DRAFT SOW_EViews FY24 renewal.docx

Office of the Chief Information Officer Infrastructure Operations

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

EViews License Subscriptions Requistion #: 24PR-TDP-0406

Date: May 15, 2024

1. Introduction:

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) provides leadership to the Department and its Bureaus in all areas of information and technology management. OCIO supports Treasury's Mission by implementing strategies that improve the efficiency and performance of Treasury information technology (IT) systems and business processes. OCIO has Department-wide responsibility for the direction and development of Treasury’s IT strategy, management of IT investments, and leadership of key technology initiatives. As such, this responsibility ensures that the needs of other Departmental Offices such as, the Offices of Economic Policy, International Affairs, Intelligence and Analysis and the Office of Financial Research are met. In support of its mission and meeting the needs of the offices identified above, the OCIO has a need for EViews License Subscription services to assist Treasury offices with data handling, statistics and econometric analysis, forecasting and simulation, data presentation, and programming. EViews provides access to powerful statistical, forecasting, and modeling tools through an innovative, easy-to-use interface.

2. Objective:

The objective of the contract is to acquire data analysis services that will enable the offices to prepare reports, economic analysis and forecasting to senior Treasury officials.

3. Product:

The vendor shall provide products as configured below with associated services and maintenance. This includes but is not limited to updates, patches, fixes, bugs, and any documentation. All services are strictly non-personal in nature. All products must meet Trade Agreement Act (TAA) requirements.

INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT COST ESTIMATE FOR FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT / ORDER

EViews License Subscriptions, 24PR-TDP-0406

4. Contract Type for this Order:

The Government anticipates that this task will result in a “Firm Fixed Price” (FFP) award.

5. Period of Performance:

The period of performance is One Base Year, plus 2 Option Years.

6. Inspection and Acceptance:

The Delivery POC is responsible for inspection and acceptance of all items, incoming shipments, documents, and services.

7. Acceptance Criteria:

Certification by the Government of satisfactory goods or services provided is contingent upon the vendor performing in accordance with the terms and conditions of the referenced agreement, this order, and all amendments.

8. Invoice Review:

The Delivery POC may reject or require correction of any deficiencies found in the invoice or receiving report. In the event of a rejected invoice or receiving report, the Contractor must be notified in writing by the Delivery POC of the specific reasons for rejection.

9. Delivery Address:

The POC will be responsible for receipt of product and invoice approval. The items are to be delivered to Katrina Whittington at Katrina.Whittington@treasury.gov.

10. Shipping:

The vendor shall make use of commercial best practices in the packing and shipment of packages, unless otherwise stated in this order.

11. Other Special Considerations:

This procurement is required to have an item column placed into the (IGCE), this will match the same item # as the Purchase Request (PR) # on the Purchase Order (PO). This action is critical in controlling the status and simplifying the effort to account for our items, for various reasons. This effort has proven to be a great asset to all stakeholders.

Special Instructions to Vendors & Shippers see example below for shipping requirement when preparing shipment cargo.

Example:

Department of Treasury/Cybersecurity & Desk Engineering Attn: Katrina, Whittington (24PR-TDP-0406) 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (Main Treasury) Washington, DC 20220

12. Government Points of Contact:

OCIO: TBD, Technical PM TBD@treasury.gov 202-XXX-XXXX

OCIO: Katrina Whittington, Primary Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Katrina.Whittington@treasury.gov (202) 622-0511

IRS: TBD Contracting Officer/Specialist (CO/CS)

13. Section 508 Compliance:

In accordance with 36 CFR, Appendix C to Part 1194, the information and communication technology (ICT) (ICT) products and product support services documentation furnished in performance of this contract shall be provided at no additional cost. The contractor shall provide information, documentation, and support relative to the supplies and services as described in the statement of work, performance work statement or statement of objectives (select one). The following technical standards and provisions have been determined to be applicable to this contract:

_X__ Chapter 6: Support Documentation and Services _X__ 601 General _X__ 601.1 _X__ 602 Support Documentation _X__ 602.1 _X__ 602.2 _X__ 602.3 _X__ 602.4 _X__ 603 Support Services _X__ 603.1 _X__ 603.2 _X__ 603.3 (End of clause)

IR1052.239-9001 Section 508 Conformance (Dec 2019) Each information and communication technology (ICT) product and/or product related service delivered under the terms of this contract, at a minimum, shall conform to the applicable accessibility standards at 36 CFR, Appendix C to Part 1194 at the level of conformance as specified in the Attachment entitled, EViews 13 VPAT 508 - 2022-10-27.pdf.

