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D -- WEB-BASED ELECTRONIC-BUSINESS REENGINEERING SOL 00-00000-0-S2 DUE 072800 POC sharon r. drakeford (202) 942-3685 E-MAIL: sdrakeford@fdic.gov, sdrakeford@fdic.gov. The FDIC is searching for qualified firms capable of supporting a large scale, multi-year effort to reengineer many of FDIC's business processes to electronic business using a web-based platform. The goal is to establish web-based electronic business relationships between the FDIC and such partners as; the institutions that FDIC insures; the vendors that provide goods and services to the FDIC; law firms with which FDIC conducts business; other financial institution regulatory agencies, and the general public. FDIC is considering issuing four separate Requests for Proposals to support e-business intitatives. In some instances, a company awarded a contract may be precluded from being awarded one or more of the othee contracts (as described below). THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The purpose of this notice is to develop a list of qualified vendors that meet FDIC's needs and requirements as identified below. Companies responding to this RFI should describe company capabilities and experiences relative to the detailed activities. Specific project experience should be described along with information about the customer, agency or company for whom the service was provided. Knowledge of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Admendment of 1998 should be described. Companies should comment on the proposed mix of RFPs outlined below and make recommendations as to whether or not this is a sound approach. The response should be no longer than twenty pages and preferably less than ten. The response should provide specific information and examples for the following areas: 1) Strategic planning, integration and oversight for FDIC's overall e-Business program. Firm(s) selected for this contract will be precluded form selection for the other three contracts. Experience and capabilities should include: -- Defining and implementing e-business strategy and goals -- Developing e-business strategic plans including: -- Transforming business processes -- Defining e-business technological architecture and security issues -- Strategies for overcoming e-business barriers 2) Analytical and facilitation support for the FDIC divisions' business process reengineering effprts and functional requirements definition for E-business applications. Firm(s) selected for this contract will be precluded from selection for item #3. Experience and capabilities should include: -- Ability to identify e-business needs and requirements -- Ability to develop nationwide e-business solutions incorporating multiple business processes -- Experience in converting conventional business processes to integrated e-business processes 3) Planning, web site design, system design, development, testing piloting, and implementation of various E-business applications. As new e-business transactions are implemented, appropriate marketing strategies are needed to encourage site usage. Firm(s) selected for this contract may be precluded from selection for item #4. Experience and capabilities should include: -- Knowledge of and experience in application of e-business tools and technologies -- Knowledge of the components and capabilities of state of the art main- frame, WAN, LAN, WEB and desktop platforms -- Ability to develop and implement an e-business web site -- Ability to develop marketing strategies to attract target e-business site users 4) Design, implementation and ongoing operation of the technical infrastructud platform that will support the e-business applications. This includes hardware, middleware, software and platform-related processes such as performance monitoring, help desk support and disaster recovery. FDIC expects the contractor to establish and operate the platform on FDIC premises. Experience and capabiities should include: -- Providing hardware, operating system software and support personnel to operate an interactive e-business web site -- Ability to establish, administer, and monitor e-business security control -- Operating the e-business web site at the customer's facility FDIC reserves the right to change the scope or numbers of RFPs that may be issued from the plan stated above. FDIC reserves to right to change the limitations or which contracts firms may be awarded from those stated above. The specific roles of the contractor would be determined by the FDIC and wuld depend in large part on the particular experience and capabilities of the contractor. Responses are required on or before July 28, 2000 and should be addressed to: Sharon R. Drakeford Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue -- Room 4146 Washington, DC 20429 Firms responding this this announcement who fail to provide the required information may not be considered for inclusion in any resulting source list. Firms responding this RFI are not guaranted to be included on the solicitation list(s) of any resulting RFP. Once a list of contractors is established more details about each RFP will be issued. Facsimile and telephone responses will be be accepted. Posted 07/12/00 (W-SN473757). (0194)

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