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D -- MS ACCESS FOIST PROGRAMMING SOL 9T8G808 DUE 110398 POC Mr. Chris Matthews, Contracting Officer, (510) 637-3892 E-MAIL: chris.matthews@gsa.gov, chris.matthews@gsa.gov. The General Services Administration, Federal Technology Service, intends to issue a Simplified Acquisition Procedure purchase order for information technology service in support of the GSA, Public Building Service Field Office located in Sacramento, CA. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Task ID No. 9T8G808 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This procurement is not a small business set aside. The contractor must have the following qualifications: must be familiar with (1) hardware running DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems, IBM compatible personal computers, Microsoft Access 2.0 and above databases, Microsoft Windows 3 or higher, DOS 6 or higher, and Microsoft Excel as it relates to downloading and/or uploading from Microsoft Access; and (2) the development and documentation of new Microsoft Access applications as well as the further development, documentation, enhancement, maintenance and repair of existing Microsoft Access databases. The task program name is the Field Office Information System Tracker (FOIST) which was developed in-house by the client for LAN use. The existing databases provide a comprehensive tracking system to provide information concerning all aspects of building management. The database includes, but is not limited to tracking information for time and attendance, procurement, lease administration and service calls, project management and control, project cost accounting, building information, employee information, safety deficiency tracking and monitoring, and space classification and assignment information. Work on the system is to improve the coding and include networking capacity. It is written in Microsoft Access 2.0, initially for a Novell network. The client converted to Windows NT3.51. The modules of the FOIST system are: (1) Service Call/Work Request Module; (2) Work Order Module; (3) Purchase Module; (4) Time and Attendance Module; and (5) Building Information Module. Currently the modules are not fully operational as individual modules; failing alpha testing, and beta testing as an integrated system. The following is an estimate of the amount of time a competent Access analyst/programmer with NT experience would need to complete this work, including documentation. Service Call/Work Request Module -- 30 hours; Work Order Module -- 42 hours; Purchase Module -- 36 hours; Time and Attendance Module -- 30 hours; Building Information Module -- 30 hours; and Training -- 8 hours. This includes alpha testing, beta testing and implementation documentation and training. All information technology items must be Year 2000 compliant. Year 2000 compliant means information technology that accurately processes date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing) from, into and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations. Furthermore, Year 2000 compliant information technology, when used in combination with other information technology, shall accurately process date/time data if the other information technology properly exchanges date/time data with it. All responsible sources solicited may submit a quotation which will be considered. The government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this notice will be most advantageous, representing the best value to the government price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Technical (a) technical capability of the item offered to meet the government requirements, (b) past performance and (c) delivery terms-ability to meet required delivery schedule and (2) Price. Evaluation of past performance shall be based on information provided by the offeror and any other information from other sources. The offeror, submitted with the quote, must identify two federal government contracts or task orders for which the offeror has performed work similar to this CBD Notice. The offeror shall provide a point of contact, telephone number for each contract or task. Type of Contract: A firm-fixed price contract shall be awarded. Estimated start date of the task is at or around November 4, 1998. Other conditions before award: (1) Potential awardee must register in IT Solutions Shop at http://it-solutions.gsa.gov; (2) Resume(s) of contractor employees involved in task shall be requested by the GSA/ITM; (3) Monthly Status Report (MSR) shall be required the fifth of each month in the format approved by the government and put into IT-Solutions; (4) Invoices sent to Finance-Ft. Worth shall match invoice amounts submitted in IT-Solutions Shop by the Contractor. Quote shall be e-mailed to the Contracting Officer at chris.matthews@gsa.gov or by fax at (510) 637-3869 on or before 3:00pm November 3, 1998. Contact Mr. Chris Matthews, Contracting Officer, at (510) 637-3892. Technical questions and/or request for site visits may be e-mailed to the GSA/ITM at paul.gurian@gsa.gov. Posted 10/16/98 (W-SN262878). (0289)

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