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70 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR POSITION CLASSIFICATION SOFTWARE AND IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES. DUE 072600 POC Marilyn Seppi, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-0422, Fax (301)286-0324, Email Marilyn.J.Seppi.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Cindy Stoltz, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-6304, Fax (301)286-1712, Email Cynthia.J.Stoltz.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51#IFMP-HR-PC-001. E-MAIL: Marilyn Seppi, Marilyn.J.Seppi.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. POSITION CLASSIFICATION SOFTWARE AND IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes -- it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is requesting information to assess functional and technical attributes of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solutions that provide functionality associated with Position Classification. Specifically, a Position Classification COTS solution would automate the preparation and classification of Federal employee position descriptions (PD's) and vacancy announcements, and the generation of associated documents (e.g., position description, statement of differences, evaluation statement, job analysis, crediting plan, vacancy announcement, and performance plan). Personnel Specialists would be able to use their PC or Macintosh workstation to select from a library or build PD's by starting with a predetermined grade level, or by identifying duties and allowing the system to determine the series and grade. The information obtained in response to this RFI will be used exclusively by NASA personnel and their consultants to assist in planning for the acquisition and implementation of a Position Classification solution. The effort to acquire and implement a Position Classification COTS solution is part of NASA's Integrated Financial Management (IFM) Program, the organization responsible for streamlining NASA's financial, asset management, and human resources systems. SCOPE -- An automated Position Classification solution would be used by Personnel Specialists located at all 9 NASA centers and NASA Headquarters (this represents approximately 100 users), by NASA supervisors throughout the agency (this represents approximately 1,700 users), and by other designated employees (this represents approximately 200 users). NASA currently has a civil service workforce of over 17,500 employees. ENVIRONMENT -- All 10 NASA Centers are interconnected via a high speed computer network that is part of the worldwide Internet. NASA maintains its own backbone network based on the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). This wide area network (WAN) has direct links to local area networks (LANs) at each field location. Interested parties should assume that any NASA employee using Position Classification applications would be equipped with a web-enabled personal computer (Intel/Windows, Macintosh) and a LAN connection providing connectivity to other NASA locations. SURVEY OBJECTIVES -- The objective of this RFI is to obtain a better understanding of COTS solutions with respect to the following: (1) currently available capabilities to support Position Classification functionality, including business processes supported and application capabilities and features; (2) the ability of the COTS solution to pass independent third party testing for compliance with federal human resources (HR) regulations including Title 5 US Code and Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations; and (3) currently available technology and architectures, and planned technology capabilities in the near term; and (4) implementation services associated with Position Classification solutions, including configuration, testing, and training / human engineering. NASA is seeking comprehensive information for planning purposes. Potential solution providers are requested to respond if they can provide any of the following: 1. A COTS solution which provides Position Classification functionality; 2. Implementation services for a Position Classification solution (NOTE: the implementation service provide should indicate their direct relevant experience in this area); or 3. Both 1. and 2. above. RESPONSE FORMAT AND DELIVERY -- Information should be submitted in the form of a "white paper", limited to no more than 50 pages in length. Additional information brochures or user manuals are welcome. Any material submitted, including the white paper, will not be returned. Interested parties shall submit responses (excluding brochures) electronically either via 3.5" diskette in either IBM PC or Macintosh readable form, or via e-mail. Document formats shall be in Microsoft Office (Word / Powerpoint / Excel). If brochures or manuals are to be submitted, respondents shall provide 10 copies of any materials that are not available electronically. NASA intends to distribute the responses to this RFI widely within the Agency for review purposes. Accordingly, respondents shall clearly identify sensitive or proprietary material. NASA reserves the right to contact vendors to provide clarifications on capabilities or to ask questions. NASA shall not assume any expenses incurred by any of the respondents to this RFI. For additional information concerning this request, please contact David Matusow at (301) 286-9231 or at the following email address: david.matusow@gsfc.nasa.gov . Responses should be e-mailed to marilyn.j.seppi.1@gsfc.nasa.gov or sent to: Marilyn J. Seppi, Contracting Officer, Mail Code 455, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?group=C&pin=51 It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet cite for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 07/10/00 (D-SN473003). (0192)

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