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70 -- FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENT AND SUPPORT SOL ICOM2000022 DUE 020700 POC George J. Bath, Senior Procurement Specialist, 202-225-2921 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION# ICOM2000022 FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENT AND SUPPORT The U.S. House of Representatives (House) is seeking information on the enhancement and post-implementation support of custom-developed financial disclosure software that is posted to the House Intranet for downloading by House Offices to use in filling out financial disclosure forms required by the Ethics in Government Act. The goal is to continue to provide a software system that's easy to use and requires a minimum of resources to support. Application Description The current software has been developed using Microsoft Visual Basic Ver. 5.0 with Sheridan Active Threed Plus, Sheridan Designer Widgets, Apex Truedbgrid controls. The software uses a Microsoft Access Database made up of ten tables one for each schedule and one for general information. The software is distributed via download from a web site or on CD-ROM. The user performs installation. Microsoft Visual Basic Application Setup Wizard generates the setup program. The software runs as a stand-alone application in a Windows 32-bit environment (95, 98, NT). The reports are created using Seagate Crystal Reports 6.0. Tables in the Access Database: Tablename Fields General Information: name, address, phone, status, district, state, employing office, termination date. Schedule I -- Earned Income: Source, type, amount, Schedule II -- Payments in Lieu of Honoraria and Charity: Source, activity, activity date, amount Schedule III -- Assets and Unearned Income: Source, asset, type, amount, value, transaction Schedule IV -- Transactions: Source, asset, transaction type, transaction date, amount Schedule V -- Liabilities: Source, creditor, type, amount Schedule VI -- Gifts: Source, description, value Schedule VII -- Travel Payments and Reimbursements.: Source, dates, Point of Departure/Destination/Point of Return, lodging, food, family member included, any time not at sponsor's expense Schedule VIII -- Positions: Position, organization Schedule IX -- Agreements: Agreement date, parties, terms of agreement In responding to this survey, the software solution provider should include all of the features of the current software with the addition/modification of the following features: Ability to add, alter, or delete fields of information, as needed. Ability to export data to an external MS Access database. Modifications to existing database structure (if required). The tasks to be completed by the contractor shall include: Gathering User Requirements (modifications requested) Making the changes to the application (see above) Updating the On-line Help files to correlate to the modified application Creating the (self extracting) Installation program Burning approximately 40 CD's (user-supplied) containing the Installation program for organizations without intranet access Creating the Multiple-User version of the application Creating the installation program for the Multi-User version Instructions The House is requesting vendors to providethe following information based on the above specifications: 1. Company Name, Address, Phone, Fax, Point of Contact, and Email Address. 2. Manufacturer(s)/Publisher(s) of the proposed software solution, purchase price, and annual maintenance costs 3. Proposed technical architecture and required hardware specifications, (brand name products preferred) and estimated hardware prices 4. Estimated Implementation Timeline and costs 5. Estimated training costs 6. Estimated costs of help-desk support 7. Estimated costs of on-site support/service for one year 8. Estimated cost of creating/supplying the CDs All responses to this RFI should be submitted in writing to: U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Chief Administrative Officer Office of Procurement Ford House Office Building, Room 359 Washington, DC 20515 Attention RFI# ICOM2000022 -OR- Can be emailed as "RFI ICOM2000022 Response" to george.bath@mail.house.gov. The due date for submissions is: February 7, 2000 at 2:00 pm. All questions should be submitted in writing to George Bath via email: george.bath@mail.house.gov or fax: 202-226-2214 on or before: January 21, 2000. Posted 01/05/00 (W-SN413486). (0005)

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