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R -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTOR INFORMATION AND REPORTING SYSTEMS (FEDERAL CONTRACTOR PROGRAM) POC Lisa Harvey, Grant Specialist, (202) 219-6445. The Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) of the Department of Labor (USDOL) is seeking to identify qualified sources capable of operating and maintaining the Federal Contractor Awards Information System and the VETS-100 Reporting System for Federal fiscal year 1997 (October 1, 1996 - September 30, 1997). Respondents to this notice may include any state or local government and any commercial entity capable of interfacing with USDOL and all State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs). This ''Federal Contractor Program'' involves collecting and maintaining database of VETS-100 reports (OMB. No. 1293-0005) from Federal contractors and providing an annual report to USDOL. Also, the database of Federal contractors must be maintained and updated as new contacts are awarded. This information is distributed to SESAs in the format requested (PC or mainframe). These activities are based on requirements in 38 U.S.C. 4212 and to enhance job development and hiring of special disabled and Vietnam era veterans. Grant or contract to be awarded based on formal solicitation to be issued subsequent to this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. The operation of the FCP involves the following major tasks: 1. The contractor/grantee will execute complete operational responsibility for the VETS-100 reports process by annual mailing of report forms and instructions to identified federal contractors (approximately 30,000); maintain and update contractor data base (approximately 20,000 new contractors yearly); edit reports and enter into system through a LAN. Notify delinquents and produce final report on format specified by DOL (usually on diskette). Maintain data base backup system and offsite storage. Procure supplies necessary for this effort. 2. Operate Federal Contractor Awards Information System. This entails compiling Federal contractor information from the Commerce Business Daily (CBD), cross-referenced with other sources commercially available, and providing weekly notification to the 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and V.I. Data is to be produced in fielded format compatible with end user data base or word processing system. Approximately 60,000 awards processed annually. Distribution of the awards data may be in one or more of the following formats/media: automatic download, print and mail, write to diskette and mail. 3. Operate a central processing system. This software system must compare new contract award employers with a master employer file of approximately 200,000 records and output files of awards and new contractors for each state to use as an input file for their state module. System shall add federal contractors generated by VETS-100 reporting to the master file, load contractor awards file daily and compare with master file for match, load award and contractor information for each state in compressed file for distribution to each state as requested (Bulletin Board, diskette). Perform system software maintenance. The following capabilities are desired over and above the operation of the basic program in 1-3 above, but not required. They should be addressed to the extent possible as enhancements. 4. Revise or enhance state software module. Distribute a state module with menu-driven options that provide the following features and capabilities: sort, select, view and display, and edit a) employer information, b) contractor award information. Option for word processing to include merge of awards and contractor data fields with text; option for connection to BBS or to select predetermined download; option for automatic load of new contractor and awards files. Provide user support to include: user's manual with updates; telephone and BBS technical support; module software maintenance and updates. Maintain continuous system analysis and develop new features based on user feed back. 5. Federal Contractor Report Info-Access: provide via telephone relevant information to employers, attorneys and others on reporting, affirmative action for veterans and job listing requirements. Provide assistance on VETS-100 report questions. General information should be updated periodically and submitted to the VETS Bulletin Board to facilitate greater access. The proposed performance period will be one year starting October 1, 1996 with up to two additional twelve-month options. At a later date, transition of equipment from present operator will be arranged in conjunction with the actual award. 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 June 14, 1996. The number of submissions will determine the need for a competitive solicitation. (0131)

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