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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 04, 2005 FBO #1255
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- ONLINE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT FOR AUTHORIZATIONS AND PERMITS FOR PROTECTED SPECIES

Notice Date

5/2/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
 

ZIP Code

20910
 

Solicitation Number

NFFK000123JMH
 

Response Due

5/16/2005
 

Archive Date

5/31/2005
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The provisions and clauses in effect are herby incorporated through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-03. This solicitation is advertised as a competitive requirement set aside for Small Businesses. The purpose of this solicitation is to extend the functionality of the NOAA Fisheries existing web-based application for managing Authorization and Permits for Protected Species (APPS) http://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov. Members of the public can submit, track, and query applications online. Permit specialists at NOAA Fisheries and the state fisheries agencies of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho manage authorizations and permits using the system. The application has been built to handle permits and authorization required under the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. Web and database development must use Cold Fusion MX/MX2004 and SQL Server 2000. The database must also be accessible using a Microsoft Access interface. The scope of this contract covers Version 4, of the application, which encompasses the below enhancements. Enhancement Process Streamlining shall allow permit holders to submit multiple end-of-year reports on approved projects that span multiple years; allowing the entry and tracking of public comments on applications; and automatic email generation for key stages in the application process. Improved User Interact: Develop user help feature into a contract sensitive, database-driven user help system, allowing printing of 1?individual help pop-up items, and 2?and organized compilation of all help items. Develop the functionality to create merge documents based on document templates and system data, for printing or off-lien editing. Enhance ad-hoc reporting feature to include additional search fields, ability to select specific fields to show in the report, and to save report settings. Develop a default report that generates a list of records, which allows one to see the entire record. Develop functionality for users to download search results into spreadsheet format. The system scope must be expanded to accommodate the major amendments to permits, which require a 30-day public comment period and the same application process as a permit. Minor amendment to permits ? processing miner change requests that are simpler then major amendments. Additional Permit Types: 1?incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHA) and 2?Species Parts, including making requests to the Stranding Network. Linkages shall be extended to NOAA Fisheries PCTS system. During and after development, system maintenance is required for web page edits, error fixes, database indexing and tuning, additional fields, and enhanced security. System documentation is required to deliver releasable code of the entire APPS application to NOAA Fisheries APPS team. Deliver complete data dictionary and database relationship diagrams of the entire APPS application to NOAA Fisheries APPS team. Conduct a knowledge transfer meeting with the NOAA Fisheries team. The period of performance is for 2 years. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Evaluation Factors are based on Technical, Past Performance, and Price. All factors are determined to be equal in weight. Offerors are requested to send past performance of at least two references to be submitted with proposal. The proposal shall not exceed 10 pages. FAR provision, 52.212-3; Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items (http://www.dnb.com) , FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and conditions ? Commercial Items applies to this acquisition, 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required Implementing Statues or Executive Order ? Commercial Items. See Note 22. Electronic responses are due May 16, 2005 at 3:00 EST, to the attention of Janet.M.Hannah@noaa.go
 

Place of Performance

Address: National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, 1315 East West Highway, SSMC 3, 13th FL, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Zip Code: 20910

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00798988-W 20050504/050502211649 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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