VA-FSC - Vitria 8(a) Competitive

Added: Apr 08, 2011 11:13 am Modified: Jul 21, 2011 2:28 pmTrack Changes The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to:

1) Provide vendor Questions and Answers;

2) Update RFP paragraphs H.8 Security and H.11.4.4 Security Clearance (markups highlighted under Track Changes) to ensure consistency with paragraph C.11 that, "All contract resources shall be U.S. Citizens or legally authorized to work in the U.S." That is, Contractor personnel do not need to be U.S. citizens but can be Green Card holders; and

3) Provide an updated copy of the RFP (markups highlighted) which incorporates the changes from #2 above. Also included in the updated RFP are the following changes from Amendment 0001 that:a) extended the due date for questions in paragraph L.4 from July 11, 2011 to July 18, 20011; andb) extended the due date for proposals in paragraph L.13 from August 1, 2011 to August 8, 2011.

There are 3 documents related to this Amendment: 1) the Amendment 0002 SF30 document; 2) the Vendor Q&A document; and 3) an updated RFP (markups highlighted). These documents as well as all others related to this procurement will only be available on the AQD website at http://www.aqd.nbc.gov/Business/openmarket.aspx under RFP #D11PS18974.

Offerors must return a signed Amendment 0002 along with their proposal submission.

Added: Apr 08, 2011 11:13 am Modified: Jul 12, 2011 2:18 pmTrack Changes The purpose of this amendment is to:

1) Extend the due date for vendor inquiries in RFP Section L.4 from Monday, July 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time to Monday, July 18, 2011 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.

2) Extend the proposal due date in RFP Section L.13 from Monday, August 1, 2011 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time to Monday, August 8, 2011 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.

Offerors must return this signed Amendment 0001 along with their proposal submission. This amendment, as well as the RFP and all documents related to this procurement will only be available on the AQD website at http://www.aqd.nbc.gov/Business/openmarket.aspx under RFP # D11PS18974.

Added: Apr 08, 2011 11:13 am Modified: Jul 05, 2011 6:00 pmTrack Changes This acquisition is conducted by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), National Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000, Herndon, VA 20170-4817, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center (VA-FSC) with a primary location of 7600 Metropolis Drive, Building 5, Austin, TX, 78744-2303. AQD is a federal franchise fund contracting office within DOI under the authority of the Government Management Reform Act (GMRA) and is authorized to provide acquisition support within DOI as well as to Other Government Agencies (OGA).

The RFP and all documents related to this procurement will only be available on the AQD website at http://www.aqd.nbc.gov/Business/openmarket.aspx under RFP # D11PS18974.

This is a commercial IT services Labor Hour requirement to perform Vitria BusinessWare Programming Support Services. This is a competitive requirement which has been set aside under the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) program. The total period of performance is five years consisting of a base year followed by four option years. The contract type is Labor Hour (LH). There is minimal travel expense. The designated NAICS code is 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services with a size standard of $25 million. The acquisition will be conducted as an 8(a) competitive requirement under FAR Subpart 19.805 Competitive 8(a), in conjunction with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation. The Government shall issue a single award based on best value to the Government considering all factors.

Email your inquiries as soon as possible, but no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Time, Monday, July 11, 2011, to Louis Gilden AND Jeff Pearson at louis.gilden@aqd.nbc.gov AND jeff.pearson@aqd.nbc.gov. All inquiries shall have "Questions - RFP #D11PS18974" included in the subject line of the email.

Proposals are due via email no later than 10:00 A.M Eastern Time, August 1, 2011 to Louis Gilden AND Jeff Pearson at louis.gilden@aqd.nbc.gov AND jeff.pearson@aqd.nbc.gov.

Added: Apr 08, 2011 11:13 am PRESOLICITATION NOTICE8 April 2011 VA-FSC Vitria BusinessWare Programming Support Services 8 (a) Competitive

This is a presolicitation notice. The Department of Interior (DOI) National Business Center (NBC) Acquisition Service Directorate (AQD) in Herndon VA is issuing this notice on behalf of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Financial Services Center (VA-FSC) in Austin TX. AQD is a federal franchise fund contracting office within DOI under the authority of the Government Management Reform Act (GMRA) and is authorized to provide acquisition support to all federal and DoD agencies. In accordance with FAR 5.203, a solicitation for this requirement will be published on FedBizOpps approximately fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this notice or as soon as possible thereafter. If at any time the Government determines that the requested services are no longer required, the Government reserves the right to cancel the solicitation and not make an award.

This will be a competitive acquisition for commercial IT services under the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) program. This is a 100% set aside under the SBAs competitive 8(a) program.

The requirement is for Vitria BusinessWare Programming Support Services. The general requirement is for Contractor personnel (potentially up to 7 FTEs) with documented expertise in: Vitria BusinessWare; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Minimum education and experience requirements are provided in the draft PWS which can be found on the AQD website listed below.

The government anticipates soliciting for a hybrid Firm Fixed Price / Labor Hours (LH) contract with a five year period of performance to include a base year, followed by four option years. It is anticipated that a solicitation will be posted by the end of April and that proposals will be due by the end of May / beginning of June. The estimated award date is 1 Sep 11. The NAICS code for this commercial IT services requirement is 541511Custom Computer Programming Services with a size standard of $25 million. The Classification Code is D - Information technology services, including telecommunications services.

A related sources sought / RFI announcement D11PS63030 was posted on FedBizOpps on 25 Mar 11 and closed 6 Apr 11. The FedBizOpps RFI announcement indicated that interested parties were encouraged to access RFI documents including a draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and a detailed RFI announcement at http://www.aqd.nbc.gov/Business/openmarket.aspx under the entry D11PS63030. This information is still available at the AQD website for interested parties.

It is and will continue to be the responsibility of each potential offeror to monitor www.fbo.gov for any information related to the solicitation. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to the point of contact provided below.

The point of contact for this matter is Louis Gilden, Contracting Officer, Acquisition Services Directorate, National Business Center, U.S. Department of the Interior, 381 Elden Street, Suite 4000, Herndon, VA 20170-4817. Any inquiries regarding this matter should only be directed via email to Louis Gilden at louis.gilden@aqd.nbc.gov with the title D11PS18974 - VA-FSC Vitria BusinessWare Programming Support Service in the subject line.





D11PS18974 Presolicitation Notice