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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 10, 2015 FBO #4977
DOCUMENT

D -- CARS/CAROLS Enhancement - TAC-15-24659 (RFI) - Attachment

Notice Date

7/8/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541519 — Other Computer Related Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;23 Christopher Way;Eatontown NJ 07724
 

ZIP Code

07724
 

Solicitation Number

VA11815N0459
 

Response Due

7/14/2015
 

Archive Date

8/13/2015
 

Point of Contact

Peter Lewandowski
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Centralized Accounts Receivable System (CARS) and the CARS Online System (CAROLS) This RFI request is being issued for informational purposes to locate potential contractors capable of providing the information technology (IT) support described below. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs-Debt Management Center (VA-DMC) is conducting market research and desires input from industry to assist in obtaining the required services. The information requested by this synopsis will be used to facilitate the decision making process and will not be disclosed outside of the agency and client agency. Please note: This request does not commit VA to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. VA is not, at this time, seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that VA will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested vendor's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future Request for Information (RFP), if any is issued. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. 1.Description of the proposed requirement: a. VA-DMC relies on a conglomerate of legacy Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL), Natural, JAVA and JAVNat computer code produced over a period of 35 years to perform its mission. VA-DMC uses two primary IT systems - CARS and CAROLS and their associated databases. These legacy systems are built on older COBOL code and have been periodically updated over the past three decades. VA-DMC wishes to replace these systems but requires updated business requirements and a technical migration plan in order to do so. Business logic and process flow for the original system, as well as a portion of the updates are not available, and VA-DMC also intends to add new functionality beyond what currently exists. Therefore, VA-DMC requires contractor support to document the existing functionality of CARS/CAROLS, identify non-functioning code, review the business logic of the existing functionality, and to identify requirements for new functionality for the replacement system(s). VA-DMC requires a technical migration plan and contractor project management support for the development and implementation of the new system(s). Minimum services include: analysis of current system, analysis of business flow/logic, identify the size of current JavaNat and Job Control Language (JCL) applications, creation of a technical migration plan, creation of a project management plan, support for implementation of plans and integration of systems, oversight of development, conformance with Project Management Accountability System (PMAS) requirements including creating of all PMAS documents and artifacts where applicable. Provide quality assurance (process) and provide quality control (product) throughout the enhancement project. Minimum documentation required: CARS code analysis documentation including business logic review, technical migration plan document, technology road map, solution design, project management plan document and required subsidiary documents, PMAS artifacts as required by phase and required subsidiary inputs. Provide status updates once every two weeks. The contractor awarded this requirement will be prohibited from competing on any of the follow-on work to develop and implement the new system(s). b. Proposed Timeline: Phase 1: Analysis and Planning. The Contractor will be responsible for completion of the analysis and plan creation. 12 months - Increment 1. Review and document current code. Analyze and document business logic based on current code. - Increment 2. Creation of the technical migration plan including solution design and the technology road map as well as creation of the project management plan. Phase 2: Development and Implementation - Develop and implement the system in a test environment. The Contractor will be responsible for project management support / oversight. 48 months * Please note the order of increments below is for reference purposes only. The actual increments may change based on the solution design and migration plan. - Increment 3. Data warehouse creation - Increment 4. Information enhancement / relational database creation - Increment 5. Business Rules Management System implementation - Increment 6. Reports and analytics server creation - Increment 7. Bulk mailings and letters enhancement - Increment 8. User interface creation / enhancement - Increment 9. Data file interchange / batch process enhancement - Increment 10. Implementation of Continuity of Operations Plan Phase 3: Implementation - Implementation in the live environment can happen concurrently with phase 2 as each increment is successfully implemented in the test environment. c. Overall Goals and Requirements for the final product/enhanced system: CurrentTo Be Information Flat filesRelational database Business rules COBOL, Java, JavaNatA Business Rule Management System Reports and data analytics COBOL, Java, Search and Query Language (SQL)Server based with SQL, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Portable Document Format (PDF), Excel capabilities Bulk mailings and letter creation COBOL, XeroxUser modifiable letter creation Data Warehouse Currently no data warehouseCreate a data warehouse User interfaceWeb based terminal emulation. Modern HTML web application with input validation and role based access control Data file interchange / batch Manual process, flat files using direct connect with COBOL, JavaAutomated process compatible with flat files, SQL, Java d. The period of performance of the will be a one year base period with four, one year options. e. The place of performance is at VA-DMC, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Travel to place of performance will not be reimbursed. 2.The Government requests the following information to aide in its analysis of the industry. The information requested below is limited to a maximum of 10 pages. The capability package must be clear, concise, and complete. VA is under no obligation to provide feedback to the company, or to contact the company for clarification of any information submitted in response to this request. a.Company information: Company Name Address Point of Contact(s) (POC) name(s) POC telephone number(s) POC e-mail address Identification of business size Identification of existing contract vehicles in which your company is participating that relates to the required services. b.Past Experience. This section should include a brief description of experience in providing support for requirements similar to the above in both size and magnitude. Notate the contract number, dollar value and POC information for each experience project provided. The Government is specifically interested in your experience providing the following: i.Successful experience with large scale enterprise mainframe migration projects and large scale cost estimation. ii.Project Management Professional certification and experience with PMAS. iii.Successful experience with design on mainframe migration projects. iv. Experience with COBOL Information Management Systems, Customer Information Control Systems, Time Sharing Option / Interactive System Productivity Facility, JCL, Statistical Analysis System, Database /Date Communications and Transaction Manager. iv.Successful experience with complex, multi-platform environments and the ability to gather information from a variety of sources including technical Subject Matter Experts, management and end users. c.Market Research Questions. Please also provide a brief response to the below questions. i. Would you need to subcontract personnel in order to meet the requirement? If so, are you confident that you could abide within the limitations of subcontracting clause (if respondent is small business)? ii. Do you believe any aspects of this requirement could be issued on a firm-fixed-price basis, rather than issued on a labor hour basis? Please describe your rationale. iii. The client believes the above requirement can be accomplished utilizing between four and eight Full Time Equivalents, and estimates the following labor categories (LCAT) are required for this effort: one system integrator / senior Project Manager (PM), one PM, one COBOL analyst, one data architect, one technical writer, two business analysts and one software architect. Do you believe these LCATs (or similar) to be a logical representation of the LCATs required to meet the requirement? Please explain or provide the LCATs your company believes to be best suited for this effort. Iv. The client is considering using Micro Focus Enterprise Analyzer to analyze the current code, identify shortfalls in functionality, understand business logic and process flow as well as identify improvement opportunities. Describe your experience using Enterprise Analyzer to analyze current COBOL code. Would you recommend another code analyzer solution? v. What is your company's experience with VA policies and regulations regarding security, Personally Identifiable Information, 508 compliance, and Technical Reference Model approved software? Instructions for Submitting Questions and the RFI Response The Technology Acquisition Center point of contact for this RFI is Peter Lewandowski. Submit questions and RFI responses directly to Peter Lewandowski at peter.lewandowski@va.gov by 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, July 15, 2015. All proprietary/company confidential material shall be clearly marked on every page that contains such.
 

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