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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 03, 2005 FBO #1193
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- PHMSA's Programmatic Data Collection, Analysis and IT Support Services

Notice Date

3/1/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541513 — Computer Facilities Management Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 400 7th Street, SW Room 7118, Washington, DC, 20590
 

ZIP Code

20590
 

Solicitation Number

DTPH56-05-R-0001
 

Response Due

4/1/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

8a Competitive
 

Description

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has a need for programmatic support services of its information technology programs. This will include support for the Hazardous Material Information System (HMIS), Pipeline Information Processing Enforcement System (PIPES), Integrated Operator Compliance System (IOCS), Online Data Entry System (ODES), PHMSA-wide financial databases, and support for PHMSA?s regional and field offices. The HMIS, PIPES, IOCS, and ODES are the primary sources of national data for the Federal, state, and local government agencies responsible for the safety of hazardous materials transportation. Support of these systems includes data and database administration, statistical analysis through database manipulation, and generation of standard and specialized reports. The contractor will also be responsible for developing an acceptable transition plan to transition from the existing contract to this contract. Due to recent legislation, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has split the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) into two new agencies, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). The reorganization will be completed by early March, 2005. The size and scope of the programmatic support services sought in this acquisition are comparable to that being provided under RSPA?s current programmatic support contract. Current services are primarily for the support of RSPA?s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Office of Pipeline Safety, and offices that serve a support role in the agency. These offices will remain with PHMSA. PHMSA regulates the transportation of hazardous materials by highway, rail, air, pipeline, and water. PHMSA carries out its transportation safety responsibilities as set forth in the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Law and the Federal Pipeline Safety Law. Within PHMSA, the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) operates the Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS) and the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) operates the Pipeline Information Processing Enforcement System (PIPES), Integrated Operator Compliance System (IOCS), and Online Data Entry System (ODES) to support these missions. The HMIS, PIPES, IOCS, and ODES are the primary sources of national data for the Federal, state, and local government agencies responsible for the safety of hazardous materials transportation. These systems collect and distribute information on hazardous materials spills, pipeline annual and incident reporting data, and on regulatory activities. These data management efforts are critical to providing immediate response to numerous inquiries from within PHMSA and DOT and various other Federal, state, and local government agencies; members of Congress; the news media; and the private sector. Data and database administration, statistical analysis, and the provision of standard and specialized reports are critical activities of this highly visible system. PHMSA utilizes various legacy applications to manage its financial and procurement activities. Systems development and integration are critical activities to support these applications. On June 10, 2003, the Department of Transportation?s Chief Information Office (CIO) issued an Action Memorandum requiring RSPA to transition its requirement for Information Technology (IT) Support Services to the Department. RSPA did so. Since then, several events have occurred that have affected the consolidation effort. The DOT CIO has defined IT consolidation as a requirement for the DOT Headquarters facility. Next, recent budgetary impacts have constrained the Departmental CIO?s ability to rapidly transition DOT to a consolidated infrastructure. RSPA and the DOT CIO determined that the LAN/WAN Management and Help Desk Support portion of the IT Support Services would remain part of the DOT Consolidated IT infrastructure. The split of RSPA into PHMSA and RITA does not alter this determination. (NOTE: Please see the ?Optional Services? section of the Statement of Work (SOW) which describes services we may require if consolidation is not complete when this contract commences.) The programmatic activities described in the Statement of Work (Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS), Pipeline Information Processing Enforcement System (PIPES), Online Data Entry System (ODES), and Integrated Operator Compliance System (IOCS)) and the application support activities (including financial applications such as PRISM, RAMIS, and others) are a separate requirement for which PHMSA is responsible.
 

Place of Performance

Address: U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT)<br>, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)<br>, 400 7th Street, SW<br>, Washington, DC

Zip Code: 20590

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00760129-W 20050303/050301211807 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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