SSEUS-sow-2019_solicitation.doc

STATEMENT OF WORK

SSEUS Maintenance and Support Contract

A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The SSEUS software system is a multi-targeted, wide-area, Internet-based update system used by the National Library of Medicine for editing and emending TOXNET and other related biomedical and toxicological databases. SSEUS permits the updating of data on MySQL and other ODBC-compliant relational database systems by file builders and NLM staff working from a variety of Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, and Linux computers connected to the Internet. The core software is written in the Unicon programming language.

The SSEUS suite of programs manages the transformation, formatting, importing, editing, and exporting of data and databases from continually evolving, externally provided sources. These data are critical elements of NLM's Toxicology and Environmental Health program; they are designed for the use of toxicologists, hazardous substance responders, and chemical-based scientific and medical research. SSEUS provides a system for reviewing and editing these data and for exporting the results according to multiple print and database formats.

The software underlying SSEUS includes Unicon, MyODBC, OpenSSH, MySQL, C, SPITBOL, and standard UNIX and Microsoft utilities. SSEUS has both interactive and automated batch components.

B. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE OF THE PROCUREMENT

The National Library of Medicine requires the services and professional support for the SSEUS system.

The scope of the project will include:

1. The contractor shall provide maintenance programming support for the

SSEUS wide-area update system, modify modules so as to accommodate the changing characteristics of data sources, and to restructure presentations to the databases on-line to be included in the SSEUS system.

2. The contractor shall respond to problems encountered by users of the SSEUS system by making corrections to the SSEUS source code, by providing documentation, and by consulting with users and NLM staff.

3. The contractor shall be available for prompt response to emergency problems on an as-needed basis.

4. The contractor shall be available for one to two weeks a year on site in order to assist NLM programming staff in the on-going modification and design of the SSEUS system.

5. The contractor shall create programming guides and user documentation as requested by the COR.

6. The contractor shall show familiarity with the structure and update practices of HSDB, ITER, and LactMed, databases.

7. The contractor shall undertake modification and extension of the current database version of SSEUS to generalize its support for ad hoc inspection and manipulation of occasional databases.

8. The contractor shall provide support for Scientific Review Panel members. This includes system installation and configuration, modification of data fielding, printing support, data import and export, and documentation.

9. The contractor shall provide programming and procedural documentation for NLM programmers working on the SSEUS system.

ESTIMATED COST AND BILLING REQUIREMENTS

The purchase order is to purchase professional services for up to 349 hours plus $2,000 per annum for approved travel, books, training materials, and other business costs. This rate is fully loaded. Contractor shall submit monthly invoices. The Contractor may invoice only for the hours used in direct support of the project during the invoiced month.

PEROID OF PERFORMANCE

The Project Start (PS) date shall be within 10 days after contract award. The period of performance is twelve (12) months after contract award, with options to extend the Term for two (02) one-year periods.

C. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

1. The contractor must demonstrate a minimum of four years of programming experience with the Unicon and ICON programming languages and shall provide examples of major programs proving ability to create applications with embedded text processing capabilities and with remote manipulation of textual databases over the Internet.

2. The contractor shall have proven ability to work with windowing conventions on Microsoft Windows and UNIX/Linux platforms.

3. The contractor shall show experience with very large scientific and medical databases containing chemical and toxicological data.

4. The contractor shall have experience with the format of scientific data received and used by the National Library of Medicine.

5. The contractor must show code-level familiarity with the SSEUS system and demonstrate an understanding of how the modules relate to database sources currently under the SSEUS system and those which are to be brought into it within the next 2 years.

6. All code and programs developed in this project shall be available for unrestricted use and modification by the Government. The contractor shall have unrestricted use of the code for all other purposes.

7. The contractor shall show familiarity with the structure and update practices of HSDB, LactMed, ITER and other possible new TOXNET databases.

D. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The government shall provide the contractor access to relevant NLM database information and interface requirements.

E. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND DELIVERABLES

The contractor shall meet or teleconference with Project Officer on an as needed basis.

All resulting electronic files, source codes, and reports will become the property of the Government.

F. INSPECTIONS AND ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS

The electronic files and reports delivered by the contractor will be reviewed and approved for acceptance by the Project Officer upon delivery by the contractor.