Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Rm. 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200

D -- DATABASE SUPPORT SERVICES, GSA SCHEDULE SOURCES SOUGHT DUE 071299 POC Vonda J. Sines, Contract Specialist WEB: none, http://www.hqda.army.mil/dssw. E-MAIL: Defense Supply Service-Washington, sinesvj@hqda.army.mil. The Defense Supply Service, on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (ODCSOPS), Headquarters, Department of the Army, is conducting a market survey to identify potential GSA Schedule vendors capable of providing the services described in this notice. The Government contemplates potential award of a GSA Schedule delivery order for one (1) base year plus four (4) potential option years to be exercised solely at the discretion of the Government. Services include providing database support services, primarily in support of the Army Staff and Secretariat in the Headquarters, Department of the Army, in the National Capital Regional (NCR). The database work involves operating the Army's Metaphor/Intelligent Database Server system, SYBASE database running on an IBM RS/6000, and Pilot multidimensional software. Contractors must demonstrate a SECRET or higher security clearance level; system administration and supervisory personnel require TOP SECRET clearances. Personnel will be required to sign individual non-disclosure agreements on budget data. Vendors must also demonstrate experience with all of the major Army databases, SAMAS, LOGSACS, PERSACS, TAADS, TAEDP, PMAD, SORTS. Vendors must demonstrate experience performing rapid turnaround -- less than one (1) week in duration -- database solutions from multiple Department of Defense databases as well as experience providing prioritization services using TOPSIS or similar model to solve prioritization problems in the Service Headquarters. NOTE: ALL OF THE FOREGOING CAPABILITIES ARE MANDATORY. Vendors should also demonstrate the ability to convert hierarchical database to relational database and show experience merging data from a hierarchical database with other Army databases. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. Interested vendors should forward TWO (2) COPIES of their GSA Schedule and documentation of required demonstrated experience on or before 12 July 1999 to: Ms. Vonda J. Sines, Contract Specialist, Defense Supply Service-Washington, Room 1D245, 5200 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-5200. Posted 06/21/99 (W-SN345086). (0172)

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