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D -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR VAMOSC SOL F49642-96-R0094 POC Contact Gloria Freeman, Contract Specialist, (202) 767-7943 or Shirley Norton, Contracting Officer, (202) 767-8095. No collect calls will be accepted NOTICE: 11 CONS/LGCA is seeking qualified sources capable of providingP software engineering and technical support for the Air Force Visibility and Management of Operating and Support Costs (VAMOSC) system. VAMOSC is the Air Force's primary information system for reporting historical operating and support costs of weapon systems. The contractor will be required to maintain and enhance the existing custom application software, provide database administration support to include tuning of the VAMOSC Oracle databases, provide annual cost processing support, and provide system administration support. Typical taskings will include updating the unique VAMOSC software algorithms and applications to reflect changes in source feeder systems and Air Force costing methodology, providing support to VAMOSC usersPbyP9unwZo- -|hoc queries of the VAMOSC databases, performing database conversions, collecting and loading source data, performing data analysis, running the unique roll-up processes that produce the output databases and data products, assisting the Air Force in performing data validation, packaging the data products into required formats, and assisting in the troubleshooting and resolution of hardware/software problems. The contractor will deliver updated versions of the algorithm specification, design specification document, database reference guide, summary of system changes document, data loading operations guide, user guide, and other required documentation. The contractor shall perform hardware and software configuration management. The contractor shall perform database back-ups and provide storage and safeguarding of data. The contractor shall rehost the VAMOSC application software, Oracle software and Open VMS operating system software on contractor-maintained hardware. This system migration must occur, and the system must be operational, within one week of contract award. The architecture selected must be able to provide Internet connectivity to the VAMOSC data. The contractor 7 M/MEUired to develop and implement an operational World-Wide Web home page. A prototype of this home page must be available for demonstration within one week of contract award. The contractor shall specify the processes, architectures, and computing approach to integrate VAMOSC, AF cost factors, and missiles costing. From these specifications, the contractor shall develop operational prototypes and a productionized version of the integrated costing software. Specific knowledge is required of the custom edit, load, distribution, rollup, post-rollup, and datapack creation software as well as the underlying data structures and relational database table P PPPPPPcorganization. Functional knowledge of Air Force logistics, operations, andfinancial management practices, policies, and initiatives integral to determining operating and support costs of weapon systems is also required. The contractor must be familiar with the source systems that feed VAMOSC in terms of data definitions and quality. The contractor must have expertise in using VMS, Digital Control Language, Oracle version 7 RDBMS and related Oracle products, ProCOBOL, MS-Excel macro language, and Visual Basic. The applicable SIC Code will be 7379. The proposed performance period will include a base period and up to four twelve-month options. Interested offerors should submit a package delineating qualifications and capabilities for meeting the requirements described above as well as references substantiating past performance on similar efforts. Packages must be received not later than 15 Mar 96 (0054)

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