BEMS Software Development and Operational Maintenance

Added: May 24, 2012 5:25 pm Amendment 002

Added: Jan 11, 2012 4:09 pm Modified: May 01, 2012 11:37 amTrack Changes US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The priority mission of CBP is to prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States.  This important mission calls for improved security at America's borders and ports of entry as well as for extending the zone of security beyond physical borders so that American borders are the last line of defense, not the first.  CBP also is responsible for apprehending individuals attempting to enter the United States illegally, stemming the flow of illegal drugs and other contraband; protecting our agricultural and economic interests from harmful pests and diseases; protecting American businesses from theft of their intellectual property; and regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade laws.

The Office of information and Technology (OIT) is the information technology component of CBP.  OIT'S Border Enforcement and Management Systems Program Office (BEMS) is responsible for supporting business processes with the design, development, testing, implementation, training, and maintenance of CBP automated systems.  BEMS is responsible for the full system development life cycle from planning through deployment of all Border Enforcement, Mission Support and Web-Based Application dissemination and administrative software application systems to include development, enhancements, and maintenance of all mission related systems.

The scope of this requirement encompasses contractor supplied technical and management services in support of the full life cycle in planning, development, deployment, operations and maintenance of systems.  The primary objective of this work effort is to establish operational maintenance and systems development support services for BEMS.  Operations and maintenance (O&M) is the configuration of COTS software and/or coding of custom software to correct, performance tune and/or make minor modifications to existing systems in support of the original functional requirements. Maintenance may require new development as a consequence of changes in business processes or other applications, but the new development will continue to fulfill the requirements of the system as originally defined.  Operations and maintenance activities also cover the general support of existing systems in the production environment - e.g., review of system sizing based on current usage, update of code/tables in response to organization/business process changes. 

Systems Development is the configuration of COTS software and/or coding of custom software in support of requirements for new systems or major enhancements of existing systems.  The Contractor shall provide services as described in this Statement of Work.

The Contractor shall provide technical support personnel who are experts with the Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) process and the IT environment and perform the requirements analysis, design, programming, and unit/integration testing steps of the SELC process for each assigned system/project. In addition, the contractor shall provide support for all software development process improvement efforts.  For each specific project and work assignment, the contactor shall adhere to the project plan and schedule established by the PM/COTR. 

Period of Performance: 1-year Base and four 1-year Options
Acquisition Strategy: Full and Open Competition, Single Award IDIQ contract

CLARIFICATIONS TO THIS RFP ARE DUE ON MAY 8, 2012 12PM NOON, VIA EMAIL TO CLAIRE.A.BREEN@CBP.DHS.GOV AND HYUN.KOO@DHS.GOV

Added: Jan 11, 2012 4:09 pm Modified: Apr 27, 2012 2:37 pmTrack Changes US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The priority mission of CBP is to prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States.  This important mission calls for improved security at America's borders and ports of entry as well as for extending the zone of security beyond physical borders so that American borders are the last line of defense, not the first.  CBP also is responsible for apprehending individuals attempting to enter the United States illegally, stemming the flow of illegal drugs and other contraband; protecting our agricultural and economic interests from harmful pests and diseases; protecting American businesses from theft of their intellectual property; and regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade laws.

The Office of information and Technology (OIT) is the information technology component of CBP.  OIT'S Border Enforcement and Management Systems Program Office (BEMS) is responsible for supporting business processes with the design, development, testing, implementation, training, and maintenance of CBP automated systems.  BEMS is responsible for the full system development life cycle from planning through deployment of all Border Enforcement, Mission Support and Web-Based Application dissemination and administrative software application systems to include development, enhancements, and maintenance of all mission related systems.

The scope of this requirement encompasses contractor supplied technical and management services in support of the full life cycle in planning, development, deployment, operations and maintenance of systems.  The primary objective of this work effort is to establish operational maintenance and systems development support services for BEMS.  Operations and maintenance (O&M) is the configuration of COTS software and/or coding of custom software to correct, performance tune and/or make minor modifications to existing systems in support of the original functional requirements. Maintenance may require new development as a consequence of changes in business processes or other applications, but the new development will continue to fulfill the requirements of the system as originally defined.  Operations and maintenance activities also cover the general support of existing systems in the production environment - e.g., review of system sizing based on current usage, update of code/tables in response to organization/business process changes. 

Systems Development is the configuration of COTS software and/or coding of custom software in support of requirements for new systems or major enhancements of existing systems.  The Contractor shall provide services as described in this Statement of Work.

The Contractor shall provide technical support personnel who are experts with the Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) process and the IT environment and perform the requirements analysis, design, programming, and unit/integration testing steps of the SELC process for each assigned system/project. In addition, the contractor shall provide support for all software development process improvement efforts.  For each specific project and work assignment, the contactor shall adhere to the project plan and schedule established by the PM/COTR. 

Period of Performance: 1-year Base and four 1-year Options
Acquisition Strategy: Full and Open Competition, Single Award IDIQ contract

CLARIFICATIONS TO THIS RFP ARE DUE ON MAY 5, 2012 12PM NOON, VIA EMAIL TO CLAIRE.A.BREEN@CBP.DHS.GOV AND HYUN.KOO@DHS.GOV

Added: Jan 11, 2012 4:09 pm  This is a pre-solicitation notice in accordance with FAR 5.203. The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The priority mission of CBP is to prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States.  This important mission calls for improved security at America's borders and ports of entry as well as for extending the zone of security beyond physical borders so that American borders are the last line of defense, not the first.  CBP also is responsible for apprehending individuals attempting to enter the United States illegally, stemming the flow of illegal drugs and other contraband; protecting our agricultural and economic interests from harmful pests and diseases; protecting American businesses from theft of their intellectual property; and regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade laws.

The Office of information and Technology (OIT) is the information technology component of CBP.  OIT'S Border Enforcement and Management Systems Program Office (BEMS) is responsible for supporting business processes with the design, development, testing, implementation, training, and maintenance of CBP automated systems.  BEMS is responsible for the full system development life cycle from planning through deployment of all Border Enforcement, Mission Support and Web-Based Application dissemination and administrative software application systems to include development, enhancements, and maintenance of all mission related systems.

The scope of this requirement encompasses contractor supplied technical and management services in support of the full life cycle in planning, development, deployment, operations and maintenance of systems.  The primary objective of this work effort is to establish operational maintenance and systems development support services for BEMS.  Operations and maintenance (O&M) is the configuration of COTS software and/or coding of custom software to correct, performance tune and/or make minor modifications to existing systems in support of the original functional requirements. Maintenance may require new development as a consequence of changes in business processes or other applications, but the new development will continue to fulfill the requirements of the system as originally defined.  Operations and maintenance activities also cover the general support of existing systems in the production environment - e.g., review of system sizing based on current usage, update of code/tables in response to organization/business process changes. 

Systems Development is the configuration of COTS software and/or coding of custom software in support of requirements for new systems or major enhancements of existing systems.  The Contractor shall provide services as described in this Statement of Work.

The Contractor shall provide technical support personnel who are experts with the Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) process and the IT environment and perform the requirements analysis, design, programming, and unit/integration testing steps of the SELC process for each assigned system/project. In addition, the contractor shall provide support for all software development process improvement efforts.  For each specific project and work assignment, the contactor shall adhere to the project plan and schedule established by the PM/COTR. 

Period of Performance: 1-year Base and four 1-year Options
Acquisition Strategy: Full and Open Competition, Single Award IDIQ contract