D -- FULLY AUTOMATED BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING PAYMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Notice Date

May 31, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

ZIP Code

21201-1715

Solicitation Number

DACA31-01-R-0028

Point of Contact

Mary Ann Mitchell 410-962-5615 / Cathey Robertson 410-962-3788

E-Mail Address

To contact the Contracting Officer for this acquisition (cathey.robertson@nab02.usace.army.mil)

Description

This proposed procurement is unrestricted. The NAICS code is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Service and SIC code 7379 with a size standard of $18,000,000. The period of performance will be for a base year of three (3) years and Option period of two (2) years. The period of performance will not exceed five (5) years. The mission of the Army's Residential Communities Initiative (RCI) program is to enhance the quality of Army family Housing, to revitalize Army Housing Communities (facilities and neighborhoods) and to provide Army families with new housing to meet rising quality of life demands. The Army intends to award a contract to a commercial source for a fully automated financial Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) payment system to interface with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). This system will facilitate starting, managing, tracking, updating, and stopping military payroll allotments to pay the collected rents to the developer partner in support of the RCI privatized housing program. The Army requires financial administrative support to facilitate movement of funds from military member's individual payroll accounts to the selected developer partner at various installations. The contractor may need to modify or develop computer software to make it compatible with automated Government created payroll and other data files. Costs to develop and test the rent payment system will be recovered by payment of a one-time fee. Implementation of the BAH rent payment system will be recovered by the third party contractor via a monthly transaction fee. Potential installations considered for this acquisition are Ft. Lewis, WA, Ft. Meade, MD, Ft. Bragg, NC, Ft. Campbell, KY, Ft. Stewart / Hunter Army Airfield (AAF), GA and Ft. Polk, LA. Competitive proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation package. Basic evaluation factors will include (1) Technical -- accomplishment of task and techniques for preparation of electronic data files, (2) Relevant Experience -- work of similar scope, magnitude and complexity, (3) Organization -- company history and key personnel, (4) Past Performance -- documentation of likelihood of success to fulfill requirements, (5) Subcontracting -- submission of subcontracting plan if applicable, and (6) Cost/Price. Selection will be based on the Best Value offered to the Federal Government. The Government intends to award without discussions. A firm-fixed price type contract is contemplated for this acquisition. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. Large businesses are required to submit a Subcontracting Plan. The subcontracting goals are 65% for small business, 15% for small disadvantaged business, 8% women owned business, 2% for Hub-Zone small business, 3 % for Veteran owned small business. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors to be considered for award of a Federal contract must be registered in the Central Contractor Register (CCR). For information regarding registration (1) see CCR web site at http://www.ccr2000.com, (2) call (616) 691-4725 or (888) 227-2423, or (3) register through a DoD Certified Value Added Network (VAN). You can find a list of VANs at http://www,acq.osd.mil/ec/ecip/van_list.htm. It is imperative that all small disadvantaged businesses contact the cognizant Small Business Administration (SBA) office to obtain small disadvantaged business certification. The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format via a website for download. Contractors may view or download the solicitation information from the Internet at http://ebs.nab.usace.army.mil. This solicitation will not be issued in hard copy (paper) format. Questions concerning this project may be faxed to (410) 962-2001 or emailed to the following: (1) maryann.mitchell@nab02.usace.army.mil, or (2) cathey.robertson@nab02.usace.army.mil

Web Link

To view or download solicitation (http://ebs.nab.usace.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010604/DSOL003.HTM (W-151 SN50N5Q4)