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70 -- COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF SOFTWARE GEOLOGICAL INTERPRETIVE TOOLS SOL CBD&&&96110002 3Contract Specialist, Katherine Valltos, (703) 787-1354 DUE 122396 POC Contract Specialist, Katherine Valltos, (703) 787-1354 The United States Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS),intends to acquire commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, maintenance and technical support services to complete its enterprise-wide Geological Interpretive Tools (GIT) subsystem. The Government will conduct this acquisition using a steamlined competitive process pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) and Part 15(Contracting By Negotiation). This notice is a combined synopsis and part of the Request For Proposal (RFP). A RFP will be issued to firms responding to this CBD who provide the first submittal. BACKGROUND: The GIT application component is an integral subsystem of MMS's Technical Information Management System (TIMS) which supports MMS mission critical information needs. The TIMS is the information technology infrastructure (hardware, software,and telecommunication) the MMS Offshore Program uses to store and process all of its technical data. The GIT subsystem consists of Exploration and Production Data Management, Geophysical Analysis, Petrophysical Analysis, Subsurface Mapping and Reservoir Engineering subcomponents. The GIT subsystem automates most of the MMS mission-critical activities in the oil and gas resource evaluation program. In 1993, MMS contracted for a complete software solution for its GIT requirement. The GeoQuest suite of software was chosen as the MMS resource evaluation standard for interactive interpretation and visualization of geophysical and petrophysical data. GeoQuest provided the software and an aggressive training program for technical and end user support personnel. The GeoQuest software acquired and in full use to date includes: the Seismic suite, the Advanced Geophysical suite, the CPS suite(grids and contour mapping), the Geoframe suite, the Reservoir Modeling suite, the Finder Data Management suite, Zeh graphics, the Production Analyst suite, and the Eclipse suite. The GIT subsystem currently uses a client/server architecture with Sun Sparc servers and workstations running on the Solaris operating system. The system is distributed through local (LAN) and Wide (WAN) area networks. LAN topology utilizes a combination of FDDI fiber optic and fast Ethernet cabling. The purpose of this acquisition is to provide a vehicle for completion of MMS's enterprise-wide GIT capability. MINIMUM MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS for GENERAL OPERATIONS -- The total GIT software solution shall interface with: Arc/Info; Calcomp Drawing Board and Drawing Board II digitizing tablets, graphics terminals, alphanumeric terminals, large scale color pen and electrostatic plotters, and printers all with no data accuracy loss; optical and magnetic disk drives; 9-track and 8mm cartridge magnetic tape devices; and shall support: dual monitors; command line drive mode; development of custom menus via batch files or macros and batch processing of resource intensive operations; applications that run under the same Motif/GUI; output of CGM file format compatible with ZEH rendering software; seamless integration between the data management, interactive mapping, reservoir analysis, interactive geophysical application, interactive petrophysical analysis and GIS modules; and a variety of graphical display formats. MINIMUM MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS for TECHNICAL FUNCTIONALITY -- The GIT solution shall provide for the following capabilities: seismic interpretation; seismic forward modeling; reservoir modeling; velocity modeling; seismic data processing; 3-D visualization; petrophysical interpretation; construction of cross sections and well correlation; stratigraphic and structural modeling; multiple cartographic projections; basemapping; surface modeling; map and grid editing; well test analysis; volumetric calculation; decline curve; material balance; reservoir simulation; integrated data management (with built in mapping (capabilities) of ORACLE data including use of ORACLE 7.0, ORACLE forms 4.0 and ORACLE reports 2.0 or the most recent releases. The data management module shall also provide for: a spatial interface whereby users can select and retrieve data from a map or cross-section display by clicking on objects or by banding rectangles or by outlining polygons; graphical query by example tools for creating, storing, and displaying queries that select and retrieve from the data base and from a map or cross-section display; use of an extension to the database for management and SQL access of binary or other non-relational data formats, for large objects such as logs, cartographic data, seismic data, and graphical files; a library of ORACLE forms and reports for E&P data based on PPDM; data loaders for ASCII files in various formats and for standard industry formats such as LIS, LAS, SEG P, PI, and Dwights; support of SQL loader functions; run data loaders interactively or in batch mode; support corporate, regional, districts, project, and asset databases by extracting some or all of one database and inserting or updating that data in another; simultaneous displays of ORACLE forms, maps, and cross-sections which are a direct graphic display of the database; real time interactive mapping and cross-section displays using the same algorithm as the interactive mapping module. The total GIT solution shall function in a client/server environment utilizing Sun hardware to include SUN SPARC 5, SPARC 10, SPARC 20, ULTRA SPARC II, SPARC 2000 all with both single and dual heads, running Solaris 2.x. Additionally, the total GIT solution shall fully comply with all applicable Federal Information Processing Standards as stated in the RFP. The MMS has invested $6.1 million in developing the enterprise-wide Geological Interpretive Tools software solution which includes $3.5 million in direct software purchases. The remaining balance of $2.6 million includes maintenance and training for the GIT software. The MMS plans to expend an estimated $8.6 million for additional software, maintenance and services over the next 5 years through an Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity contract. MMS estimates the acquisition of approximately $900,000 in additional new software for year one, with no guarantee of additional purchases in subsequent years. MMS may choose to acquire additional new software beyond the first year based on the following estimates: Year Two -- $1,430,000, Year Three -- $650,000, Year Four -- $440,000, and Year Five -- $440,000. All of the above new software estimates include an anticipated 12 months of support, consisting of 3 months manufacturer's warranty and 9 months maintenance. The remaining portion of the $8.6 million total value is the cost associated with maintenance and technical support. Maintenance estimates for the installed base are as follows: Year One -- $480,000, Year Two -- $720,000, Year Three -- $960,000, Year Four -- $1,140,000,and Year Five -- $1,140,000. Technical Support is estimated at $60,000 per year throughout the five year contract life. Offerors must submit proposals for this requirement in accordance with the following instructions: Offerors proposing GeoQuest products shall so state and request the RFP within twenty (20) calendar days from the publication date of this notice. For GIT solutions other than GeoQuest, offerors shall provide Submittal One. Submittal One shall consist of a certified corporate plan (signed by a person authorized to bind the corporation) detailing how the $6.1 million in embedded costs will be assumed by the offeror. This includes replacing all existing GIT software, data conversion, the retraining of approximately 115 MMS personnel, and provisions for maintaining any replacement software through February, 1998. Additionally, Submittal One must include clear and comprehensive documentation to demonstrate that the proposed GIT solution will meet all the minimum mandatory requirements contained in this notice. Offerors shall propose an all or none total software solution. All software shall be in full production as of the date of this notice. Beta versions are not acceptable. The corporate plan identified above and the ability of offerors to adequately document compliance with the minimum mandatory requirements will be a major factor during the evaluation process and selection for contract award. Submittal One is due twenty (20) calendar days from the publication date of this notice. Send an original and two copies to Ms. Katherine A. Valltos, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. An RFP will only be issued to those offerors who provide all of the required Submittal One documentation. The RFP will provide offerors the contract terms and conditions, Representations and Certifications, and all other pertinent solicitation requirements. One critical requirement will be the submittal of a Transition Plan. The Transition Plan shall detail how the offeror proposes to migrate MMS into the proposed GIT solution environment. This transition plan shall minimize any disruption to government productivity and loss of revenue caused by delaying a lease sale. The RFP will be issued on or about December 23, 1996 and close fifteen (15) calendar days later. This acquisition is subject to the government obtaining all necessary administrative approvals. (0338)

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