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D -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION RESOURCE SYSTEM (FIRST) SOL FA8770-00-R-0044 POC Contract Negotiator, Holly Deuser, (937) 257-3599, fax (937) 257-4009; Contracting Officer, Jaclynn Shook, (937) 257-3577 WEB: Click here to view the FIRST draft solicitation and, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil/info.asp?rfp=R08. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Negotiator via, Holly.Deuser@wpafb.af.mil. The Financial Information Resource SysTem (FIRST) Program Office (ESC/FNB) intends to select a prime contractor to develop the Air Force budget applications. Under this program, a budget solution will be acquired and developed through use of a contract awarded using full and open procedures. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this solicitation. The Government will award one Cost-Plus-Award-Fee contract for all tasks to be performed under this contract. Contract award is planned for approximately Aug 2000. Pricing will be negotiated in accordance with FAR Part 15. The contract period is six years. Four optional years of performance may be awarded at the conclusion of the initial 6-year period. The estimated 6-year contract value is at least $37M. The Government is conducting an advisory multi-step acquisition process, per FAR Part 15.202. Vendors who did not submit a qualification package may still participate in the solicitation. The FIRST Contractor will be required to establish an Associate Contractor Agreement (ACA) with Lockheed Martin Federal Systems for the FIRST integration and compatibility with the Air Force's Global Combat Support System (GCSS-AF) architecture. The SIC code for this effort is 7379. This is not a small business set-aside procurement. This solicitation is for the planning, design, development, implementation, and sustainment of a new worldwide Air Force budget system. This modernization effort is sponsored by the Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary (Budget). The resultant capability will replace the legacy budget systems with a modern system architecture providing Air Force financial managers with an integrated information system. FIRST will serve as the foundation for the corporate Air Force Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) environment. It will be implemented at Headquarters Air Force, Major Commands (MAJCOMs), Field Operating Agencies (FOAs), Direct Reporting Units (DRUs), and base installations. Our system development vision is to construct FIRST using a spiral development methodology governed by a general statement of functional requirements. FIRST will allow the Air Force to take advantage of Information Technology advancements. Deployment planning must consider successive software releases incrementally replacing existing budget management systems. All software releases will be field tested and corrected prior to deployment. The current systems will be maintained until the same capabilities have been fielded and can sustain the FIRST requirements. This solicitation will be posted on the Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB). The draft solicitation is currently posted on HERBB. All status and future solicitation information and any updates and changes will also be announced on HERBB. The HERBB address is: http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. We encourage all sources to register and check the HERBB page often for additional information. Comments/questions regarding the program documentation is encouraged. Please fax or e-mail your comments/questions to Holly Deuser (see below). The FIRST Program Office is hosting an Industry Day on 26 Apr 00 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio, in Area B, Building 642 (Kenney Hall). Registration will begin at 0730. The Industry Day briefings will begin promptly at 0815 and will end at approximately 1615. This is not a marketing session! The objectives of our Industry Day are to: (1)Provide detailed information on the FIRST program, (2)Describe the FIRST contracting approach and schedule, (3)Review the key legacy systems associated with FIRST, (4)Explain the roles and responsibilities of the GCSS-AF integrator and the FIRST developer, and (5)Solicit your comments on the draft solicitation Attendance is limited to five representatives from each team. These representatives may include your technical team lead, program management lead, and major subcontractor technical representatives. Please fax or e-mail your attendees to Holly Deuser (see below) no later than COB 18 Apr 00. Please include your point of contact's name, phone number, and e-mail address as well as the names of your other attendees. Prior to Industry Day, you are encouraged to review and comment on the draft program documentation posted on HERBB. Information on the Legacy systems is available at the following website: http://206.190.171.70/csssweb. A small percentage of the Legacy Systems' documentation is only available in hard-copy; this hard-copy documentation is available in the FIRST Bidders Library at WPAFB. An index of all of the documents in the WPAFB Bidder's Library will be posted on the HERBB. You can schedule an appointment to view these documents by calling the Program Office at (937) 257-8451 or via e-mail to: Imelda.Braun@wpafb.af.mil. The Industry Day agenda and additional program documentation will be posted on HERBB well in advance of the meeting. Be sure to check HERBB often! Direct questions to either Holly Deuser, the Contract Negotiator, (937) 257-3599, fax (937) 257-4009, e-mail: Holly.Deuser@wpafb.af.mil, or Jaclynn Shook, the Contracting Officer, (937) 257-3577, e-mail: Jaclynn.Shook@wpafb.af.mil. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential sources. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Program Manager or Contracting Officer, but to communicate offeror concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of the proposal or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems previously brought to the attention of the Program Manager and/or the Contracting Officer which could not be satisfactorily resolved, or issues that require contractor confidentiality. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Col Steven Sheldon, ESC/CO, (781) 377-5106. See Note #26. Posted 04/10/00 (W-SN443343). (0101)

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