SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Consolidated Mainframe Software Maintenance - DRAFT Provisions Statement
- Notice Date
- 6/28/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Procurement Directorate - IN, 6650 Telecom Drive, Intech Two, Suite 100, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46278, United States
- ZIP Code
- 46278
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-20064756
- Archive Date
- 8/12/2011
- Point of Contact
- Steven E. Preiner,
- E-Mail Address
-
steven.preiner@dhs.gov
(steven.preiner@dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- TABLE 1 - Items - Consolidated Mainframe Software Maintenance DRAFT Provisions Statement for Consolidated Mainframe Software Maintenance This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotes. In accordance with FAR 15.202(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, the U.S. Government will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this RFI. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. Background US Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) mission is to facilitate the legitimate flow of people and cargo into and out of this country while denying entry to persons or cargo that would be dangerous to this country or which for any of a number of reasons may be denied entry. CBP identifies persons who would pose a danger were they allowed entry in the United States (e.g., the individual was on the terrorist watch list, have a medical condition that would pose a threat to the US population, or have prohibited agricultural materials etc.) and collects tariffs and duties on imported goods. CBP is a front-line agency in the war on terrorism and collects more revenue than any US agency other than the Internal Revenue Service. CBP operates a wide range of automated information system including legacy mainframe systems, modernized applications, and various standalone applications. These systems are written in a variety of Operating Systems including Windows, Linux, Solaris, AIX, and zOS, languages ranging from Cobol to Java and C# and use DBMS' ranging from DataComDB to Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server. Currently, CBP is migrating away from both the mainframe and DataComDB. CBP is also moving to a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) not just for communicating with external parties, but also as the basis for its modernized applications. Microsoft Office is the primary suite of office software used throughout CBP and Microsoft SharePoint is to be the primary vehicle for sharing of documents and files, although there are still a large number of legacy files stored on Novell Servers. CBP is adopting the DHS mandated single sign-on solution which is based on Microsoft Active Directory and Kerberos, although much of the user authentication is currently performed using CA TopSecret on the mainframe. Purpose and Objectives While CBP is in the early stages of migrating away from the mainframe, there are many critical applications that will continue to run throughout the migration over the next few years. CBP is currently conducting market research for potential competitive acquisition of annual software maintenance for those applications. In the past, the software has been procured separately for each application. In an effort to reduce processing time and become more cost effective, CBP is looking to consolidate the procurement of these software licenses for FY12. One vendor is needed to provide brand name software and annual maintenance from multiple manufacturers. Attachment Table 1 lists the required items, while Attachment Draft Provision Statement provides a more detailed description of each piece of software as it relates to CBP's needs. Responding to this RFI In response to this RFI, submission of capabilities, capacity statements and supporting information must be submitted by interested parties no later than 30 calendar days from the date of posting. Responses should be limited to not more than ten (10) single spaced pages. Please note that the collection of this data does not obligate the U.S. Government to the incorporation of the solicited comments in any future procurement action nor does it obligate the Government to the procurement of any services or products related to this RFI. Proprietary information should not be included in the RFI response. Responses to this RFI will not be returned. Interested parties shall provide the following information when responding to this RFI: •1. Viability - What is the private sector's perception of the viability of this initiative? Is there interest in providing this capability? •2. Concept - What is the vendor conceptual approach to meeting this requirement? What limits are there on the solution being proposed, what protections will the approach afford CBP and to what extent will the solution impede the legitimate flow of information through CBP? •3. Products Being Described - Please describe all products that are included as part of this solution. Please describe which vendors or manufacturers products are required to implement the solution. Please provide a detailed description of the maintenance plans offered. •4. Vendor Experience - Please describe the vendor's experience implementing the solution / providing the products described above. In addition to the vendor's experience implementing the solution / providing the products described above, please describe that results that customers have obtained using that solution. •5. Other - What other information and ideas does the private sector offer for pursuing this initiative? What other factors related to this effort should CBP be aware of (e.g., issues with approaches other than the one the respondent has proposed)? Please submit your capabilities, capacity statements and supporting information electronically in an email response to Steven Preiner at steven.preiner@dhs.gov no later than the due time/date of this announcement. Please include the solicitation number RFI-20064756 in the subject line of the email.
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