SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Legislative Information Management System (LIMS) Port
- Notice Date
- 6/6/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- United States House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, Office of the Clerk, H-154, The Capitol, Washington, DC, 20515
- ZIP Code
- 20515
- Solicitation Number
- OPR03000682
- Response Due
- 8/7/2003
- Archive Date
- 8/22/2003
- Point of Contact
- V'Anne Tugbang, Special Assistant to the Clerk, Phone (202) 225-7000, Fax (202) 225-5888, - V'Anne Tugbang, Special Assistant to the Clerk, Phone (202) 225-7000, Fax (202) 225-5888,
- E-Mail Address
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VAnne@mail.house.gov, VAnne@mail.house.gov
- Description
- The Legislative Information Management System (LIMS) is the legislative tracking system for the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. House of Representatives requires Contractor management analysis and technical services in four (4) task areas encompassing the final stage requirements of the LIMS Replacement Project as follows: . Task 1 - Detailed Analysis of Alternative Solutions (UNIX (HP-UX) vs. WINDOWS 200X). . Task 2 - Proof of Concept Demonstration of the Selected Solution. . Task 3 - Detailed Porting and Implementation Plan of Selected Alternative (Option). . Task 4 - Implementation of the Porting Plan (Option). For purposes of this Statement of Work and the work of this contract, the term ?port? means the replatforming of application software and data from one operating system to another, where the code and databases are substantially maintained intact. Changes to components should be restricted to instances where they are necessary due to the differing operating environments. In addition, for purposes of this RFP, we have stated the current Congress as the 108th. Since the port may occur in the 109th, the bidders should assume that the port will be for the current and previous Congress at the start of Task 4. Where this document states Windows 200X, the Contractor should assume Windows 2003 or later. In summary, Task 1 consists of a detailed alternatives analysis effort that includes the Contractor: . Reviewing documentation prepared during the LIMS Requirements Analysis and Technical Recommendation stage (a previously completed stage of the project), . Reviewing the source code, the database, and JCL for the entire system, and . Creating a detailed analysis report that compares UNIX (HP-UX) and Windows 200X as operating systems/environments for the LIMS application with the Natural code and ADABAS tables ported from the original system. Task 2 consists of the Contractor performing a proof of concept by porting the Bill Briefs component of LIMS to an UNIX (HP-UX) platform or Windows 200X based platform. The House's decision of which platform will be based on the analysis performed in Task 1. The Bill Briefs component consists of approximately 308 modules and approximately 53,845 lines of source code and associated JCL. All subsequent tasks are designated as options to be exercised at the discretion of the House after acceptance of the preceding task. During Task 3, the Contractor will provide a detailed porting and implementation plan for the porting of the entire LIMS system from the mainframe to the selected alternative platform. This plan will need to include the planning for the remaining system life cycle activities (porting, quality assurance and testing, implementation, user acceptance, and sustainment). The plan must include but will not be limited to the following: . The plan must describe in detail how the system will be ported. It must address whether the system will be ported module by module, bridged to the mainframe, etc. It must also describe how all of the JCL, source code, and database tables will be ported, converted, or rewritten. It must address in detail both automated and manual porting approaches. Since the COBOL and Assembler code must be replaced, the plan must specifically address the source code in these languages. . The plan must include a Quality Assurance and Testing plan for the Contractor?s work and define how the final ported system will be verified by the Contractor to ensure the system maintains the same (or better) functionality as the mainframe system. . The plan must provide a complete implementation plan including a complete timeline and detailed Work Breakdown Schedule (WBS) including key milestones. . The plan must make provisions for user acceptance including detailed acceptance criteria and testing procedures to be conducted by end users. The plan must define whether parallel data entry or other methods requiring extensive end user input will be required. The plan must also detail any additional training and documentation necessary for end users that the Contractor will provide in Task 4. At a minimum, acceptance criteria must include successful automated comparison of all publications, reports, and output files within LIMS on both the mainframe and the ported systems. User interface acceptance criteria must minimally include all data on the current user interface screens within LIMS. . Several non-LIMS systems and LIMS maintain interfaces with one another including the Clerk?s website, Government Printing Office, the Senate, and the Library of Congress. The acceptance criteria must include tests to confirm that the data exchanged remains the same as in the current system. . The plan must specify the length of time necessary to transfer the required knowledge to House technical personnel to enable them to fully support the system after the completion of Task 4. . The plan must include a configuration management plan including documented procedures to track changes to software and the implementation of those changes. Task 4 will be the implementation of the entire porting plan as created and approved in Task 3 and the Contractor will accept responsibility for the completion of the port. Beyond the implementation, the Contractor must provide a warranty period assuring support for twelve (12) months in order to handle contractor errors related to the port that may arise. The Contractor shall provide an hourly rate for any non-port related support issues. A complete copy of the RFP can be found at: http://clerk.house.gov/clerk/solicitations.php
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. House of Representatives /, Office of the Clerk, H-154, The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
- Zip Code: 20515
- Country: U.S.A.
- Zip Code: 20515
- Record
- SN00342043-W 20030608/030606213711 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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