmission medium between the hosted site and user sites. Respondent is responsible for operating, monitoring and maintaining all hardware and NOS performance for the web, application and database servers. Respondent is responsible for licensing, operating, monitoring and maintaining the database software and instances on that server. The Government will be responsible for licensing, operating, configuring, and maintaining the application software. 3) Scenario 3 (Connectivity, hardware, application, and Database Management): Respondent is responsible for operating, monitoring and maintaining data transmission medium between the hosted site and user sites. Respondent is responsible for operating, monitoring and maintaining all hardware and NOS performance for the web, application and database servers. Respondent is responsible for licensing, operating, monitoring and maintaining the application and database software. The Government will provide configuration requirements for the application. 6. RFI QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. Complete details on the information requested and the desired response format are posted on the AFSVA website at http://www.afnafpo.com/www-r/Calendar/CalendarOfEvents.htm. Inquiries and their responses will also be posted on the AFSVA website. Firms are reminded and cautioned that only Government contracting officers are legally authorized to commit AFSVA. All inquiries are to be directed to: Mr. Cedric K. Henson 9504 IH 35 North, Suite 370 San Antonio, TX 78233 (210) 652-6931 (Voice) (210) 652-6309 (Fax) cedric.henson@afnafpo.com
- Place of Performance
- Address: 10100 Reunion Plaza, San Antonio TX
- Zip Code: 78216
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 78216
- Record
- SN00379829-W 20030725/030723215119 (fbodaily.com)
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