SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Laboratory Sample Flow System/Microbiological and Residue Computer System
- Notice Date
- 9/16/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Acquisitions and Agreements Section, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mail drop 5230, Beltsville, MD, 20705
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- FSIS-18-B-05
- Response Due
- 9/21/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2005
- Description
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has a requirement for support for the Laboratory Sample Flow System (LSFS) and Microbiological and Residue Computer System (MARCIS). The applications supported by these systems require a high level of expertise in the agency?s data and reporting requirements as well as the sampling programs conducted. The expertise must be of a level to quickly troubleshoot problems with applications. There is a need for the contractor to have intimate knowledge of the operation and function of these highly specialized applications. The contractor must be able to develop modules for existing applications to accommodate the agency?s changing sampling programs and reporting needs. USDA/FSIS intends to purchase these services from ID Enterprises, Inc. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is Citation 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The prospective follow-on procurement will be a Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Fixed Price No Fee Contract with a 1-year period of performance. Currently this work is being performed under Contract 53-3A94-02-04 by ID Enterprises, Inc. The objective of this procurement is to continue to support and provide enhancements to these critical agency applications until such time as they are replaced. The agency?s minimum need is to have a contractor with in-depth knowledge of these applications to provide support and enhancements and a statistician with intimate knowledge of the Agency?s sampling and testing programs. The current customized software and HP3000 hardware is the vehicle to be used for data warehousing of the analytical results and sample disposition until the final phase of validation of analysis is implemented on the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and the Public Health Data Suite (which includes PREP, LEARN, M2K and eSAMPLE and is under development) is fully implemented. ID Enterprises has developed and continue to maintain mission critical applications for the agency. This vendor provides a source of immediate knowledge of the detailed and complex sampling criteria and rules for the many and various sampling programs conducted by the agency. The applications maintained by ID Enterprises are mission critical to the agency?s laboratories to provide timely data to agency field and headquarters personnel on sample status and laboratory results of product or carcasses which may be held pending laboratory results. The time and expense of training another contractor in all the nuances of the agency?s sampling and reporting programs as well as the complexities of the custom software would result in unacceptable delays to meeting the requirements of the Agency. One of the critical applications resides on antiquated hardware (HP3000 series 948) no longer supported by the vendor. ID Enterprises owns and maintains a compatible HP3000 system running the same level MPE/iX operating system and software platforms. This allows ID Enterprises to test and develop software in-house without putting an excessive load on the agency?s system prior to implementation of software updates or edits. Until existing applications can be replaced, it is mandatory to keep them operating. The contractor?s statistician has extensive knowledge of the statistics used to publish the Final Rule on Pathogen Reduction Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (PR/HACCP) Systems which focus to reduce both pathogenic organisms on meat and poultry products and the incidence of food borne illness associated with these products. The statistician?s expertise is used extensively in the development of new performance standards for baseline studies, HACCP for Residues, and microbiological testing programs for Ready-to-Eat, E.coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Listeria mono. and other pathogen testing. With the implementation of electronic collection of information and submission of forms the statistician performs extensive QA/QC of the data, screens and reporting. There is an urgent need to maintain and enhance these custom applications as the agency?s mission to collect, analyze and report sample results involves public health. Samples collected and submitted for testing are typically held in the establishments until laboratory results are received. Notification of presumptive and confirmed positive samples with pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, E.coli O157:H7 and Salmonella occurs utilizing these applications. Protecting public health is at stake in assuring these applications function continuously. There are tasks needed to complete modules for applications used to conduct the agency?s sampling programs or to make modifications to existing modules in order to meet the agency?s changing needs. The transition to new applications and systems will require modifications to legacy applications to ensure the agency?s critical mission of ensuring public health safety is not interrupted. ID Enterprises, Inc., has a staff of programmers and statistician with intimate knowledge of the Agency?s sampling programs and the specialized software utilized to schedule samples, input and store laboratory data and provides reporting of the laboratory data. ID Enterprises owns and maintains an HP3000 system in order to develop and test applications without having to put the additional burden on the production system used by the laboratories. This is critical for timely development and modification work to laboratory applications. This is a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The Government believes only one responsible source can provide the service that will satisfy the agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. Award will be made utilizing FAR Part 12. No solicitation is available for this requirement. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, September 21, 2005. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be submitted to Kathy Richardson, Contracting Officer, at USDA, FSIS, ASD, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Maildrop 5230, Beltsville, MD 20705-5230. Responses will also be accepted by fax at 301-504-4276 or by e-mail at Kathy.Richardson@fsis.usda.gov.
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