SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Request for Information - COLD2 - RFI- US Secret Service COLD2
- Notice Date
- 1/31/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Secret Service (USSS), Procurement Division, 245 MURRAY LANE SW, BLDG T-5, WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, 20223
- ZIP Code
- 20223
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-COLD2
- Archive Date
- 3/10/2011
- Point of Contact
- David Keene, Phone: 202-406-6797
- E-Mail Address
-
david.keene@usss.dhs.gov
(david.keene@usss.dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information - U.S. Secret Service COLD2 Request for Information - U.S. Secret Service COLD2 The United States Secret Service (USSS) plays a critical role in meeting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) missions as defined in the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Report (February 2010). In accordance with Title 18 United States Code (USC) section 3056, the USSS is mandated to protect the President, the Vice President, their immediate families, former Presidents, national leaders, visiting foreign heads of state, major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and designated National Special Security Events (NSSEs), and safeguard the nation's currency and financial payment systems. In support of these responsibilities, the USSS is seeking a more automated logistics and scheduling capability to streamline the planning activities, while also enabling information sharing across the USSS enterprise. Wherever possible, the USSS wishes to take advantage of business process automation to efficiently and effectively manage personnel scheduling and operations logistics. The USSS requires a robust operations logistics and scheduling capability that enables effective, efficient, and seamless achievement of mission objectives. - The desired capabilities include event planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting that supports protective, investigative, and administrative operations. An integrated solution is desired that may include various functional modules. The desired capabilities include the following: - Support resource allocation and scheduling for all personnel, equipment and material required to plan, assemble the resources, and execute an event. - Access, integrate, and make use of data such as personnel availability, personnel skills, personnel costs, available travel modalities, and travel modality costs into operations logistics and scheduling actions. - Primary point for collection and reporting for all data related to resources expended in support of an event to include: - Cost related to travel, shipments, equipment installation, leased equipment and facilities, hotels, per diems, rental cars, communications lines or circuits, and personnel salaries related to a specific event. •· - Support monitoring of the location and status of key resources, personnel and activities through the duration of the event. Desired capabilities do not include command and control functions/activities nor is it intended to replace existing agency financial systems or be an authoritative source for financial data. USSS is looking for an existing product (software application/system) or an integrated collection of existing products that meet the desired capabilities stated above. In addition to product capability USSS is interested in learning product characteristic to the extent available, such as: - Has your product (software application/system) been installed in a classified environment? •· - What technology does your product (software application/system) support (examples: JAVA,.Net)? •· - What are the hardware requirements for your product (software application/system) (both server and client)? •· - What operating systems are supported by your product (software application/system) (examples: Windows, UNIX)? •· - What databases are supported by your product (software application/system) (examples: Oracle, SQL Server)? •· - What authentication methods are supported by your product (software application/system) (examples: Active Directory)? •· - Does your product (software application/system) offer source code access for developer modification? - Does your product (software application/system) offer a developer Software Development Kit (SDK) or Application Program Interface (API)? - What are the cost-driving factors? - What applicable standards does your product (software application/system) adhere to, including Request for Comments (RFCs) and open standards? - What are your product (software application/system) differentiating factors? - How are upgrades provided? - Do you have information about test methodology, data, and results to validate performance claims? - Do you have any specific contract terms and conditions? - What are your performance and interface characteristics? - What are your authentication experiences? - Do you have any authorization models? - What other government organizations (local, state, or federal) use your product and for how long? Please provide points of contact with those clients and contact information. - Is your package available on the GSA schedule? Is your product available on other Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) other than GSA Schedule contracts? •· - Provide associated pricing data from existing product catalogs related to product pricing, licenses, fees and/or services. Specifically, we request pricing for maintenance and operational support services and training, to include cost of training material/manuals. •· - Please provide life cycle cost estimates and basis for your proposed solutions.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/USSS/PDDC20229/RFI-COLD2/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 950 H St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20223, United States
- Zip Code: 20223
- Zip Code: 20223
- Record
- SN02369856-W 20110202/110131234238-fe7d5d65a1a5d12d9e88830be068c6df (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |