70 -- SOFTWARE

Notice Date

September 8, 2000

Contracting Office

Bureau of the Census, Procurement Office, FOB #3, Room 1541, Washington,(Suitland, MD) DC 20233

ZIP Code

20233

Solicitation Number

N/A

Point of Contact

Jacqueline Wilson 301/457-1864

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contracting Officer (Jacqueline.V.Wilson@census.gov)

Description

R -- The BOC intends to extend the period of performance for the Federal Human Resources Management System Payroll software on a sole source basis from PeopleSoft, Inc. under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Services are currently being performed by PeopleSoft under an existing contract. The software will be used until December 2001 to satisfy the continuing requirements of the Pre-Appointment Management System/Automated Decennial Administrative Management System (PAMS/ADAMS) that is needed for successful completion of the Decennial Census. Under this contract vehicle, PeopleSoft has gained unique and extensive knowledge on the Census Bureau Pre-Appointment Management System/Automated Decennial Administrative Management System (PAMS/ADAMS). The PAMS/ADAMS is a primary feeder of cost and production data and is vital to the management of the Census to produce accurate census results representative of our Nation. PeopleSoft is the only vendor who has an established Government product that can fully meet the functional and technical requirements of the PAMS/ADAMS within the required time frame. PeopleSoft's client/server solution uses a GUI and Oracle Relational Database Management System which has been integrated with the existing Census Core Financial System and is a uniquely tailored product to the Federal market place. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPLETION: Because the contract requires in-depth knowledge of the BOC and their current financial operations, award through competition would require substantial duplication of cost that the Government would not recover through competition and would create unacceptable delays in fulfilling the BOC's mission requirements. PeopleSoft, Inc. has an established relationship with the BOC to meet time frames, milestones and schedules to perform the services required by the BOC. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Interested sources must also submit detailed technical capabilities, pricing and any other information which demonstrates their ability to meet the BOC's needs. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. This synopsis is not considered a request for proposals or quotations. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to the above referenced address (Attn: Jacqueline Wilson) within 15 days of the date of this notice. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but will be used to determine if a comparable source or other offerors that provide PeopleSoft products are available and more advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received, the contract modification will be awarded without further notice.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000912/70SOL024.HTM (W-252 SN494603)