INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECTURE SUPPORT CONTRACT RFP # HQ-98-14143 -- "Information Infrastructure and Architectural Support Contract (IIASC)." The Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Information Resources Management, Enterprise Technology Services Division (OIRM/ETSD) is seeking a contractor to provide services needed to support a comprehensive, Agency-wide telecommunication and computing infrastructure. This solicitation will procure a wide range of planning studies and analyses that will support and/or enhance the services provided by the Washington Metro Area Telecommunications and Computing Support Contract (WTACS), the National Telecommunications and Computing Support contract (NTACS), and the Mission Oriented Systems Engineering Support contract (MOSES) that make up the Enterprise Technology and Systems Services (ETASS) group of contracts. The IIASC contractor will be tasked to provide advisory and assistance services that are not within the scope of the WTACS, NTACS, and MOSES statements of work or would create potential conflicts of interest if performed under those contracts. The IIASC statement of work will included: (1) enterprise systems planning and analysis; (2) high level planning and analysis concerning EPA's overall architecture and information strategy; (3) technology assessments and evaluations; (4) feasibility analyses, assessments, and evaluations; (5) front-end requirements analyses, studies and evaluations related to EPA's business process application systems; and (6) other areas pertaining to policy analysis, development and implementation. EPA will award a single cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for an estimated 1,577,000 hours over the contract's maximum period of performance. The maximum period of performance will be 60 months (a one-year base period and four one-year option periods). The anticipated award date is January 1999. EPA will conduct this acquisition as a full and open competition. The IIASC contract will contain financial incentives for the significant utilization of small and small disadvantaged and woman-owned business subcontractors. This procurement will be conducted using streamlined evaluation techniques/methodologies to ensure timely award and the selection of contractors having the demonstrated background, experience, and corporate commitment to successfully perform all required work. TO AVOID SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS, THE CONTRACTOR AWARDED THIS CONTRACT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE ETASS CONTRACTING STRATEGY. CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS WHO RECEIVED AWARDS UNDER THE WTACS AND NTACS PORTIONS OF THE ETASS GROUP OF CONTRACTS ARE RESTRICTED FROM RECEIVING AN AWARD ON THIS REQUIREMENT. SIMILARLY, THE CONTRACTOR WHO RECEIVES AN AWARD ON THIS REQUIREMENT IS RESTRICTED FROM RECEIVING AN AWARD ON THE MOSES REQUIREMENT AND VICE VERSA. THESE RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO THE PRIME CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS AND/OR TEAM PARTNERS. Currently, a portion of the IIASC scope of work is supported by Technology Planning and Management Corporation, under EPA's contract number 68-W5-0034. Potential offerors interested in obtaining a copy of this contract should submit a written request to Ms. Linda McKay FOIA Specialist, US EPA, 401 M Street SW (3803R) Washington, DC 20460. All parties interested in being placed on the bidders list should submit their request in writing to one of the following addresses: Courier Address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Bid and Proposal Room, Attention: Jennifer Cranford (3803R), 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20004; US Postal Service: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Attention: Jennifer Cranford (3803R), 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC 20460, via e-mail: cranford.jennifer@epamail.epa.gov; or via fax: (202) 565-2554. The EPA intends to use its website as a means of conveying information to the public regarding this acquisition. In addition, information concerning this acquisition will be posted for downloading on EPA's website. The internet address is: http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod. Additional information concerning this acquisition, including the solicitation, amendments, and other related items, and on the WTACS and NTACS contracts and the MOSES requirement, mentioned above, can also be found on this website. Interested parties are advised to monitor EPA's website for further information on this procurement as it becomes available. All requests must reference the following: RFP HQ-98-14143 "Information Infrastructure and Architectural Support Contract (IIASC)" and be sent to one of the addresses above. Telephone requests shall not be honored. This solicitation will be issued, on EPA's webpage, no sooner than June 15, 1998. Additionally, a draft clause addressing financial incentives for utilization of small, small disadvantaged and woman-owned business subcontractors will be published for comment on this webpage. Interested parties are advised to check this webpage frequently for updates. WEB: Click here for additional information about this solicitation., http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod/adp_placement/iiasc/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist., cranford.jennifer@epamail.epa.gov.

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