U.S. Marshals Service, Business Services Division, 600 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202

D -- STARS SUPPORT DUE 063098 POC Peter Reese, 202-307-9695 E-MAIL: Pete.Reese@usdoj.gov, Pete.Reese@usdoj.gov. STARS Support -- The USMS is considering awarding, on a sole source basis, to Williams and Murphy Consulting of 3817 Annandale Road, Annadale, VA the following work -- Assistance with the implementation of its new accounting system. The work falls in four general catgories -- 1) Documentation of the programming that has been done including manuals of interfaces between ieFARS and related software. Some manuals will be references on how the system works as a prelude to adapting the software for use by the distrcits. Some of the documentation will be functional description statements with charts. This may involve separation of reports from the transaction database. This will require recreation of existing reports such as the SF-133, the SF-224 and SF-225. The USMS will also need documentation for the several interfaces used to batch data from external sources such as the Dept. of Agriculture's National Finance Center where the USMS payroll is processed and from the system currently used by district offices to record their accounting transactions. Existing interface code also needs to be adapted to handle VISA card charge and payment processing and online payment and collection transactions. Another processing adjustment is the transfer of funds among workplan holders. The intent is to drop the steps with the most errors and move that funtionality into other steps in the process. 2) Light PRogramming and Writing Reports to replace the standard reports in ieFARS. Also new reports to meet the needs of the various program and administrative staffs of the USMS. The light programming would include minor adjustments to COBOL programs that they had written and pseudo code for another programming language. 3. Assistance to users who are have problems using the systems. This may be working side by side with USMS personnel to discover the source of the errors and at other times recommend solutions. At other times this may be repairing a data situation so that a user can return to productivity. 4)Rebuilding/adjusting interfaces to increase efficiencies such as using the National Finance Center's CADI database where the NFC subobject classes have already been converted to DOJ subobject classes or move programs so that they will operate from a server rather than a personal computer. The change to the authorization and expenditure of assignment related funds requiires adjustments to the existing interface. Since part of the task is to transfer knowledge to USMS personnel for continued maintenance, tasks will vary based upon the situation. Interested parties should send capabilities statements indicating ability to begin performing the above tasks immediately. A capabilities statement should include a resumes, examples of similar work previously performed and a showing that the prospective offeror has worked with the ieFARS and related software that will be the object of this contract. It is expected that if a contract is awarded it will have an initial period of approximately 6 months plus 2 one year options. There is no guarantee any options will be exercised as it is the intent of the USMS to take over this work in the near future with in-house personnel. As it is the intent of the USMS to take over the work as soon as the in-house capability is present the options may, if exercised, be exercised for periods less than a full year. Capabilities statements should be sent to Peter Reese at the following address: U.S. Marshals Service, attn: Peter Reese, CS#3, 600 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202, or via FAX at 202-307-9695. (0152)

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