USDI, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office (952), P. O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-2965

D -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL HAR001010 DUE 050400 POC Tom Fulton (503) 952-6218, FAX (503) 952-6312 E-MAIL: BLM, or952mb@or.blm.gov. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon State Office, intends to negotiate an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for the base year and 4 option years (NTE 6-30-05) for integrated information technology services and telecommunication services. Services will be predominantly performed on-site in Government-furnished office space in the Portland, Oregon BLM State Office and 10 District Offices throughout Oregon and Washington. Additional sites include other BLM offices, interagency offices with which BLM cooperates, and northwest U.S. Forest Service offices. This effort will be competed on a full and open basis. Requirements will be defined in a Statement of Work included in the Request for Proposal (RFP) to be issued approximately 3/22/00 with proposals due 5/4/00. Pre-proposal conference will be held in the Oregon State Office, 9th floor BLM conference room, 1515 S.W. 5th, Portland, OR at 9 a.m on 4/6/00. Submit all technical questions for the pre-proposal conference and make reservations with name of firm(s) and number of persons attending by 4:00 p.m., local time, 4/3/00, by e-mailing or952mb@or.blm.gov, telephoning (503) 952-6218 or faxing to (503) 952-6312. It is planned that one general task order will be included in the RFP for the basic requirements, which are presently being provided by an on-site contractor with approximately 110 employees located between 13 sites. Additional task orders may be issued. Instructions to Contractor will be issued addressing specific assignments and changes within each task order not affecting price. Technical requirements include five functional areas: (1) Systems Administration/Computer Operations; (2) Telecommunications; (3) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Development and Analysis; (4) Software Development; and (5) Database Administration and Maintenance. Functional Area (1) Systems Administration/Computer Operations encompasses configuration, integration, installation, operations, security management, and maintenance of all computer hardwareand software. Provide technical assistance and support to on and off-site users. Functional Area (2) Telecommunications encompasses all aspects of data communications systems. Tasks may include requirements analysis, assessments of existing capabilities and recommendations for best return on investment for new technology. Implemented systems include full support of existing LAN, WAN and Internet facilities as well as support for telephone, PBX, voice mail, security systems, and cellular topology. Functional Area (3) GIS Development and Analysis encompasses planning, assessment, and implementation of resource management requirements for spatial mapping and analysis, classification of satellite imagery, and integration of global positioning system data using ARC/INFO, ERDAS, and other spatial software. Instructions to the contractor include process development, data capture, quality control, mapping, analyses, and user training to answer on-going resource, wildlife, and land management issues. Functional Area (4) Software Development encompasses RDBMS applications as well as spatial database application design and development, data entry, and maintenance employing project management techniques tailored to meet customer requirements. Functional Area (5) Database Administration and Maintenance encompasses operations and maintenance of existing spatial, corporate data. Provide coordination, planning, and control to ensure a stable information system environment. Ensure proper procedures are in place for backup, recovery and resource scheduling that access large volumes of spatial data. Applicable SIC codes are 7371, 7375, 7376, 7378, 7379 and 7389. The RFP will include FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, and applicable U. S. Department of Labor Service Contract Act Wage Determinations. Posted 02/17/00 (W-SN426643). (0048)

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