Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD), Procurement Office, 200 Third Street, Room 207, Parkersburg, WV, 26101

70 -- FINANCIAL SYSTEM SOL Financial-System-RFI DUE 030100 POC Kim Hedrick, Contract Specialist, Phone (304) 480-6950, Fax (304) 480-6632, Email procurement@bpd.treas.gov -- Tammie Johnson, Contract Specialist, Phone (304) 480-6461, Fax (304) 480-6632, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&ProjID=Financial-Sys tem-RFI&LocID=1743. E-MAIL: Kim Hedrick, procurement@bpd.treas.gov. The Bureau of the Public Debt is assessing the market to gain information on commercial off-the-shelf software packages that will manage its Administrative Accounting and Budgetary Business functions. Since Public Debt performs accounting services for a variety of franchise customers (including Public Debt itself), the system must be capable of managing multiple internal and external customers with various types of funds, including accounting for loans and grants. Managing the customers includes providing features for reimbursable and appropriated funds. Appropriated funds include no-year, multi-year and single year funds. The system must: 1. Be browser-based and accessible by users in various locations; 2. Meet all JFMIP core requirements; 3. Allow for the use of multiple Agency Location Codes (ALCs) as well as Treasury Symbols; 4. Manage multiple databases; 5. Provide a user-friendly report tool with the ability to create ad hoc reports in house; 6. Require minimal training (user-friendly); 7. Provide C-2 equivalent security; 8. Support many concurrent users. Please provide the maximum number of concurrent users supported; and 9. Provide minimal maintenance (user-friendly). Though any software that Public Debt might eventually purchase must be certified as meeting JFMIP_s core requirements, for the purpose of this request, any vendor that expects to receive JFMIP certification is invited to respond. If not already certified, any respondent must indicate its current stage in the certification process and must advise when final certification is expected. Public Debt is requesting technical product literature that will demonstrate the vendor_s ability to meet the specified features, commercial price lists (if available), and references (agency name, point of contact, and phone number), only, at this time. Since the ability to service franchise customers is essential to the accounting software used by Public Debt, respondents should also advise of their policy regarding licensing for franchise use. At PublicDebt's option, evaluation software, product demonstrations, and/or technical presentations may be requested from vendors responding to this announcement. Please note that this information is being requested for information and planning purposes only as Public Debt is primarily interested in assessing the viability of this technology. The Government does not intend to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information requested. Public Debt will assess the ability of the market to meet the needs as stated above based on the information received. Dependent upon the results of this market survey, Public Debt may issue a solicitation to acquire the appropriate tool(s). Any such solicitation would be based on a strictly functional statement of requirements in order to maximize competition. Information sent in response to this request shall be addressed to Tammie Johnson at the above address. Please note that no solicitation document is available at this time. If one becomes available, another notice will be published in the Commerce Business Daily. If you would like to receive any future notices related to this Request for Information, please sign up on the General Services Administration's (GSA) Electronic Posting System (EPS) internet web site at http://www.eps.gov. An electronic notice will be sent to if future documents are available for downloading. Posted 02/09/00 (D-SN423764). (0040)

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