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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 28, 2002 FBO #0208
SOURCES SOUGHT

70 -- SSA SEEKING SOURCES FOR COTS SOFTWARE PACKAGE(S)

Notice Date

6/26/2002
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Finance, Assessment and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21207-5279
 

ZIP Code

21207-5279
 

Solicitation Number

SSA-02-0626
 

Response Due

7/5/2002
 

Archive Date

7/20/2002
 

Point of Contact

Cynthia Spencer, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109653369, Fax 4109659560, - Wayne Mcdonald, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659480, Fax 4109659560,
 

E-Mail Address

cynthia.spencer@ssa.gov, wayne.mcdonald@ssa.gov
 

Description

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking sources for a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or government off-the-shelf (GOTS) complete Web stress testing solution. The location of the installation is the Social Security Administration, National Computer Center, 6201 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235. The solution must: 1) be capable of emulating large numbers of Web users executing a wide variety of Web application technologies, 2) execute stress tests with low overhead and 3) provide for the collection of performance metrics for test analysis and bottleneck detection. Responses should include the hardware and software environments your tools support. Salient, mandatory solution characteristics of this requirement include: 1) compatibility with SSA Web hardware environments including token ring, Ethernet, firewalls, routers, switches, bridges, load balancers, Web servers, Web application servers, database servers, and mainframes; 2) compatibility with SSA Web software environments; 3) compliance with Section 508 Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Standards; 4) capability of generating stress test activity using Windows driver platforms; 5) capability of creating scripts to emulate real SSA Web users using Oracle NCA, HTML, XML, DB2, Java applet/servlet, and streaming audio/video media applications; 6) capability of timing user-defined business processes/transactions; 7) capability of adding parameters to a script to allow for testing with different data inputs; 8) capability of modifying scripts without re-recording entire script; 9) capability of controlling emulated user characteristics including user think time, browser type and connection speed; 10) capability of creating and scheduling complex user scenarios; 11) capability of displaying real time Web transaction response time and intermediate system component activity from application servers, Web servers, network devices and databases;12) capability of producing post-test reports including transaction response time and intermediate system component activity; 13) capability of saving test as a CSV file; 14) capability of providing detailed data for initial problem resolution analysis and data drilldown capability for root cause analysis; 15) capability of decomposing Web transaction response time into smaller components including client, network and server; and 16) capability of producing reports in HTML format. Instructions-respondents must send complete information including but not limited to functional characteristics, capacity, size, cost, delivery, terms, inputs/outputs, three references of customers using the product and the PC resources required to support full operation of the product as advertised. Please include a copy of your GSA Schedule to the above address, to the attention of Cynthia Spencer within seven calendar days from the publication date of this announcement. Incomplete responses will not be evaluated due to time constraints. This is an information gathering effort only and if further procurement action is taken, additional publication(s) will be done as required. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any evaluation made from the information submitted. No award will be made on the basis of this synopsis. The information received will be used in SSA's assessment of capable sources. Requests for copies of a solicitation and/or telephone calls will not be honored or acknowledged. The Government will not pay for information received. You may either mail your information to the attention of Cynthia Spencer, Contract Specialist at the address provided herein or email to cynthia.spencer@ssa.gov. Please note that the size limitation for each email attachment is five megabytes. Faxed responses will not be accepted. Respondents should refer to Reference Number: SSA-02-0626
 

Place of Performance

Address: Social Security Administration, National Computer Center, 6201 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD

Zip Code: 21235

Country: US
 

Record

SN00100249-W 20020628/020626213455 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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