ID09150014_RFI_February_26.pdf

This Request for Information (RFI) is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a Request for Quote (RFQ) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to either procure any goods or services or to pay for the information received. RFI responses will be used solely for planning purposes and responses received from this RFI will not be posted. The General Services Administration is exploring acquisition strategies to develop, maintain, modify, test, implement, and support an integrated information system for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District Field Office at the Resident Management System Support Center located in Apple Valley, California as contained within the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). The draft PWS is for market research and informational purposes only. All interested parties are encouraged to respond to this RFI via email to joann.ancheta@gsa.gov by 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on March 9, 2015 and to provide a capability statement which includes a brief description of your firm’s experience in performing efforts of similar size and scope, project references, and a company profile that includes your NAICS code, business size, socio-economic status as applicable, DUNS number and any existing contract vehicles. Also, please respond to the following questions:

1. For budgetary planning purposes, what would you deem the estimated cost range for this requirement? Also, please provide a breakdown of estimates for labor, travel, and materials.

2. What is the feasibility that you would submit an offer?

3. Please provide any comments or questions regarding the draft PWS that require clarification or additional information.

4. Provide any suggestions or recommendations on this requirement.

5. Please identify any assumptions that your firm would have to make based upon the draft PWS as currently written.

6. Do you feel this PWS provides sufficient detail for your firm to submit a firm fixed price quotation? If this PWS lacks sufficient detail to allow for a firm fixed price quotation, what additional information would you need to be able to provide a firm fixed price? Do the descriptions of the task contain sufficient detail to allow firm fixed price type proposals? Please provide the type of information that you would need in order to provide a firm fixed price type proposal. Identify by associated task number within the Draft PWS which tasks, if any, require additional information.

7. Describe your firm’s approach to supporting a remote location such as Apple Valley, California.

8. Does your firm intend to subcontract with other firms to meet the requirements of this project? If so, who does your firm intend to subcontract with?

9. Does your firm have experience with and are you able to provide the following technical skills to develop and maintain the subject IT system?

- Occasionally Connected Applications (OCA)

- Data Synchronization

- Strong Encryption (i.e. AES 256)

- Data Delivery Verification through strong hashing

- Smart Card User Authentication

- Web API Data Services running on Internet Information Server (IIS)

- C# Concurrency, threading and asynchronous methodologies

- Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) User Interface design and development

- Oracle Database design, development and support including schema definition and PL/SQL trigger development

10. Does your firm have experience with and knowledge of the following IT system subject matter:

- Construction Scheduling: Critical Path Method (CPM), Network Analysis System(NAS)

- Construction QA/QC practices: Daily reporting, labor interviews, certified payrolls

- USACE Construction Finances: Progress Payments, Contract Line Items (CLINS), Obligation Line Items, Purchase Requests and Commitments

- Construction Project Document Management: Storage, electronic signatures, organization

- FAR compliant contract documentation filing

11. What is your firm’s experience with managing IT development and support projects and what methodologies and practices do you use?

12. Does your firm have experience remotely managing and modifying large Oracle Databases?

13. What is your firm’s experience with providing the support required under the optional CLIN, as specified under Section 3.1.5 of the PWS? How would your firm propose to provide the support under Section 3.1.5 of the PWS?

14. Please explain how your firm would address Section 6 of the PWS and what approach your firm would take to price out this requirement.

Thank you for your assistance on this project.