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Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Specialty Crops Program (SCP)

April 13, 2018

Inspection Systems Modernization Initiative RFI --- Virtual Technology Day-- Q&A Session

Welcome to AMS’s Specialty Crops Program “Virtual” Technology Day, April 13, 2018. We are glad you could make. All interested parties are welcomed to attend, listen, and ask questions via the chat feature of the Webinar.

Agenda Introductions Overview Timeline and next steps Frequent Q&A Topics Open forum (additional questions)

Introductions Sonia Jimenez, (Deputy Administrator), SCP Christopher Purdy, (Assoc. Deputy Admin.), SCP Lorenzo Tribbett, (Director), Inspection Division Heather Farber-Lau, (SME) Doug Nash, (Assistant CIO) Ken Laird, (Technical Supervisor) Beverly Brown (CO) John Gallagher (Project Manager)

Overview SCI provides a range of user-fee funded inspection, grading, auditing and laboratory analysis services under the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to facilitate the efficient, fair marketing of America’s fresh, frozen, and processed fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops.

Staff consists of approximately 700 Federal personnel, and over 3,400 trained and certified State employees.

Locations include over 30 Federal receiving markets, and about 370 processing facilities, 20 area offices, and 30 inspection points nationwide along with a training center in Fredericksburg, VA and Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Overview Specialty Crops Program (SCP) is undertaking an initiative to replace and expand on a number of its legacy systems that support its inspection, billing and productivity functions.

Seeking technology providers input on innovative software solutions that support SCP’s Specialty Crops Inspection Division (SCI) activities.

Timeline Release RFI 19 MAR 18 Questions received up till 30 MAR 18 Answered posted 03 APR 18 Virtual Technology Day 13 APR 18.

RFI response date extended to 19 APR 18.

Government to review responses over next 30-45 days.

RFP estimated to be released around June/July 18.

Tentative award late FY18 / early FY19 Project Kick Off early FY19

Hosting requirements (NITC vs. Azure vs. Amazon) SaaS vs. PaaS .Net vs. open source Windows vs. LAP/LAMP Stacks Offline client application requirement Security Categorization: Envisioned to be Moderate Mobile applications

Legacy data migration List of legacy application that are in scope Business processes to be in place prior to kick off RFP procurement strategy (Full and Open, SB, Set-aside, GSA Schedule 70, Alliant SB, advertised in FBO, etc.)

Open Forum

Please submit questions via chat function.

We will do our best to get to all questions.

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