U.S. Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration, Loveland Area Office, P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO 80539-3003

70 -- GENERAL PURPOSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT SOL DE-RQ65-00WJ13594 DUE 113099 POC Frances Gutierrez 970.490.7208 It is the intent of Western Area Power Administration (Western) Rocky Mountain Regional Office to solicit with only one source, Alstom ESCA Corporation, under the authority of FAR 6.302-2 entitled "Unusual and compelling urgency" for the purchase of an OASIS automation system (OAS) and an Electronic tagging system (JTAG). The solicitation number is DE-RQ65-00WJ13594, Request for Quote. The Standard Industrial Classification code is 7371 with a small business size standard of $18 million. Requirement: 1) One complete OAS package. 2) One complete JTAG package. Both packages shall include all necessary software, licenses, integration, installation, one year maintenance and training to allow the Rocky Mountain Region full and complete use of every aspect of the package. In addition, the JTAG shall provide the ability for any utility Western chooses within the WSCC to utilize all components of the JTAG package, including Tag Agent, Tag Authority and Tag Approval. 3) Installation: Installation shall be at the Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Loveland, Colorado. Installation shall include any and all labor and material for complete installation of the ETMS system hardware and software. 4) Configuration: Configuration shall be as requested by Western to assist in configuration of both OAS and JTAG. This shall include: Insertion and programming of Western business rules into OAS, Configuration of the OAS ATC calculation engine, Configuration of JTAG for both Western and all customers who utilize JTAG in clustered environment. 5) Training: Training shall include four 4-hour sessions (2 days) that cover 4 subjects (one subject per 4 hour block). Subject shall include, as a minimum: a. Use of JTAG for the everyday user (Agent and Approval), b. Use of and troubleshooting JTAG in a clustered envirnoment for the technical user, c. Use of OAS for the everyday user, d. Configuration of OAS. The system and training shall be delivered to Western Area Power Administration, 5555 E. Crossroads Blvd., Loveland, CO. 80538 8986. Required delivery is no later than January 15, 2000. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. If no affirmative responses are received within 5 days after publication of this notice to effect that a comparable source is available that fully meets timeframes and the Government's needs a contract will be placed with Alstom ESCA Corporation. Posted 11/23/99 (W-SN403004). (0327)

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