Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Branch, Code D-7813, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25007, Denver CO 80225

D -- DESIGN AND INTEGRATION SERVICES FOR RECLAMATION INTEGRATED TIME AND ATTENDANCE SYSTEM (RITA) AND RECLAMATION MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (REMMS) SOL 5-SP-81-20430 DUE 060595 POC Kent Charles, Contracting Officer, 303/236-8040 extension 243 Concerns having the ability to furnish the required design and integration services for Reclamation Integrated Time and Attendance system (RITA) and Reclamation Maintenance Management System (REMMS) are requested to give written notification, including a telephone number for a POC to the acquisition office listed in this notice within 30 calendar days from the date of synopsis. The Bureau of Reclamation, Business Services, requires the services of Raymond James Consulting Inc. to assist in the design of the new RITA system and for the planning and design of the REMMS system. The work consists of the following tasks: SCREEN DESIGN/BUILD TASKS - This set of tasks is focused on the actual design of the Reclamation Integrated Time and Attendance (RITA) system screens. This is a key phase in the design of the RITA system because it requires intense interaction with the user. In the case of RITA, much of this design will be based on the functionality built into the current Reclamation Time and Attendance (RTA) system. The screens will also be influenced heavily by the functionality needed for time and attendance users at maintenance facilities. This functionality is driven by the use of work orders and work order based payroll data. DESIGN CRITERIA ISSUES - This set of tasks is focused on the development of key design criteria such as the interaction of the client executable software with the database server; the manner in which the software conducts key edits of data as it is keyed into the system; the nature of each of the edits and how the edit is treated within the system; security issues; how a user navigates through the system, especially as it relates to error handling. FILE TRANSFERS/OUTSIDE INTEGRATION - This set of tasks is specifically focused on the design of the file transfer process, the interface with the PayPers system, and integration with FIRS. The file transfer process is the creation of individual payroll files from each RITA site, the collection and merging of those files as they move from project to area to region to Denver. This processing will be very critical to the successful operation of RITA. The interface with PayPers will essentially be designed based on the current RTA interface, but with the added requirement of combining multiple regional files into a single Reclamation payroll file. This will require error handling software and code that checks for each file and creates a processing stream each pay period. This set of tasks also includes the design and development of integrated database tables and code for sharing data between RITA and the FIRS software. FIRS will provide FFS Valid Accounts and Employee data to RITA for edit and validation purposes. TESTING/PRE-BETA - This set of tasks involves what is called Alpha testing of each of the modules of the RITA system; integrated testing of the full RITA system; and full integration testing of RITA, Maximo and FIRS. This testing will be the first full live test of a major client-server system within Reclamation. This task will also look at the effectiveness of RITA sharing database tables with the Maximo maintenance management software. This is critical to the success of the full REMMS system. It is the Reclamation's belief that Raymond James Consulting Inc., 4582 S. Ulster St., Denver, CO 80237, is the only firm capable of providing this service. Raymond James currently employs the principle designer and project manager for the RTA project and as such has intimate knowledge of the functionality and design of that system. The design of RITA will be closely based on the RTA design in order to expedite the development of RITA. Raymond James also has unique knowledge of the Maximo maintenance management software, its integration with RITA and the manner in which Reclamation proposes to implement the full REMMS system in a client-server mode. It is imperative, in order to meet the critical time frames for development of RITA and installation of REMMS, that RITA be designed and developed quickly. It is also critical to the integration of RITA and Maximo that the designers understand, at a detailed level, the relationships between these two software systems. Finally, it is critical that the manner in which RITA is designed and deployed be carefully coordinated with the deployment of the full REMMS system. This effort requires specialized knowledge of Reclamation systems, Windows, Ingress, Oracle7, Maximo and Power Builder software running in a Data General environment. The Government does not have specifications suitable for competition of this requirement. This is not a formal solicitation. However, concerns that respond shall provide detailed data concerning their capabilities to meet this requirement. Concerns may request to receive a copy of the solicitation when and if it becomes available. This notice may represent the only official notice of such a solicitation. All sources responding to this synopsis shall submit information relating to business status, including identification as to whether they are small, large, minority-owned, and/or woman-owned. The small business size standard for this acquisition is $14.5 Million average annual receipts over the past three years. See Note 22. (0110)

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