U.S. Department of The Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Three Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220

D -- SYSTEM ANALYSIS & DEVELOPEMENT OF A BUDGET MODULE FOR OSMRE SOL 143868RFP9912030 POC Kathleen Oberle, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: NONE, KOBERLE@OSMRE.GOV. Request for Proposal is for the procurement of services and/or products for OSM.'s Budget Module development project. The Budget Module is a computer based application with the capability to complete budget development, allocation, and execution and provide management with a full range of informational and analytical reporting features. The vendor will work with OSM personnel in the design, development, programming, testing, and implementation phases of this project. Upon implementation, OSM personnel will primarily be responsible for maintaining the system. The vendor will specifically deliver and be responsible for the following items under this contract: 1) all programming and application development required to complete the Budget Module based on specifications provided by OSM 2) Delivering a completed Budget Module System that is fully functional based on specifications provided by OSM. 3) Providing documentation supportive of the application development software functionality and technical usage 4) consulting services related to data base administration for SQL Server relational data base during the project development 5) providing post implementation technical consulting services on the completed Budget Module application 6) identifying the technology (developmental software) to be used in completing the Budget Module 7) provide OSM with the developmental and application software to be used in developing the Budget Module if such technology is proprietary and OSM doesn't already own the technology or can procure the software for less 8) assist OSM with the installation and implementation of the application and developmental software, 9) train OSM personnel in the use of the developmental and reporting tools used in this project, and 10) develop a library of standard reports for reporting budgetary information. This contract does not include the purchase of relational data base (RDB) technology or RDB data base engines. Mandatory requirements for consideration under this procurement are: 1) The developmental software must be compatible/function with SQL Server RDB management system for this project and with Ingres RDB management system for future OSM developmental projects. 2) The developmental software must have a graphical user interface (GUI) 3) The final product will include an ad hoc and analytical reporting tool that can use tables from SQL Server and Ingres relational data bases 4) provide training during and after system implementation in the Denver metropolitan area 5) provide response to OSM requests for user support services on the completed Budget Module and application development tools within 1 hour of such request 6) security access to the application data is provided at the user and data element levels 7) the Budget Module must be accessible via the Internet (WEB enabled) using Microsoft's Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator and 8) the system will be designed as a client-server application using OSM's NT Server(s) and user personal computers with CPU's of at least 200+ MHZ with 32 MB RAM and provide an acceptable level of response time in which all data entry tasks have no noticeable delays and standard reports production are produced in less than one minute and 8)all software and applications must be Y2K compliant. The completed Budget Module will be delivered to OSM in three phases. The Budget Development component with ad hoc reporting and query tools delivered on June 1, 1999. The Budget Allocation component on July 30, 1999. The Budget Execution component on August 30, 1999. Licensing for usage of all software procured under this contract will be for use throughout OSM including its Denver Offices, Washington, D.C. Office, and OSM regional and local offices with no restrictions on the number of platforms/CPU's it can be loaded onto or on the number of users. The completed Budget Module application delivered to OSM will be the property of OSM. A pre-proposal presentation will be conducted at OSM's office in Denver for all interested vendors (date and time to be announced in the RFP). The anticipated award date for this contract is March 15, 1999. The RFP will be avialable on or about February 12,1999, copies may be requested in WRITING only -- no telephone or fax requests will be honored. Written requests should reference the RFP #143868RFP9912030 and be mailed to DOI/OSMRE, 3 Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 or e-mailed to KOBERLE@OSMRE.GOV. Posted 01/26/99 (W-SN291365). (0026)

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