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D -- SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT TO PROVIDE COMPUTER SYSTEMS SUPPORT IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA. SOL F49642-99-C00X1 DUE 041099 POC Kathie Potter, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 767-7949, Fax (202) 404-7006, Email kathie.potter@bolling.af.mil -- Saundra Pickens, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 767-7971, Fax (202) 404-7006, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=F49642-99-C00 X1&LocID=207. E-MAIL: Kathie Potter, kathie.potter@bolling.af.mil. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THERE IS NOT A SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The 11th Contracting Squadron/LGCB is conducting market research to seek qualified sources capable of providing management services as a prime contractor for databases, hardware, and software of computer systems. If Government performance is determined to be more economical, the solicitation will be canceled and no contract will be awarded. All sources capable of providing these services are being sought. In addition to the information provided below entitled "Capabilities Package", responding parties must also indicate their size status in relation to the applicable Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 8742. Only companies, including their affiliates, with an average annual receipt of $20,000,000.00 or less during the last three (3) completed fiscal years are considered small. This requirement will cover a wide range of functions required to provide secure, stable, and reliable database systems to/from other military Air Force sites while focusing on quality practices. Functional areas included in the study are: a) Ensure accuracy of DB2 database tables on an IBM mainframe; b) Work with several interface partners on data sent/received; c) Produce periodic and ad hoc products (queries, reports, and extracts);. d) Train approximately 10 new users per year on how to update database and obtain queries/reports/extracts and assist approximately 30 other users as needed; e) Submit changes/problem reports to software support staff and test/evaluate software changes; f) Monitor operation of a minicomputer and report problems to maintenance contractor; g) Run Informix database applications on minicomputer, which include extracting data from the DB2 tables on the mainframe; h) Monitor/fix Microsoft Access driver connections from approximately 40 users personal computers to mainframe database; I) Develop unit unique Microsoft Access applications; j) Safeguard classified information and monitor office security; k) Provide software support and test/evaluates software changes; l) Provide computer maintenance; and m) Provide general administration functions. Travel may be required to resolve data management problems with interface partners. Any information submitted is voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT request. Interested small businesses are required to submit a Statement of Capabilities (SOC) demonstrating: 1) ability to manage the services, description of past performance on previous contracts, dollar value of each contract, number of employees for each, the types and range of skills of employees for each, and point of contact and telephone number of the contracting activity for each contract; 2) financial capability to support an estimated six figure annual payroll; 3) and a capability statement, including summary of relevant performance history (with points of contact and applicable telephone numbers, FAX numbers, addresses and email addresses, if available) within the past three years. This requirement will cover multiple functions listed in descending order of magnitude of work effort, consisting of TOP SECRET classification level. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government is undecided whether this procurement should be set aside for small business. This decision is made more complicated by the new Small Business Administration (SBA) rules on affiliation, teaming and limitations of subcontracting. Briefly, in pursuing a set-aside contract, small businesses may now team together (and even affiliate) and be eligible for award of a set-aside contract. Prior to the rule change, a contracting officer could set aside a procurement when there was an expectation of two or more competitive offers from small business prime contractors who would perform at least 50% of the service in house. The new rules allow a set-aside when there is an expectation of two or more competitive offers from small business teams (small business prime contractor with small and large business subcontracting), and when at least 50% of the services will be performed by the collective efforts of all small business members of the team. (Reference FAR 52.219-14, Service Contracts) Special notice to small business: Any small business firms intending to propose using the new affiliation and teaming rules issued by the SBA, should submit the following information not later than 5 April 1999, to be placed on the bidders list. Your capability package or presentations (whichever is appropriate) should address the following issues that affect the decision of whether to set aside this procurement." List all the elements in which you want the contractor to address in their capability package. Some examples of evaluations addressed in previous announcements are as follows. You must ensure those you address are applicable to the requirement and are not excessively stringent to eliminate any small business. EXAMPLES: 1. The contractor team must demonstrate a plan that provides for the small business members to of the team performing 50% of the work. 2. The contractor team must demonstrate capability to perform realistic cost and schedule projections for complex technical and integration efforts. 3. The contractor team must have the breadth and depth of technical and management expertise to successfully execute their integration role. 4. The contractor team must demonstrate an understanding of AF, DoD and government agencies procurement process and its relationships. 5. The contractor team must demonstrate three years of past performance applicable to this synopsis. 6. The contractor team must demonstrate a contract management structure that allows for a single organization accountable for total performance responsibility. Please specify business size either large, small business, women owned business, 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, HUB Zone, etc and submit capabilities to 11th Contracting Squadron/LGCB, Attn: Kathie Potter, 500Duncan Avenue, Room 250, Bolling AFB, DC, 20332-0305. Capability packages must be received not later than 10 April 1999. If you have submitted a capabilities package under a prior notice, you do not need to resubmit. This is an extension of the first notice, dated 2 February 1999. SOC's should be limited to 5 pages. Posted 03/23/99 (D-SN311346). (0082)

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