D -- IDIQ BUILD-ENGINEERING ANALYSIS & COMPUTER SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, DAVIS, YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Notice Date

September 19, 2000

Contracting Office

USAED, Sacramento, Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-2922

ZIP Code

95814-2922

Solicitation Number

DACW05-00-R-0042

Response Due

November 10, 2000

Point of Contact

John Stock (916)557-5192

Description

PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO INSURE THAT YOU RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT MAY BE PLACED AGAINST THIS SOLICITATION, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU PROVIDE US WITH A VALID E-MAIL ADDRESS WHEN FILLING OUT INFORMATION TO PLACE YOUR FIRM ON THE PLAN HOLDERS LIST. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN YOUR FIRM NOT RECEIVING A COPY OF ANY ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS, AS WE ARE ONLY SENDING THEM OUT ELECTONICALLY NOW. PROJECT TITLE: IDIQ Build-Engineering Analysis and Computer Software Development, Davis, Yolo County, California. This proposal is 100% set-aside for small business. This solicitation will be conducted under SIC Code 7371. The size standard for this SIC Code is $18,000,000.00. This will be an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract with firm fixed priced task orders. The contract will include a base year and 4 option years at $750,000.00 each year, for a total contract capacity of $3,750,000.00. JOB DESCRIPTION: The Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) has several major Software development projects underway. These include: Modernization of the Corps Water Management System: modernization of the time series data management system HEC-DSS; development of the next generation hydrologic engineering computer program family of Hydrologic Modeling System (successor to HEC-1), River Analysis System (successor to HEC-2), Flood Damage Analysis Package, and Reservoir Modeling System; and miscellaneous improvements to other lesser software packages. Engineering Analysis, program design, and software development work are accomplished by in-house staff supplemented by task-specific contract assistance. Software is developed using a variety of productivity tools that enable fielding the products in a multi-platform Corps field office environment. The software is targeted for multi-user applications in a network environment employing state-of-the-art use of Graphical User Interface (GUI), graphic display, relational and other data base technology, visualization and animation, and object-oriented technology. Under this contract, the Contractor will undertake specific tasks associated with the engineering analysis, software design and prototyping, software coding and testing, applications, and deployment for HEC software development projects. Task orders will be issued defining the specific task to be undertaken and product to be developed. For each task, the Contractor will likely work substantially on site as a member of one or more of the HEC software development teams, working together with HEC staff and possibly other contractors. Typical tasks might include: a. Prepare a requirement analysis for an engineering algorithm to compute releases from a reservoir for power generation; and transform the resulting analysis into a preliminary code module design based on object-oriented technology. b. Using productivity tools (described later), develop a general purpose object-oriented Graphical display module for depiction of water resource system schematic representations. c. Port an existing GUI developed in Visual Basic or Galaxy to another Multi-platform development system adopted by HEC. d. Investigate and recommend Commercial software and libraries for application in HEC software development. e. Develop GUI for a time series data management system including participation, requirements analysis and design, followed by complete development. f. Investigate existing software performance impediments of client-server architecture for LAN and WAN implementation; recommend solutions. g. Develop modules for interfacing GUI, software packages, and Geographic Information Systems based on design and specifications prepared by others. h. Add modules to existing software that implement random sampling from selected probability density functions for risk-based analysis software. i. Participate in requirements analysis, and subsequently design and develop algorithms to update model parameters for a spatially based, weather-radar driven real-time flow forecast model. j. Develop object-oriented design and implement classes for engineering utility function. The software engineering concepts, development environment, and productivity tools required to successfully accomplishing example tasks outlined include the following. a. Hardware platforms/operating systems/standards -- Intel-based Personal Computers with Windows 95, 98, NT, and Windows 2000 operating systems; UNIX (SUN Solaris operating system); and X-Windows. c. Coding languages -- Java, C++ and C, Fortran 90, Visual Basic, Script (several languages), and SQL. d. Productivity software -- Microsoft Development Studio-Digital Equipment FORTRAN Compiler; Microsoft Visual Basic: Symantec Visual Caf , and various graphics libraries; or equivalent development productivity software. e. Object-oriented Design. Contractor requirements for HEC Software Development. All software, documentation, and related projects developed under this contract are the property of HEC and may not be sold, distributed, or copyrighted by the Contractor. Use of any part of the software, documentation and related products by the Contractor for any purpose other than as specified in this contract or subsequent task orders, requires written permission from HEC. On a case specific basis, Contractor may use on-site computer hardware and productivity software, as HEC license agreements permit, as part of team development efforts. All documentation, software code, and libraries needed to carry out specific tasks will be provided to the contractor. For more information on the solicitation please contact the Contract Specialist, John Stock, at (916) 557-5192. ORDERING THE SOLICITATION: Solicitations for this project must be ordered by the CUT OFF DATE of 10/05/00 to ensure receipt of solicitation package. Orders received beyond this date, will not be considered. There will be no charge for this solicitation. The solicitation will be mailed out on or about 10/10/00. Because a limited number of sets will be reproduced, copies are limited to one set per firm. Solicitations can only be ordered electronically by accessing the Internet address http://ebs.spk.usace.army,mil/. Please complete the requested information to avoid a delay in your order. See Note 26(See Commerce Business Daily-Monday Edition). 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