Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego, Bid Officer, 937 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92132-0212

D -- FIP DFAS-FSO FINANCIAL INTEGRATED SYSTEMS SERVICES SOL N00244-96-R-8018 DUE 042396 POC Fax Solicitation Request to Bid Officer (619) 532-2575, or call (619) 532-2692; Contract Specialist Jo Escalera (619)532-2558; Contracting Officer, This procurement is Unrestricted; all responsible sources may submit an offer. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego CA is issuing this formal synopsis for the acquisition of Federal Information Processing (FIP) resources, for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), Financial Systems Organization (FSO) to support the DFAS Financial Integrated System Services (DFISS) requirement.. The General Services Administration office has granted a Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA) under DPA Number KAA-96-0017 for this effort . Contractor support will be required for more than 200 Automated Information Systems (AISs) in the areas of, but not limited to finance, accounting, payroll, transportation, logistics, personnel, management and other business areas supported by DFAS-FSO. The necessary personnel, management, materials, administrative, technical services, equipment, and software are required to support this effort. The software and non-software support services fall within the general areas of software design and analysis, software development, software reuse support, hardware migration, programming, debugging, software testing, software maintenance, software extension, software installation, hardware installation, document conversion, risk management, economic analysis, software process, improvement, quality assurance, project management, prototyping, development of system documentation, training, and the design, development, modification, conversion, and technology infusion, and maintenance of automated information systems. Personnel must be fully trained in the selected tools and methodologies. For subcontracting effort, 20% of the value of the contract (vice the customary subcontracted dollars) will be required to be subcontracted with small business. Further, half of this goal (that is 10% of the total contract value) must be placed with small disadvantaged business concerns. The proposed services will be utilized throughout DFAS- FSO with six major financial system activities, five DFAS centers and 21 operating locations (OPLOCs). The initial performance sites are Indianapolis IN, Columbus OH, Cleveland OH, Denver CO, Kansas City MO, and Pensacola FL. The period of performance will be 01 October 1996 through 30 September 1997, with four one (1) year option periods. SIC code will be 7373 $18.0 M. The type of contract will be Time and Material/Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity. It is anticipated that multiple awards will be made. Evaluation factors will be included in the RFP. The estimated manhours per year are 550,000. Wage determinations from Department of Labor have been requested for the various performance sites. The solicitation is scheduled to be issued on 08 March 1996 with a closing date of 23 April 1996. A preproposal conference is scheduled for 21 March 1996. To be added on the Bidders Mailing List, it is requested that all interested sources submit their requests on company letterhead, to the attention of the Bid Officer. Our fax number is 619-532-2575/1089. The mailing address is Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Contracts Division, Attn: Bid Officer, 937 North Harbor Drive, San Diego CA 92132-0060. It is noted that if sources have responded to the ''Market Research - Sources sought synopsis'', CBD PSA 1510, 16 Jan 96 and PSA 1517, 25 Jan 96, you will automatically be included on the Bidders Mailing List. The CBD numbered note that applies: Note 26. (0051)

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