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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 7,1997 PSA#1904

Department of the Army, Community Family and Support Center, 2760 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Va 22314

70 -- COTS BENEFITS SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ADMINISTRATION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS POC Joanie Newhart, Contracting Officer, 703-325-5032, FAX 703-325-1412 The U.S. Army Medical Life Fund operating through the U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center Employee Benefits Branch is seeking information from potential sources who can provide a commercial off-the-shelf benefits software program (80% off-the-shelf, 20% customized maximum) for administration of employee benefits. The Employee Benefits Branch currently provides centralized administration of employee benefits for approximately 17,000 employees of 120 individual employers which are Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities (NAFIs) of the Department of the Army. These NAFIs are located in many locations through the world, including the United States, Puerto Rico, the Republic of Panama, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Japan. In the future, the Employee Benefits Branch may be responsible for providing administration of benefits for up to 100,000 employees of NAFIs throughout the Department of Defense (DoD). In addition to providing the commercial off-the-shelf software including the customization, the successful Offeror shall provide for conversion of existing data to the system and implement, test and maintain the automated management information system (MIS). The Offeror shall provide a system flexible enough to meet changes in program requirements. The system shall be able to use/apply routine calculations plus have the ability to use one-time calculations. In addition, the successful Offeror shall develop and maintain related Standing Operating Procedures, operations, training and maintenance manuals as well as update them, as needed, to comply with statutory/legal requirements. The current scope of the benefits programs provided to employees is as follows: 1) contributory defined benefit pension plan, 2) contributory life insurance program, 3) optional life insurance program, 4) 2 classes of comprehensive medical insurance, 5) 2 classes of comprehensive dental insurance, 6) 21 health maintenance organizations, 7) contributory short and long term disability program, 8) 18/36 month temporary continued coverage medical and dental (18 for employees/36 dependents), 9) retiree life/medical insurance program and 10) 401(k) savings plan. The system provided must interface with the following hardware and software currently owned by the Employee Benefits Branch: networked IBM-compatible pentium computers (currently 20) with both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1, and Novell 4.10. Also, the system provided must interface with other systems within and outside of the Department of Defense as follows (all transfers are electronic): 1) one-way transfer from NAF Financial Services to Employee Benefits Branch, 2) one-way transfer from a database, the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS), 3) one-way data transfer from the Employee Benefits Branch to insurance carriers, 4) a one-way data transfer to the IRS via bulletin board, 5) one-way transfer to a contracted actuarial firm, 6) financial administration division. The system must be able to provide a microfilm index of records location. It must also be able to provide calculations on many of the fields within the software system and provide various documentation (including letters, reports, certificates, invoices and statements). This is not a solicitation. Responses from this synopsis must be received not later than close of business 30 days from the date of this synopsis, and must include company name, address, telephone, fax number, point of contact and product brochures on current industry trends for benefits software. Specifically, any descriptive material concerning the aforementioned services, or any current industry products or trends, would be appreciated. Information submitted will not be returned unless it is clearly marked "TO BE RETURNED" and a return address is furnished. (0217)

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