SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Electronic Requirements Generator for the US Army. Market Research for firm/s w/ available hardware; software; people, facilities; COTS or GOTS products to meet DOD's needs. Solicitation number below is use for tracking purpose only.
- Notice Date
- 6/20/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- ACA, Capital District Contracting Center, Directorate of Contracting, 9410 Jackson Loop, Suite 101, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5116
- ZIP Code
- 22060-5116
- Solicitation Number
- W91QV1-06-T-0100
- Response Due
- 7/14/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/12/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- General Information 1. INTRODUCTION: a. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to co ntract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Department of Defense is not seeking proposals, and will not accept any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested partys expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. If an RFP is released, it will be synopsized on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor this and any other pertinent website for additional information pertaining to this requirement. b. The request is for information only and will allow the Army to identify alternative technical approaches and develop an estimate of program cost and effectiveness. As part of the first phase, the Army may conduct an information exchange meeting with r epresentative companies under each of the alternatives cited in Paragraph 2, below. It is anticipated that these meetings will take place in the July (?) timeframe. As stated in Paragraph a., this does not constitute an RFP. Life cycle costing informati on will strictly be used as an aid in ascertaining a Government estimate for these candidate representative solutions as a means to completion of the required Economic Analysis. 2. PURPOSE: The purpose of this RFI is to gather information to support an Electronic Requirements Generator (ERG) for the U.S. Army. The Government is looking for information in four categories: (1) firms that have the resources (hardware, software, p eople, facilities) available which would allow the Government to out-source the capability; (2) Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) or Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) products capable of fulfilling DODs needs; (3) a combination of categories (1) and (2); and (4) development of a solution that would fulfill DoDs sourcing needs within the stated timeframe. 3. BACKGROUND: Paperless contracting includes the acquisition function of purchase request creation and subsequent integration with a contract writing system. The Army has deployed and implemented the DoD Standard Procurement System (SPS), Procurement D esktop Defense (PD?) to perform the contract writing function. Lacking a standard purchase request system following the demise of the Sustaining Base Automation Services Programs Integrated Requisition and Purchase Request System (IRPRS) in 1999, the Arm y G-4 (Logistics) in cooperation with the ASA (AL&T) conducted a source selection to acquire a replacement. The CACI, formerly American Management Systems (AMS), AcquiLine ? PRWeb application was selected to fulfill the purchase requisition creation and t racking functions, which included integration with the SPS/PD?. AcquiLine ? PRWeb is a COTS product which will not be migrated to support SPS/PD? Version 4.2 Inc 3, effectively closing the Armys access to a method of creating and routing purchase requests from the requiring activity to contracting electronically. An electronic requirement generation capability must be implemented with Business Modernization Management System Business Enterprise priorities. The Common Supplier Engagement priority includes a capability for managing requests. 4. TIMEFRAMES: For planning purposes, this RFI is being conducted in support of an ERG acquisition decision in the 2006/7 timeframe. 5. 5. CAPABILITIES: Attachment A is the ERG Functionality Requirements Document. It sets forth the required functional capabilities that must be provided for the ERG. Those responding to this request, must categorize responses by i dentifying capabilities that currently exist, capabilities currently under development, and capabilities that can be planned and scheduled. For each of these three categories, responses are expected to address each subparagraph below. All responses must be accompanied by a plan addressing the approach, including a schedule, which describes the candidate technology and proposed approach for the Army ERG, method of supply/delivery (e.g. full delivery or spiral delivery with proposed approach to provide ful l capability), training, deployment, maintenance and sustainment. Responses must also include information on licensing arrangements and an estimate of cost for the development, training, deployment, maintenance and sustainment of the ERG. Responses are n ot to exceed the maximum equivalent of 35 pages, including schedules. a) The solution must provide the capability for designated users in all Army requiring activities to have the capability of identifying requirements, approving requirements, routing the approved requirement data through appropriate financial management off ices to add and certify funding information, and finally routing the approved/funded requirement data to the designated contract writing system. b) The solution must operate in a web-based environment. c) The solution must allow designated users to create and amend a uniquely defined Purchase Requirement (PR). d) The solution must capture PR information at both the document and line item levels. e) The solution must provide the ability to as associate and transmit exhibit and attachment documents. f) The solution must provide the ability to display, save as an electronic file, and print a complete copy of each PR or PR amendment. g) The solution must provide the ability for the user to request and receive a complete record of the disposition of each PR at both the document and line item level. h) The solution must provide the ability for the user to route to one or more approving authorities, post approvals, route to a financial management system/activity, capture financial data and certification, and route to a contract writing system. i) The solution shall provide the capability to consolidate multiple PRs at the time of creation and throughout the routing process. j) The solution must provide the ability for the user to search the contract writing system database for past purchase information based on several key data elements. k) The solution must provide the ability to maintain a list of authorized user names, authorities, roles, profiles and statuses. l) The solution must provide real-time data field validation supporting user data entry, and provide batch validation of system-defined business rules. m) The solution must provide on line help to guide the user through the process and provide detailed information on each data element. n) The solution must utilize standard data sources to the maximum extent practical; standard data sources include, but are not limited to Central Contractor Registration (CCR) vendor data for suggested sources, activities from the DOD Activities Address Fi le (DODAAF) and Federal Activities Registry, and elements of the Line of Accounting from the DFAS Operational Data Store (ODS). o) The solution must encompass the tasks of deploying, administering and training for users and system administrators. p) The solution must provide for single sign on using a Common Access Card (CAC) as the primary access methodology. q) The solution shall support Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology for user authentication and electronic signature. 6. QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted, in writing by E-MAIL ONLY, to Karen Goldstein at karen.goldstein@hqda.army.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions of a substantive nature will be answered via the FED BIZOPPS website; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain or request any proprietary and/or classified information . The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 07/07/2006 will be answered. 7. RESPONSES: Responses are due no later than 07/14/2006 at 4:00 P.M. EDT in electronic format only. Responses shall be submitted on a single Microsoft Office/Adobe compatible CD to Karen Goldstein, SFCA-BS, Skyline Six, Suite 302, 5109 Lees burg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3201. 8. REFERENCE/COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS: The system shall comply with all applicable requirements in the federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Requisition Supplement (DFAR), Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, DoD Finan cial Management Regulation (DOD FMR), and Army Regulation 37.1
- Place of Performance
- Address: ACA, Capital District Contracting Center Directorate of Contracting, 9410 Jackson Loop, Suite 101 Fort Belvoir VA
- Zip Code: 22060-5116
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22060-5116
- Record
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