SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Content Metadata Repository / One Form Designer Plus (COMET/OFDP) Maintenance Services- ECON-17-0058
- Notice Date
- 6/5/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, U. S. Census Bureau, Suitland, Acquisition Division, Room 3J438, Washington, District of Columbia, 20233
- ZIP Code
- 20233
- Solicitation Number
- ECON-17-0058
- Archive Date
- 7/5/2017
- Point of Contact
- Matthew Gore, , Paul W Boesch,
- E-Mail Address
-
Matthew.S.Gore@census.gov, paul.w.boesch@census.gov
(Matthew.S.Gore@census.gov, paul.w.boesch@census.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: The U.S. Census Bureau intends to award a noncompetitive contract to Amgraf Incorporated. The purpose of this procurement is to obtain technical services, software licenses, and software maintenance to enhance the IBEAM(Information Base for Exchange Administration and Management) /OFDP (One Form Designer Plus) interface by re-engineering and expanding the interactively designed automation for producing paper forms. Any interested vendor in this procurement must fully demonstrate its capabilities and approach in meeting the following services below: Services required include: Continuity of operations for Amgraf, Inc-OneFormsDesignerPlus software licenses, customized specifically for the Census Bureau, which has the following features: • a fully automated XML-based rendering engine. • a Windows PC-compatible interactive Graphical User Interface (GUI) application "forms designer" composition software. • the GUI application "forms designer" composition software with a master XML schema. • a master XML schema that will allow Census personnel to typographically layout and model Question-Response XML Content into formatted blocks of printable Content to be imaged or printed in Surveys and Questionnaires. • a batch composition and pagination engine • print output options • pixel-by-pixel comparison for proofing assurance Providing fixes to software issues upon discovery when transforming the legacy IBEAM/ODFP software into the content management enterprise system (COMET)/ODFP interface to include releasing software patches and new versions of the isolated software as necessary. Providing upgraded Dongles as needed. The government anticipates the services will be obtained through a firm fixed price contract for a total duration of 48 months (12-month base and three 12-month optional periods). A determination not to compete this proposed contract has been made Pursuant to 41 U.S. C. 253(c)(1), as implemented by 6.302-1, this requirement has been justified and approved in accordance with FAR 6.303 and FAR 6.304. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested individuals capable of doing this type of work must submit their written capabilities statements that demonstrate the identified tasks and essential/desirable skills and DUNS number via electronic submission at paul.w.boesch@census.gov and matthew.s.gore@census.gov. No information will be taken by telephone or mail. Any questions regarding this notice should be directed to Matthew Gore email: matthew.s.gore@census.gov as soon as possible, but not later than 8:00am (EST), June 20, 2017. Any such statement of capabilities and qualifications received by the deadline will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/CB/13040001/ECON-17-0058/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland, 20746, United States
- Zip Code: 20746
- Zip Code: 20746
- Record
- SN04532258-W 20170607/170605234644-6f99251f206121e3acff617df3d58865 (fbodaily.com)
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