| D -- Software, Training, and Support |
| Program Summary |
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| Title: |
D -- Software, Training, and Support |
| GovCB Opps ID : |
ADP11996655340000064 |
| Document Type: |
Combine Solicitation |
| FSC Code: |
D - Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services
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| Solicitation No.: |
HSCG46-08-Q-HRM020 |
| Source: |
http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/USCG/DUSCGNPFC/HSCG46%2D08%2DQ%2DHRM020/Combine%20Synopsis%5... |
Place of
Performance: |
Address: U.S. Coast Guard (NPFC) 4200 Wilson Blvd Suite 1000 Arlington, VA Postal Code: 22203 Country: UNITED STATES
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Posted Date:
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Jan 06, 2008 |
| Last Update: |
Jan 08, 2008 |
| Due Date: |
Jan 30, 2008 |
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| Description |
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General Information
| Document Type: |
Combine Solicitation |
| Solicitation Number: |
HSCG46-08-Q-HRM020 |
| Posted Date: |
Jan 06, 2008 |
| Original Response Date: |
Jan 30, 2008 |
| Current Response Date: |
Jan 30, 2008 |
| Original Archive Date: |
Feb 14, 2008 |
| Current Archive Date: |
Feb 14, 2008 |
| Classification Code: |
D -- Information technology services, including telecommunications services |
| Naics Code: |
541511 -- Custom Computer Programming Services |
Contracting Office Address
Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Director(cf-2), USCG National Pollution Funds Center, 4200 Wilson Boulevard Suite 1000, Arlington, VA, 22203-1804, UNITED STATES
Description
This is a combined Synopsis/solicitation for Commercial Items and is issued in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 of the FAR, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and pursuant to FAR Part 5.2. This combined synopsis constitutes a solicitation and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-23.This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quotation issued under solicitation number HSCG46-08-Q-HRM020. The U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC) located at 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington VA is seeking the following services outlined in the following Statement of Work : The U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center, Information Technologies Division (Ci) requires the following services:
1. Provide software to create ad hoc reports for end user
2. Provide software to create complex financial reports
3. Provide training on how to use the reporting tool
4. Provide annual maintenance and technical support
5. Provide consultant services during implementation
Problem Statement:
Historically the Ci Division has shortcomings in our reporting environment to support the organization. The current report tool is unintuitive and overly complex and does not meet the requirement of ad-hoc reporting for the end users. This reporting tool also has limits for creating complex financial reports to meet the reporting needs from the Financial Division (Cf), Case management Division (Cm) and Claims Division (Ca). The results of these limitations are that users have to input repetitive manual entries to build spreadsheet reports.
Ci needs to have reporting tools that overcomes the shortcomings of these problems to support the organization needs. Ci must also provide an intuitive and easy to use ad-hoc reporting tool for the End Users. Reporting tools that create complex financial reports will avoid repetitive manual entries while building spreadsheet reports that meet the various division?s need.
High Level Requirements:
The recommended/proposed tool should be installed on an IIS server and be accessible by all users. The tools should be integrated with the Active Directory in order to validate users. The tool should connect to the NPFC database and create complex reports that meet certain specifications required by the NPFC divisions. The tool design should be intuitive and with an easy to use data connection to the NPFC database for the end users to create ad-hoc reports.
Specific Requirement List:
The contractor will provide the following:
-Install the software on a predetermined computer
-A software tool set that provides content generation, management and distribution for third party open server reports. The tool should provide viewer versioning, user management, archiving and other server-based functionality. In addition, clustering, and failover functionality, should be part of the tool. The tool should include a Management Console, an Access Portal, and server integration technology.
-The Management console should be a web-based administration tool that enables server management from any web-enabled desktop or device. The tool should supports remote administration through enterprise firewalls, including administration of an server hosted by an Application Service Provider (ASP).
-The Access Portal should provide users with a fully functioning report and management environment for reports. Users should be able to personalize their experience within the Access Portal while accessing stored reports, executing on demand reports or scheduling new jobs.
-The tool should integrate with J2EE and .NET (dotnet) allowing developers to use industry-standard web editors to integrate and customize the interfaces to align with a web site?s look and feel.
-The tool should provide views of data consolidated from multiple data sources and described them in a plain business language for easy reporting, query and analysis. These views should form a common meta layer that is easily accessed by any other product including web reports, dashboards, ad hoc queries, and server-based spreadsheets.
-The tool should provide access to any data source to create reports and spreadsheets, enabling information delivery from anywhere, to anyone. In addition, provide access to specialized data connectors for sources such as: PeopleSoft, SQL, Oracle DB, ODBC, MS SQL Server and XML.
-The toll should provide ?open security directory? integration to leverage existing user administration services, such as LDAP or Active Directory services, to control user access to reporting content.
-The tool should provide the ability to generate and schedule generation of Web-based spreadsheets, excel formatting, with no end user training, embedded formulas and graphs, server controlled security, centralized versioning, scheduling and archiving.
-The tool should deliver data as fully interactive Excel spreadsheets, and give the users the ability to refine, analyze and model the data. It should enable users to create and receive live data in spreadsheet format for immediate analysis and action, with no need for training or support. It should provide live formatting, pivot tables, filters, 3D charting and calculation capabilities and provide centralized spreadsheet maintenance, archiving, versioning and security.
-The tool should provide a server option with the ability to generate and schedule generation of reports. In addition, enable developers and power users to create, distribute, and maintain interactive, content-rich reports rapidly and easily. The option should appear as Web pages on our Web site, integrating seamlessly and adopting its native look-and-feel. It should be easy to deploy allowing users to access personalized data without having to undergo training or download special software.
-The tool should enable application developers and report developers to build dynamic, interactive enterprise reports ready for deployment to end users and create composite report design templates for BusinessReports. It should be based on open source code
-Provide training on how to use the reporting tools
-Provide yearly support of the system on an as needed basis
Please be advised that this combined synopsis/ solicitation notice incorporates the following FAR clauses: FAR 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number (Oct 2003), 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items. 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items. 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003). The full text for each of the clauses referenced above can be found at www.arnet.gov/far/. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The offer that most closely meets the needs identified in the statement of work and price will be used as the evaluation factors. All offers are due to the email addresses listed below or mailed to the address listed in the place of contract performance field no later than 4pm EST on January 30, 2008. Please direct all questions regarding this combined synopsis/ solicitation notice to SK2 Sonja Aiken at sonja.d.aiken@uscg.mil, SKC Gerald Adams at gerald.d.adams@uscg.mil.or CWO Duncan Whiteside at duncan.e.whiteside@uscg.mil.
Point of Contact
Marc Matthews, SK1, Phone 202-493-6764, Email marcal.l.matthews@uscg.mil
Place of Performance
| Address: |
U.S. Coast Guard (NPFC)
4200 Wilson Blvd Suite 1000
Arlington, VA |
| Postal Code: |
22203 |
| Country: |
UNITED STATES |
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