SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- eRA Systems Engineering Support Services
- Notice Date
- 2/12/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-LM-2013-621-EJB
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2013
- Point of Contact
- Em'Ria J. Briscoe, Phone: 3014354384
- E-Mail Address
-
briscoee@mail.nih.gov
(briscoee@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Pre-Solicitation Notice This is a notice of intent, not a request for a proposal. A solicitation will be subsequently issued. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Research Information Systems (ORIS) intends to solicit proposals from capable Offerors for a wide range of systems engineering services to support the grants management system for the ORIS Electronic Research Administration (eRA). Background eRA systems align with Grants.gov (the one-stop web portal for finding and applying for federal grants), allowing for full electronic processing of grant applications from application submission through closeout of the grant award. eRA systems provide a suite of 28 modules supporting end-to-end grants administration. The entire eRA Enterprise with all of its independent systems shares a common data model, residing within an Oracle database platform. The hardware architecture is a combination of Windows NT and UNIX servers. The application architecture is a web enabled multi-tier J2EE environment. The development activities in the eRA program follow the eRA Software Development Life Cycle methodology which is based on the Department of Health and Human Services Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC). Objectives The goal of the resulting procurement is two-fold: (1) to provide a practical solution for eRA system engineering support services for eRA in all program areas (software maintenance, new initiatives, and integration of HHS and other agencies), and (2) to meet the needs of the end user community and their expectations for service. The preponderant amount of the work is increasingly maintenance and enhancements of existing systems, and new functionality that spans across multiple systems. The eRA strategy for accomplishing these goals has been to restructure from individual project teams to a customer focused service team approach. Offerors shall be able to provide information technology (IT) services necessary to support the Electronic Research Administration (eRA) in the business and requirements development; IT architecture support regarding data, application software, network, and hardware eRA entities; IT security system and functional testing of software; configuration management; software development support; documentation and training support ; and implementation of systems that are designed to accommodate NIH and DHHS initiatives. Offerors shall be able to provide the above-mentioned services for all designated eRA program modules throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Characteristics of the eRA systems engineering requirements include: • Project Planning Support • Business Analysis and Requirements Development • Application Architecture • System and Integration Testing • Configuration Management • IT Security • Design Support • Software Development Support • Production Support • Documentation Support • Training Support • eRA Infrastructure Support Mandatory Criteria 1. Offerors shall have experience in the following areas: • Providing business and requirements development to support Federal grants management business processes • Providing IT architecture support regarding data, application software, network, and hardware • providing functional and performance testing during the software development lifecycle (SDLC) • Providing configuration management • Providing software design and development support • Providing documentation and training support 2. Experience as a prime contractor for a Federal grants management system similar in size, scope and complexity to the eRA program is an absolute requirement and a key success indicator. Proposals submitted in response to the pending solicitation will be evaluated on the following factors: Technical Solution - The Offeror will be evaluated on how well the proposal meets the eRA project objectives, considerations, and constraints, and complies with NIH IT standards and guidelines. Technical - Management Solution - The Offeror will be evaluated on how well the Offeror provides a tailored approach to perform task management for this effort. Technical - Personnel Solution - As part of this factor, the Government will evaluate the resumes submitted for each of the Key Personnel proposed. Past Experience and Performance - The offeror must have demonstrated experience as the prime contractor in providing architectural, business analysis, testing, and configuration management for Federal grants management systems similar in size, scope and complexity to the eRA requirements, and will indicate the likelihood of the Offeror's success. Small Business Involvement - As part of this factor, the Government will evaluate the Offeror's plan for including small, disadvantaged, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses as part of their solution to meeting eRA Systems Engineering program requirements. Transition Plan - As part of this factor, the Government will evaluate the Offeror's plan for a successful and orderly transition from the current contract. A Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available electronically on www.fedbizopps.gov or about March 1, 2013. Responses to the RFP will be due 30 days after the release of the RFP. ORIS anticipates the award of a single contract for one base year with five additional one year options. ORIS may award a cost reimbursement and/or fixed price contract. This pre-solicitation notice is not a request for a proposal. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for any information provided in response. This notice will close on February 27, 2013. Questions may be submitted to Em'Ria J. Briscoe via e-mail at briscoee@mail.nih.gov. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OAM/NIH-LM-2013-621-EJB /listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20706, United States
- Zip Code: 20706
- Zip Code: 20706
- Record
- SN02985914-W 20130214/130212234815-d6f4848f8da3287502dda845dc5adea8 (fbodaily.com)
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