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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 FBO #1391
SPECIAL NOTICE

A -- GPO Future Digital System (FDsys) Oppurtunity

Notice Date

9/15/2005
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

519190 — All Other Information Services
 

Contracting Office

Government Printing Office, Paper and Specialized Procurement and Sales Division, Contract Management Branch, 732 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20401
 

ZIP Code

20401
 

Solicitation Number

FDSY-0001
 

Response Due

9/29/2005
 

Archive Date

10/14/2005
 

Description

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for informational and planning purposes only! The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) is currently establishing a digital content system (FDsys) to allow government content to be created, managed, authenticated, versioned and subsequently preserved in perpetuity. The proposed FDsys will ingest, preserve, and provide access to the information produced by all three branches of the U.S. Government. The proposed system is envisioned as a comprehensive, systematic, and dynamic means for preserving any type of digital content, independent of specific hardware and/or software. The system will enable GPO customers to obtain hard copy publications and to electronically access the content they want, and it will enable GPO to deliver that content in the formats its customers desire. The system should automate many of the content lifecycle processes and make it easier to deliver the content in formats suited to the needs of GPO customers. The proposed system is required to support not only GPO?s current operational policies but also any changes that may emerge. GPO is requesting industry assessment of our documentation as well as information to determine the capabilities of vendors to provide some or all of the services required for the FDsys, including master integration and individual solution sets. This information will be used to revise, if necessary, our Requirements and Concept documentation, Implementation plan and Acquisition strategy in order to deliver a world-class information lifecycle management system beginning in mid 2006. Opportunity: GPO is engaging in a two (2) phase process for development of the FDsys. Phase one (1) is to contract for a Master Integrator (MI). This phase will also include the identification and concept selection of the necessary solution sets required to deliver the FDsys. NOTE: The MI may be responsible for obtaining or purchasing on behalf of GPO the solutions sets. However, GPO will have ultimate authority for accepting and defining the methodology for selecting the technology components. Phase two (2) is the actual integration of the solution sets into a release based system by the MI. It is anticipated that the MI contract will be based on GPO?s release schedule with initial award for a potential three year period which would culminate in the successful completion of FDsys release 1 (which includes 1A, 1B, and 1C). The MI will work collaboratively with the FDsys Program Management Office and GPO?s Office of the Chief Technical Officer to perform concept selection and reliability and robustness testing of the solution sets and clusters as identified by GPO. These selections will be based on the implementation plan and release schedule also identified by GPO. Once the selection of technology is accomplished, the MI will be responsible for integrating those solution sets into the subsequent working releases of FDsys. The ultimate objective for the MI will be to integrate and deliver a fully functional system to meet the requirements as defined in the FDsys documentation. Informational Meeting (Industry Day): On 6 October 2005 from 8:30 AM until 12:30 PM (prior to the release of any formal request for proposal), GPO will be conducting an informational meeting (Industry Day) at its headquarters in Washington, DC. The meeting is open to any interested vendor who has products or services that are in direct support of the requirements identified for the FDsys. Space for the event is limited to 300 people and pre-registration is required. Vendors are allowed no more than two (2) representatives total for an entire company and GPO reserves the right to reduce that number to one (1) in order to mitigate overcrowding. Individual divisions or groups of a single company are considered a single parent company. It is strongly recommended that at least one (1) of the participants be from one of the vendor?s technical division(s). All wishing to participate in Industry Day must pre-register by providing the names of attendees and indication of interest via email to int@gpo.gov (subject heading ?FDsys Industry Day Pre-registration?) no later than 12:00 (noon) eastern time on 29 September 2005. The session will be open to only those vendors who have pre-registered. NOTE: Accessibility for persons with a disability is provided, but must be noted in the pre-registration email. Please include the type of accommodation required in the email. Industry day will include individual break out sessions. Due to logistics and space concerns, each attendee must select and identify in the registration email, no more than two (2) breakout sessions they would like to attend from the following list: See attached file for additonal informatoin.
 

Place of Performance

Address: U.S. Government Printing Office, Acquisitions Services Division, 732 North Capitol Street, NW, Room A332, Washington, DC, 20401,

Zip Code: 20401

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00896628-W 20050917/050915212935 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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

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