U.S. Marshals Service, Business Services Division, 600 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202

D -- STARS SUPPORT SOL LRF-S-USMS-00-0291 DUE 121799 POC Linda Reynolds-Franklin 202-307-9243, Contracting Officer This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercials items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation #LRF-S-USMS-00-0291 is issued as a Request for Quotation(RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 97-14. This is a small business set-aside under SIC 7379, and the small business standard is 500 employees. There is one(1) line items STAR Consultant Services. The estimated number of hours per month is 160 hours. The period of performance for this service is beginning January 1, 2000 through September 30, 2000. The offer must include an hourly rate for services. Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 94-2103 (Rev 19) area: DC, Maryland and Virginia will apply. The work falls in nine general catgories -- a) New Modules and Close Out Reports: In the first half of FY 2000, the USMS expects credit card purchasing interface between Bank One and STARS. The credit card interface is planned to use frequent downloads and new charges from the card owner (Bank One), storage in a browser accessible database using software from Procard, establishing and testing procedures for users to check/change default sub-object classes and project numbers and procedures for designated officials to approve charges and develop reports from the databases. Approved charges will be summarized and posted in STARS on a reoccurring basis. The initial download will remain as a subledger to STARS. b) Normalization: the contractor will assist the USMS in smoothing out the volatile procedures resulting from the adoption of STARS as they relate to technical issues. The contractor will assist in testing newer versions of the ieFARS software prior to implementation. c)Interface Revision: The contractor will assist the USMS in planning and testing revisions to FMS software used by districts. FMS software is written in the Accell programming speaking to a Unify database. Another contractor will add features to FMS suggested by auditors in an updated version of Accell that talks to Informix in SCOUnix and Linux environments. The contractor will revise the interface between STARS and FMS designed to compure the critical financial information required by STARS. When completed, FMS will become the subsidiary ledger to STARS. The contractor will assist in the preparation of reports for external and management reports. d) Payroll: The contractor will assist the USMS in the transformation of weekly data received from the National Finance Center (NFC) to meet the requirements of the STARS general ledger. With enhancements, the payroll interface could lay the ground work for incorporating the traditionally separate USM-7 systems database as a sub-ledger to STARS. e) Reports: The current procedures rely upon third party oftware (Replic-Action) to update the Lotus Notes/Domino database with new and changed data. The contractor will assist the USMS in moving to version 5 of Lotus Notes and the version of Replic-Action most compatible with it. Some databases need daily updates, others are weekly and monthly. Projection reports will need to be written and stored in Lotus Notes/Domino. The contractor will assist USMS personnel in developing alternative approaches to the current transfer process. USMS HQ currently issues funding to field activities through a process that interfaces with groupwise(e-mail), FMS and STARS. Changing the current procedures would likely involve interface and reporting capability changes to STARS. f) Ad hoc requests: During any fiscal year, there are requests to look at financial data from new perspectives. Sometines it means bringing prominence to detail in an existing report. At other times, new reports are needed. g) Training: The contractor will provide up to 100 hours of classroom training for new analysts primarily focused on how to read andinterpret financial reports that utilize standard general ledger data. Also, training on how to export data from lotus Notes to answer "what if" scenarios and Cognos Impromptu software report generating will be required. h) Test bed: While all financial management software approved for federal executive branch agencies fulfills basic requirements, there are differences in exactly how a procedure is done. The test bed of USMS procedures will be developed by the contractor in conjunction with USMS personnel to test how a package accomplishes a task. There would be an emphasis on transfers, the controls on direct costing, the capability to track costs across funds, and reimbursables. i) Financial Operations Support: The contractor will facilitate the transfer of technology knowledge to employees who will have on-going suport responsibility. Areas include: development of a cadre of report writers; reconciliation of standard reports; changing or eliminating the need for reversing entries; and training report users to understand the reports, etc. Date of services will be January 1, 2000 through September 30, 2000. Place of Delivery is within the Washington, DC metropolitan area. FOB Destination. Solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to offerors. -- Commercial Items (Oct 1995) is hereby incorporated by reference. The U.S. Marshals Service will evaluate Offers in response to the solicitation utilizing the following evaluation criteria: Past experience and (provide two recent references), ability to meet the above requirement and price. Th government reserves the right to award to other than the quote with the lowest price. Offerors's are reminded to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial items, with its offer. Clause 52.212-4 Contract terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Oct 1995), is hereby incorporated by reference. Clause 52.212-5, Contract terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference the following paragraphs apply to this solicitations and resultant contract 52.222-41, Services Contract Act of 1965, As Amended; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds transfer Central Contractor Registration. Type of Contract:A firm-fixed price order will be awarded. The Defense Priorities and Allocations Systems (DPAS) assigned rating for this procurement is unrated. Signed and dated offers (one original/two copies) must be submitted to U.S. Marshals Service, Headquarters' Simplified Acquisition Team, Business Service Division, 600 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202-4210, Attn: Linda Reynolds-Franklin before 4:00 PM (EST) on December 17, 1999. For clarification questions please submit in writing before 4:00 PM (EST) on December 14, 1999 via fax (202) 307-9695, to Linda Reynolds-Franklin. Contact Linda Reynolds-Franklin at (202) 307-9243. Posted 12/09/99 (W-SN407471). (0343)

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