SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Assessment of Customs Information and Policy Dissemination
- Notice Date
- 5/22/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, United States Customs Service (USCS), Procurement Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 1310 NP, Washington, DC, 20229
- ZIP Code
- 20229
- Solicitation Number
- SS-PBC-2002
- Response Due
- 6/10/2002
- Archive Date
- 6/25/2002
- Point of Contact
- Pansy Bradley-Cooper, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 927-0073, Fax (202) 927-0288, - Thomas Thompson, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 927-0911, Fax (202) 927-1190,
- E-Mail Address
-
pansy.bradley-cooper@customs.treas.gov, thomas.l.thompson@customs.treas.gov
- Description
- Sources Sought for a contractor to perform an Assessment of Customs Information and Policy Dissemination. Specific tasks to be accomplished during the assessment are (1) Re-engineer Customs methods of information and policy dissemination to provide the best method to issue Customs policy and information, addressing: (a) The Federal Information Resources Management Regulation (FIRMR) and Treasury Requirements, (b) Customs Issuance System, (c) Workflow Management, (d) Usability. (2) Determine the best method of migration from paper issuance to an appropriate technological system. (3) Determine the best technology to use for disseminating policy to Customs personnel. (4) Recommend the best alternatives for technical solutions. (5) Determine the best method of migration from current electronic system to a new electronic system. The assessment will assist Customs in determining the best way to meet Customs needs and requirements and issue new policies and other information in the most time-efficient manner through technology. The assessment should incorporate best practices for information management and migration from a paper-based environment to a technical environment. Findings should include recommendations for technical solutions and the best method to use when migrating from the current electronic system to a new one. A six-month period of performance is anticipated for this effort. This synopsis constitutes the only synopsis that will be issued and advertised for this requirement. Sources interested in submitting information in response to this sources sought synopsis should provide as part of its submission the following items which would indicate that your firm meets the Government requirement: (1) Past Performance information (cite at least three projects over the past five years) of the same or similar services with the company name, address, and telephone number of technical and business references in order for Customs to validate past (or current) performance. (2) Provide a capability statement clearly describing technical ability to perform the required services. (3) A brief technical proposal describing how the services would be performed in accordance with the six-month period of performance. (4) Estimated pricing information. Reponses to this synopsis should be mailed using the identification number set forth in the synopsis to Pansy Bradley-Cooper, Contracting Office, U.S. Customs Customs Service, Procurement Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1310, Washington, DC 20229. Telephone responses will not be honored. Facsimile and e-mail responses will be honored. This announcement is not a request for proposals (RFP), only a request for information at this time. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether the requirement should be solicited in the future. Following receipt and review of submissions and at the election of the Government a conference may be scheduled with interested parties to discuss the requirements. The Government does not intend to pay sources that respond to this announcement. The appropriate NAIC is 541611 ($5 Million). Responses must be received not later than fifteen (15) days from the date of this notice.
- Record
- SN00081257-W 20020524/020522214245 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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