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D -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ELECTRONIC DATA MANAGEMENT (EDM) DUE 111999 POC Ms. Katie Kley, Contract Specialist, (703) 602-4922; Mr. Jim Richards, Contracting Officer, (703) 607-5726 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, katie.kley@dfas.mil. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) intends to award a sole-source contract, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source", to Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Corporation of Herndon, VA. This contract will be a one year bridge to provide continuous support services of the current development, integration, and maintenance of the established Electronic Document Management (EDM) Initiative. The period of performance of this bridge will be twelve months, commencing 01 Jan 2000 and ending 31 Dec 2000. A cost plus fixed fee, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity type contract is contemplated with an estimated level of effort of 161,820 man hours and estimated total value of $18 million. Applicable Standard Industrial Code is 7379. PURPOSE: This bridge is necessary to prevent program slippage while a separate, full and open, unrestricted competitive procurement is conducted. This competitive procurement is anticipated to be a base and four option years, with a minimum total estimated dollar value of $50-$75 million. This notice does not serve as a synopsis for the unrestricted competitive procurement. Information on this procurement will be published separately in the CBD. The solicitation will be posted electronically to the DFAS contracting web site at http://www.dfas.mil/aso/contract at such time as it becomes available. No solicitation package exists at this time. All requests for this solicitation will be disregarded. SCOPE: The scope of this requirement is the acquisition of technical support services in support of the implementation of imaging technology for the purpose of addressing and improving current paper-oriented business practices at various DFAS operating locations. Specific taskings include systems analysis, design, development, integration, installation and maintenance of electronic document imaging solutions for the five major DFAS processing centers located in Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Cleveland and Columbus, OH; Indianapolis, IN; and various field offices. As the incumbent vendor, EDS is the only firm who can provide the full range of hardware and software support to ensure complete and continuing deployment of the EDM system, without a break in critical support service. PROCEDURES: All parties which believe that they can provide similar continuity of services in the time frame provided are encouraged to contact the Contract Specialist listed above and identify their interest and capability to submit proposals. This synopsis of intent to award is not a request for competitive proposals and all requests for a solicitation package will be disregarded. Information received will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If a competitive solicitation is subsequently issued, another synopsis for that requirement will be posted at that time. No telephonic responses will be accepted. All responses must be in writing and must be submitted for consideration no later than 19 Nov 1999. FAX number is (703) 602-8773. ALL COMMON CARRIER PACKAGES (FED EX, UPS, ETC.) MUST BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS); Attn: ASO/CPI, Katie Kley; Crystal Plaza 6, Room 500; 2221 S. Clark Street; Arlington, VA 22240. Posted 10/21/99 (W-SN393535). (0294)

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