SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- NBS User Productivity Kit Developer 3.5 & Launch Pack Training - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 10/14/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NLM-10-160-RSH(a)
- Archive Date
- 11/13/2010
- Point of Contact
- Raymond S Hawkins, Phone: 301-496-6546
- E-Mail Address
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hawkinsra@mail.nih.gov
(hawkinsra@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- UPK Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Announcement No. NLM-10-160-RSH UPK Statement of Work (SOW) for Announcement No. NLM-10-160-RSH This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Part 12, utilizing FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This announcement constitutes the synopsis; proposals are being requested electronically to Mr. Raymond Hawkins, hawkinsra@mail.nih.gov. This solicitation is being issued as Request for Quotations (RFQ) under NLM-10-160-RSH. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect in the March 2005 FAR Revision, including all FAR Circulars issued as of the date of this synopsis. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519 - OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES. It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), to procure training support services to support the NIH Business Systems (NBS) UPK Developer 3.5 and Launch Pack Training requirements on behalf of the National Institutes of Health. Title: NBS User Productivity Kit Developer 3.5 & Launch Pack Training. Background The NIH Business System (NBS) software applications are currently composed of: • The Oracle eBusiness Suite (Federal Administrator, General Ledger, Payables, iProcurement, iSupplier, Purchasing, Receivables, Projects, Order Management, Warehouse Management, and Inventory) • MarkView invoice document management module, • Sunflower asset management module, • PRISM contract management module, • Gov Trip Travel Manager module. • Interfaces that enable sharing or exchange of data with other business systems. It also includes special purpose peripheral devices employed for data capture or output (such as hand-held scanners and wireless printers), and supporting tools and modules that facilitate operations, maintenance and support (such as AppWorx production operations scheduler). The scope of the NBS Program comprises: • Operations support and maintenance of the NBS components identified above. • Replacement of ADB functionality over time, including Fellowship Pay, Animal Procurement, Service and Supply Fund, and interfaces from Grants, PMS and Payroll. • Enhancement or upgrade of NBS functionality in response to demands that arise from the user community, from findings during ongoing operations, or from the software vendors. • Business consulting, job aids and training to NIH Institutes and Centers with respect to NBS functionality, i.e., acquisition, logistics, budget, finance, travel. • Operations, support and maintenance of community portals on the NIH intranet that are designed to communicate with various segments of the NBS user community. The NIH Business System (NBS) Program is committed to fostering NIH's mission through the provision of: • Secure, accurate, and timely business transaction capabilities that enable the NIH scientific community and supporting organizations to acquire needed assets, goods and services. • Accurate source information that facilitates knowledgeable decision making by the NIH management community regarding budgets, finance, acquisitions, supply/replenishment and property management. • Ensuring NBS is compliant with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 promoting improved accountability and transparency relating to the management of all federal funds, including ARRA funds. **The NIH NBS Change Management office (NBSCM) has already acquired the licenses necessary to install the User Productivity Kit Release 3.6.1 (UPK) for immediate utilization in conjunction with our current customized Oracle products. The NBSCM seeks to provide to its designated staff, training for the use of UPK to create and update navigations for portal pages and future National Institute of Health Training Center (NIHTC) training materials. Additionally in an effort to create uniform documents, NBSCM seeks to establish preliminary universal document standards for the development of all future NBS training materials. To achieve this, NBSCM requires the delivery of instructional resources for UPK Developer Release 3.5 and User Productivity Launch Pak. ** OBJECTIVES The objectives of this contract are to provide: 1. Classroom instruction for User Productivity Kit delivered by an Oracle Certified Expert in the Solution that demonstrates the solutions basic and advanced functionality. 2. Small group instruction and consultation that will assist designated attendees establish corporate standards for instructional materials based on the current NBS system environment and functionality. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED General Requirements 1. Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish applicable Oracle Certified Training for UPK Developer 3.5 and Launch Pak. 2. All work done under this contract shall be monitored by the Project Officer or designated alternative and shall be performed in a skillful workmanlike manner. Specific Requirements The Contractor shall deliver an onsite combined classroom and computer based system instructions using a hosted training environment accessible through the internet on servers stipulated by NIH/NBS. The Contractor shall provide an Oracle Certified trainer who is an expert on Oracle UPK- based best practices, deployment strategy and instructional design. The UPK Developer Training shall be delivered over four (4) consecutive business days The Contractor shall also consult, if needed, with NIH technical resources to confirm the accessibility of the associated environment prior to the commencement of the training and shall conduct appropriate testing of the training environment that will be utilized. Contractor will provide any necessary certification/validation of classroom logistics to include computer configuration, data staging and testing of the training environment prior to training at the selected location. If specific hardware/software configurations are needed prior to training the contractor shall provide, at least 20 days in advance of the training date, a configuration document to the appropriate contractor at the onsite location. The Contractor shall furnish government with training materials used in the delivery of training including but not limited to written instructions, pictographic screen captions and associated documents to the COTR or designated federal lead five (5) business days prior to the first day of associated training for review. The Contractor shall provide each participant a hard copy desk reference manual to assist with developer operations/functionality once the training is completed. The Contractor shall provide an individualized certificate of completion for each participant referencing course name, dates of offering, and an indication that the training certified by Oracle and taught by an Oracle certified trainer. The Contractor shall deliver upon the completion of the first phase of Launch Pak, a custom guidebook that incorporates the NBS designees agreed upon design elements and establishes a business standard along with an electronic copy of any standards developed out of the completion of Launch Pak as associated with NBS UPK operations. RESOURCES Government will reimburse Contractor for travel expenses of the instructor based on the established government per diem for Bethesda, MD. Government will provide access to computer equipped classroom facilities necessary to conduct instructor-lead training. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Delivery of the training shall commence within sixty (60) days of contract award. Vendor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this order. Full text of clauses and provisions are available at Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR): htm://www.amet.gov/far/. The FAR provisions and clauses sited herein are incorporated by reference into this solicitation. Offerors are advised to propose in accordance with the provision of FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (September 2006). Offerors are advised to provide with their offer a completed copy of the following provisions: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (November 2006). The following clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (February 2007); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (March 2007). Parties interested in this requirement please reference the Full RFQ and Statement of Work attached.
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