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D -- SOFTWARE ACQUISITION WITH VENDOR SUPPORT SOL GSC-TFGA-97-0501 DUE 051697 POC Ms. Linda A. Stendeback, Contracting Officer, (703) 756-4005. Technical questions: qa.tfg@gsa.gov or by facsimile (703) 756-9012. The General Services Administration, Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM), intends to procure a functional demonstration of a commercially available off-the shelf (COTS) software that meets the requirements and terms described herein. Award will be made to one or more vendors to perform a functional demonstration (hereinafter also referred to as "prototype") for an integrated system which provides operational planning models and budget administration support within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), known as the Patent Modeling and Budget Administration System (OPBUDGET). After evaluation of the awarded functional demonstration(s), FEDSIM may choose to exercise an option to the contract(s) for purchase of the COTS software and the use of vendor support to include yearly maintenance fee, consulting services, training for developers/users and installation to assist USPTO in developing the OPBUDGET system. The selected product shall: (1) enable end users to create/update models of sequenced mathematical formulas and enter/update actuals and assumptions in performing multi-year operational and budget planning, (2) enable end users to view and manipulate the information from a variety of perspectives, (3) support HP Unix and Windows NT servers, Windows NT clients, read/write interface to Oracle Relational Database Management System using SQL or ODBC interface. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The provisions at FAR part 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition with the exception of paragraph (a) and the use of SF-1449 which are not applicable to this solicitation. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number GSC-TFGA-97-0501 issued as a request for proposal. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45. The contract will require a kickoff meeting within 10 calendar days of award. After contract award, a complete functional demonstration specification (prototype specification) will be provided to the winning vendor(s). The kickoff meeting and vendor(s) presentation of the completed functional demonstration will be held at the USPTO, Crystal Park 3, Suite 403, 2131 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22041. The choice of vendor(s) for the functional demonstration will be based on the following: (a) The technical ability of the vendor product and offered vendor support, making use of the vendor's technical description of product features and the product features matrix, to be completed by the vendor as part of the proposal. This product features matrix is provided on the USPTO procurement home page, URL http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/comp/proc/acquisitions/opbudget or upon request to the Contracting Officer, (b) The vendor's technical approach for implementing the Abbreviated Prototype Specification. The technical approach for implementing the abbreviated prototype specification must be submitted in the proposal and will be used to determine which vendor(s) will be invited to make an oral presentation. The Abbreviated Prototype Specification is provided on the USPTO procurement home page, URL http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/comp/proc/acquisitions/opbudget or upon request to the Contracting Officer. This specification is intended to exemplify major aspects of the modeling and budget formulation estimating approaches. It will be the basis for demonstrating proposed system adaptability to the PTO performance need by those vendors invited to make oral presentations. Vendor responses that do not meet the minimum requirements referenced in the product features matrix will not be invited to make oral presentations which will be scheduled with selected vendors by the Contracting Officer. The vendor(s) technical description of the product, the answers in the product features matrix, as well as the technical approach to the prototyping will be used to select vendors for oral presentations, and (c) The price proposal specifying the prices for all components/services. This will be based on the vendor's completion of the Fixed Price table, provided on the USPTO procurement home page, URL http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/comp/proc/acquisitions/opbudget or upon request to the Contracting Officer. The price proposal shall include prices for Contract Line Item (CLIN) 001: Functional Demonstration (prototyping)(Mandatory), CLIN 002: COTS Product (Optional), CLIN 003: Installation (Optional), CLIN 004: Training for Developers/Users (Optional), CLIN 005: Consulting Services (Optional), and CLIN 006: Yearly Maintenance (Optional). The desired delivery schedule is as follows: CLIN 001: Date of Award + 30 business days, CLIN 002: Exercise of Option (EOO) + 1 week, CLIN 003: EOO + 1 week, CLIN 004: EOO + 2 weeks, CLIN 005: EOO +6 months, CLIN 006: EOO + 1 year. Vendors may propose a different schedule. Delivery will be FOB Destination. The place of delivery shall be the USPTO, Crystal Park 3, Suite 403, 2131 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22041. The contract type as a result of this solicitation will be firm-fixed price. For additional background, the Concept of Operations and the System Requirements Document for the OPBUDGET system are also provided at the URL http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/comp/proc/acquisitions/opbudget or upon request to the Contracting Officer. The Government will award a contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to one or more responsible offerors whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The mandatory and optional requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the following significant factors which are weighted as follows: A. Modeling and Budgeting features = 5, B. Architecture and Multidimensional features = 5, C. Operating System/Environmental Requirements = 5, D. Reporting features = 3, E. Security features = 3, F. Support provided by vendor = 3, G. Prototyping Approach = 4, and H. Past Performance = 3. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). Offerors are to provide copies of their Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with each offer per FAR Part 52.212-3. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition without addenda. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition as do the following clause incorporated by reference: 52.233-3, Protest AfterAward (31 U.S.C 3553 and 40 U.S.C 759), and the contractor agrees to comply with the following additional clauses, 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity (41 U.S.C. 423), 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3)), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.225-3, Buy American Act -- Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10), and 52.225-21, Buy American Act -- NAFTA Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C 10, Pub. L. 103-187). The following additional clause has been determined by the Contracting Officerto be necessary for this acquisition and is provided in full text as follows: "Clause 52.217-7, Option for Increased Quantity -- Separately Priced Line Item: The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 10 business days. Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree." Vendors believing that they can address all the requirements in this solicitation should submit a written response to the Contracting Officer not later than 3:00 p.m., local time 15 business days after date of publication of this notice. All technical questions on this solicitation must be received by the Contracting Officer not later than 3:00 p.m., local time five business days after date of publication of this notice and shall be sent electronically to qa.tfg@gsa.gov, facsimile, or otherwise delivered to the Contracting Officer at the address below. Responses to questions will be sent to all vendors electronically and via facsimile. Written offers shall be mailed or delivered to GSA, FTS, TFGA, Attn: Linda A. Stendeback, 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1100, Falls Church, VA 22041. Electronic proposals will not be accepted. The proposals shall be submitted in paper form including one (1) original and four (4) copies, formatted for 8 1/2 by 11 inch white, untextured paper, single spaced. Margins shall be one inch on all sides. The type for all documents submitted (including charts and graphs) shall be black, shall not exceed twelve (12) characters per linear inch or be smaller than twelve (12) point, and shall not exceed six (6) lines per vertical inch. The proposal shall be no more than 25 pages in length. (0115)

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