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R -- MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND RESEARCH SERVICES FOR THE DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER SOL RFQ-DC-00-00014 DUE 120799 POC Yvonne D. Stiso/stiso.yvonne@epa.gov/contract specialist WEB: Click here to access a copy of the RFQ, Http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/oppts_grp/dc0000014/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, stiso.yvonne@epa.gov. The U.S. EPA under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13 is seeking a contractor to provide management support and research services for the Deputy Chief Information Officer. The SIC code for this requirement is 8742. The EPA is FACNET certified. You may e-mail the contract specialist at: stiso.yvonne@epa.gov. Please include the following: Company name, address, phone number, business class, and e-mail address. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Two copies of the proposal must be submitted by the due date. US MAIL ADDRESS is- US EPA, 401 M. Street, SW, Mail Code 3803R, Washington, DC 20460, ATTN: Yvonne D. Stiso. HANDCARRY (such as Fed-Ex) should be submitted to Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Bid and Proposal Room, 6th Floor, Room 61107. Contact the Contract Specialist via e-mail with delivery questions. Proposals are due NLT 3:00PM/EST, December 7, 1999. BACKGROUND The Agency's Deputy Chief Information Officer has a need for support and research services to help meet the management challenges facing the Environmental Protection Agency. The support shall deal primarily with management issues facing public and private sector Chief Information Officers, especially with respect to their dual role as general managers and chief technologists. Advice on specific technologies is less relevant under this requirement than how such advice will affect strategic issues facing the Agency. STATEMENT OF WORK Period of Performance- 12 Months from Date of Award. Task 1: Strategic Studies- The Contractor shall provide the EPA Deputy Chief Information Officer (or other designated official) with the results of strategic studies performed by the contractor based on economic, analytical, and/or policy research. Topics may include the relationship of Chief Information Officers (or like individuals) to their clients and to their upper-level management (e.g., the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer). The subject matter of such studies shall not be dictated by the EPA, but rather shall reflect ongoing research performed by the Contractor in the form of regular publications. Task 2: Senior Consultant Access- The contractor shall provide access to a senior consultant to discuss major research provided under task 1. Task 3: Executive Inquiry- The contractor shall provide personalized research on topics framed by the EPA Deputy Chief Information Officer (or other designated official). This ad hoc research shall not exceed 50 hours for the term of the period of performance. Task 4: Executive Interaction-Contractor will facilitate exposure of EPA Deputy Chief Information Officer (or other designated official) to other senior public and private sector Chief Information Officers (or like individuals) by including the EPA representative in any informal discussion meetings or formal classroom conferences held by the Contractor. DELIVERABLES Task 1: Copies of all strategic studies performed within the scope of this requirement. Copies can be provided in hard copy or through access to a secured INTERNET site. Publications should be received monthly, but at a minimum contractor will provide ten (10) reports. Task 3: Contractor shall submit report(s) to the EPA Deputy Chief Information Officer (or other designated official) outlining the methodology by which they approached the personalized research, and explaining in detail their findings. Task 4: Events shall be coordinated and the subject matter dictated by the Contractor, but shall at minimum include six (6) such events within the period of performance of this requirement. EVALUATION CRITERIA Award will be made on a "best value" basis, price and other factors considered. 1. Evidence of analysis of issues facing public and private sector Chief Information Officers (or like individuals). Examples should include a detailed listing of research executed in the form of publications or studies. 2. Demonstrated understanding of the role of Chief Information Officer as both general manager as well as advocate for information technology. 3. Demonstrated experience in providing inquiry and interaction services for public and private sector Chief Information Officers. 4. Evidence of ability to provide access to research via the INTERNET with search capabilities navigable by the EPA client is desirable and will be considered, but is not mandatory. See Numbered Note 1. Posted 11/16/99 (W-SN401150). (0320)

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