The following technical standards have been determined to be applicable to this contract:___ Chapter 4: Hardware ___ 401 General ___ 401.1 ___ 402 Closed Functionality ___ 402.1 ___ 402.2(1-6) ___ 402.3 ___ 402.4 ___ 402.5 ___ 403 Biometrics ___ 403.1 ___ 404 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility ___ 404.1 ___ 405 Privacy ___ 405.1 ___ 406 Standard Connections ___ 406.1 ___ 407 Operable Parts ___ 407.1 ___ 407.2 ___ 407.3 ___ 407.4 ___ 407.5 ___

407.6 ___ 407.7 ___ 407.8 ___ 408 Display Screens ___ 408.1 ___ 408.2 ___ 408.3 ___ 409 Status Indictors ___ 409.1 ___ 410 Color Coding ___ 410.1 ___ 411 Audible Signals ___ 411.1 ___ 412 ICT with Two-Way Communication ___ 412.1 ___ 412.2 ___ 412.3 ___ 412.4 ___ 412.5 ___

412.6 ___ 412.7 ___ 412.8 ___ 413 Closed Caption Processing Technologies ___ 413.1 ___ 414 Audio Description Processing Technologies ___ 414.1 ___ 415 User Controls for Captions and Audio Descriptions ___ 415.1 _X__ Chapter 5: Software _X__ 501 General _X__ 501.1 _X__ 502 Interoperability with Assistive Technology _X__ 502.1 _X__ 502.2 _X__ 502.3 _X__ 502.4(A-G) _X__ 503 Applications _X__ 503.1 _X__ 503.2 _X__ 503.3 _X__ 503.4 _X__ 504 Authoring Tools _X__ 504.1 _X__ 504.2 _X__ 504.3 _X__ 504.4 _X__ Chapter 7: Referenced Standards _X__ 701 General _X__ 701.1 _X__ 702 Incorporation by Reference _X__ 702.1 ___ 702.2 _X__ 702.3 _X__ 702.4 ___ 702.5 ___

702.6 ___ 702.7 ___ 702.8 ___ 702.9 _X__ 702.10

The standards do not require the installation of specific accessibility-related software or the attachment of an assistive technology device, but merely require that the ICT be compatible with such software and devices so that it can be made accessible if so required by the agency in the future.The following functional performance criteria (36 CFR Chapter 3) apply to this contract.

_X__ Chapter 3: Functional Performance Criteria _X__ 301 General _X__ 301.1 _X__ 302 Functional Performance Criteria _X__ 302.1 _X__ 302.2 _X__ 302.3 _X__ 302.4 _X__ 302.5 _X__ 302.6 _X__ 302.7 _X__ 302.8 _X__ 302.9 (End of clause)

IR1052.239.9002 Section 508 Services (JUN 2022) All contracts, solicitations, purchase orders, delivery orders and interagency agreements that contain a requirement of services which will result in the delivery of a new or updated information and communication technology(ICT) item/product must conform to the applicable provisions of the appropriate technical standards in 36 CFR, Appendix C to Part 1194, and functional performance criteria in 36 CFR Chapter 3, unless an agency exception to this requirement exists at FAR 39.204 Exceptions.

The following technical standards and provisions have been determined to be applicable to this contract:

___ Chapter 4: Hardware ___ 401 General ___ 401.1 ___ 402 Closed Functionality ___ 402.1 ___ 402.2(1-6) ___ 402.3 ___ 402.4 ___ 402.5 ___ 403 Biometrics ___ 403.1 ___ 404 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility ___ 404.1 ___ 405 Privacy ___ 405.1 ___ 406 Standard Connections ___ 406.1 ___ 407 Operable Parts ___ 407.1 ___ 407.2 ___ 407.3 ___ 407.4 ___ 407.5 ___ 407.6 ___ 407.7 ___ 407.8 ___ 408 Display Screens ___ 408.1 ___ 408.2 ___ 408.3 ___ 409 Status Indictors ___ 409.1 ___ 410 Color Coding ___ 410.1 ___ 411 Audible Signals ___ 411.1 ___ 412 ICT with Two-Way Communication ___ 412.1 ___ 412.2 ___ 412.3 ___ 412.4 ___ 412.5 ___ 412.6 ___ 412.7 ___ 412.8 ___ 413 Closed Caption Processing Technologies ___ 413.1 ___ 414 Audio Description Processing Technologies ___ 414.1 ___ 415 User Controls for Captions and Audio Descriptions ___ 415.1 _X__ Chapter 5: Software _X__ 501 General _X__ 501.1 _X__ 502 Interoperability with Assistive Technology _X__ 502.1 _X__ 502.2 _X__ 502.3 _X__ 502.4(A-G) _X__ 503 Applications _X__ 503.1 _X__ 503.2 _X__ 503.3 _X__ 503.4 _X__ 504 Authoring Tools _X__ 504.1 _X__ 504.2 _X__ 504.3 _X__ 504.4 _X__ Chapter 7: Referenced Standards _X__ 701 General _X__ 701.1 _X__ 702 Incorporation by Reference _X__ 702.1 ___ 702.2 _X__ 702.3 _X__ 702.4 ___ 702.5 ___ 702.6 ___ 702.7 ___ 702.8 ___ 702.9 _X__ 702.10

The standards do not require the installation of specific accessibility-related software or the attachment of an assistive technology device, but merely require that the ICT be compatible with such software and devices so that it can be made accessible if so required by the agency in the future.

The following functional performance criteria (36 CFR Chapter 3) apply to this contract.

_X__ Chapter 3: Functional Performance Criteria _X__ 301 General _X__ 301.1 _X__ 302 Functional Performance Criteria _X__ 302.1 _X__ 302.2 _X__ 302.3 _X__ 302.4 _X__ 302.5 _X__ 302.6 _X__ 302.7 _X__ 302.8 _X__ 302.9 (End of clause)

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