Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Group, Code D-7810, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25007, Denver CO 80225

D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT SOL 00SQ810149 DUE 040500 POC Carol A. White,Contracting Officer, 303/445-6345 fax WEB: AAMS Current Solicitation Listing, http:www.usbr.gov/aamsden/. E-MAIL: Acquisition Operations Group, D7810@usbr.gov. The Bureau of Reclamation, Denver office, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Inceptive.com, Aurora, Colorado, for information technology design and development service and business process analysis services for a base year with four option years, during the period June 1, 2000 through May 31, 2005. The services will be provided within the five Reclamation Regional offices, 26 area offices, and the Reclamation Service Center, Reclamation offices located throughout the 17 western states, and the Office of the Commissioner, located in Washington D.C. The Contractor shall design and develop strategies and methodologies for Reclamation senior executives and managers on integrating information technology with administrative and operational business practices; evaluate plans and strategies related to key business system migrations; design and develop strategies and technical migration paths for legacy systems to Web technologies; and, design and develop information technology applications as value added asset portfolios. The contractor shall provide services aimed at assisting senior Reclamation management and technical staff in assessing and resolving business process and information technology integration issues. Because of the broad strategic nature of these issues and problems as well as the volatility of information technology, and because the specific work to be required may evolve as the strategies and process become more defined, it is not possible to provide a specifically detailed statement of work. Specific work to be performed by the contractor will be described in written work assignments which will be written and prepared during the period of performance. Because this procurement is for the analysis and development of an all encompassing information technology service and business process program, it is critical that the prospective contractor have key personnel available that possesses a vast array of critical Reclamation-specific skills, knowledge, and expertise, including : A) Wide-ranging multiple year experience both as employees and as contract staff with Reclamation's Information Technology Architecture and Business Practices; B) Extensive multiple year experience with Reclamation administrative systems, program functions, and business practices including field office as well as Regional office, Reclamation Service Center, and Interior Department Service Center experience; C) Experience evaluating, selecting, and integrating Commercial-Off-The-Shelf software for federal organizations, and in particular for Reclamation; D) Experience developing and teaching Reclamation Information technology software design, development, and deployment methodologies and practices; and E) Expertise with Reclamation's existing software development and database technology. Additionally, potential incumbent must have; F) Expertise in integrating Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) packages with federal work activities; G) Expertise in integrating bank card functions in federal administrative environments;H) Expertise in migrating legacy business applications to Web technologies; and, I) Expertise in designing and developing software applications for federal administrative and program activities with particular emphasis on Interior Department financial services activities and Bureau of Reclamation engineering and operations activities. This procurement is for a commercial service and is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) prescribed by FAR 13.601. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The Government believes that only one responsible source can provide the supplies/services that will satisfy the agency requirements. A Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition has been prepared in support of this acquisition. Firms that recognize and can provide all the required services and can meet the critical knowledge and expertise criteria are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the contracting officer. Firms believing that they can provide these services must provide clear and concise supporting evidence through submitted written documentation that they have the precise expertise requested and can furnish all the services. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes and no other solicitation document is available for this procurement. Requirements of part 12 apply subject to the order of precedence provided at 12.102(c), including provisions at 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial, 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items, 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial items (must be returned with any proposal offered), 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, and any additional contract requirement or terms and conditions determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. All responses must be received within 15 calendar days of publication of this notice. All responses will be considered by the government, however, a determination by the government not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. No contract will be awarded from this announcement, as information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries must contain the firm's Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS) and Tax Identification Number (TIN), and must also identify themselves as either small business, or other than small business, in accordance with the size standard for Standard Industrial Code 7373. Inquiries will only be accepted by FAX at 303/445-6345, Attn: C. White. Posted 03/21/00 (W-SN436771). (0081)

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