Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EInfS) Solicitation Has Been Issued

Added: Feb 11, 2011 12:20 pm Modified: May 24, 2011 3:43 pmTrack Changes The Industry Questions received to the DRAFT Request for Proposal and the Government Answers to those questions can be found at the following link:

https://www.fbo.gov/notices/231dbf9a4a62ec481788679c6fa022cb

Added: Feb 11, 2011 12:20 pm Modified: Mar 14, 2011 4:01 pmTrack Changes The Draft Request for Proposal can be found at the following link:

https://www.fbo.gov/notices/45dc4519138e3a3926e9bb07ff696082

Added: Feb 11, 2011 12:20 pm THE U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, ROCK ISLAND (ACC-RI) PLANS TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES VIA THE ARMY SINGLE FACE TO INDUSTRY WEBSITE (AFSI) AT HTTP://ACQUISITION.ARMY.MIL/AFSI IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT MANAGER, ARMY ENTERPRISE SYSTEM INFORMATION PROGRAM (PM AESIP). THE AESIP PROGRAM MANAGES DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF A DATA INTEGRATION AND APPLICATION HUB SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES SERVICES FOR THE ARMY?S ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER ENDURING ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS VIA: BROKERING OF TRANSACTIONAL DATA TO MINIMIZE POINT-TO-POINT INTERFACES, PROVISIONING AND SYNDICATION OF CENTRALIZED MASTER DATA TO ASSURE CONSISTENCY OF AUTHORITATIVE DATA, DEVELOPMENT OF CROSS DOMAIN BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, AND ANALYTICS REPORTS REQUIRED FOR DECISION SUPPORT.

IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE U.S. ARMY TO EXPAND AN EXISTING ORGANIC GOVERNMENT CAPABILITY TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, DEPLOY AND SUSTAIN ENTERPRISE PROGRAMS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACQUISITION IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES TO PM AESIP AND THE U.S. ARMY ERP CENTER OF EXPERTISE (COE) LOCATED AT PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ, AS A MECHANISM TO FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF GOVERNMENT CAPABILITIES OVER TIME. CONTRACTORS SHOULD POSSESS A REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE OF SAP SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTS. IN ADDITION THEY SHOULD POSSESS ALL REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, AND QUALIFICATION CREDENTIALS NECESSARY TO MEET THE TASK REQUIREMENTS.

THE SOLICITATION WILL BE FOR ERP ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT ACC-RI WILL RELEASE A DRAFT RFP IN FEBRUARY 2011. CONTRACTS WILL BE INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) WITH A BASE YEAR AND FOUR (4) ONE-YEAR OPTIONS. MULTIPLE AWARDS ARE CONTEMPLATED. THIS ACQUISITION IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (NAICS: 541512, COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES, SIZE STANDARD $25M). GENERALLY, THE PRIMARY WORK LOCATION FOR THIS CONTRACT WILL BE PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ, AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR). OTHER PROGRAM WORK LOCATIONS AND ASSOCIATED TRAVEL, WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, FORT LEE, VA; SOUTHWESTERN, VA; MARLTON, NJ; AND HUNTSVILLE, AL.

ALL CONTRACTORS WHO PROVIDE GOODS/SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTER (CCR). IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED IN CCR, YOU CANNOT BE AWARDED A DOD CONTRACT. THE INTERNET SITE FOR REGISTERING IN THE CCR IS HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV/. YOU MAY ALSO CONTACT THE CCR REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-888-227-2423, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND REQUEST THE REGISTRATION FORM AND ASSISTANCE PACKET FOR COMPLETION. THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 4.5, 5.102 AND 14.205-1 (A); THEREFORE, HARDCOPIES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. VENDORS WISHING AN ELECTRONIC COPY MAY DOWNLOAD IT ON OR AFTER THE ISSUE DATE BY ACCESSING THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS VIA THE INTERNET: HTTP://WWW.AFSC.ARMY.MIL/AC/AAIS/IOC/SOLINFO/INDEX.HTM, HTTPS://ACQUISITION.ARMY.MIL/ASFI, AND HTTP://WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV.

NOTE: THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY AS WILL ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION AND IS IN FACT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A BIDDERS MAILING LIST. IT IS THEREFORE INCUMBENT UPON ANY INTERESTED PARTIES TO PERIODICALLY ACCESS THE ABOVE INTERNET ADDRESS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ANY AMENDMENTS WHICH MAY BE ISSUED. FAILURE TO OBTAIN ANY SAID AMENDMENTS AND TO RESPOND TO THEM PRIOR TO THE DATE AND TIME SET FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS MAY RENDER YOUR PROPOSAL NON-RESPONSIVE AND RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF IT. DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE APPLICABLE CLOSING DATE IN WRITING TO: ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, ROCK ISLAND, ATTN: CCRC-DC, MR. BENJAMIN SILTMAN, 1 ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000 OR BENJAMIN.SILTMAN@US.ARMY.MIL.