SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- Intent to award a sole source contract
- Notice Date
- 4/10/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, ARS NCRBSC APB MD, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- AG-32SB-2013
- Archive Date
- 5/10/2013
- Point of Contact
- Julia Elias,
- E-Mail Address
-
Julia.Elias@ars.usda.gov
(Julia.Elias@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS) on behalf of The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) intends to award a sole source contract to John Markham to provide programming, guidance, and training support for the NASS publication tools' Agricultural Report Generator (ARG) system. Services are required to make ARG usability and performance improvements; to make necessary changes to meet agency software processing standards, to increase enterprise architecture requirements, to standardize metadata for accurately creating the Agricultural report; and to make essential program modifications for producing the 2012 Census of Agriculture publication products. These highly technical services are necessary so that NASS can continue to consistently produce timely, accurate, and useful official publications of U.S. Agricultural Statistics. Mr. Markham has a vast knowledge of NASS published data and software applications used to create NASS' published products. Mr. Markham has thorough knowledge of the agency's metadata, database structure, and publication systems that support NASS publications. The following services will be performed. The contractor will: •· Provide technical expertise, guidance, and programming support to enhance and test the ARG thereby creating timely and accurate NASS publications; enhance and modify NASS FoxPro application utilities, systems and update the documentation and On-line Video Training Modules for the ARG system. •· Develop the methodology and make program modifications to the ARG and utilize the output from a redesigned NASS pre-PubTools Census process for the publication of NASS Census and Survey estimates; make program modifications required to implement publication requirements for the 2012 Census of Agriculture Volume I and follow-on products; improve the ARG functionality and performance utilizing the new review; develop and implement ARG training for Field Office personnel. •· Work with NASS staff on Operational Efficiency 2 efforts to integrate existing Visual FoxPro systems into enterprise application systems using enterprise resources; enhance ARG capability to utilize the new RECAP and Quick Stats centralized database systems; ensure that the ARG can produce Census Volume I and follow-on products which meet current agency publication requirements and standards. The total estimated cost (including options) is $65,000.00. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 541511. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Vendors that believe they can provide the services listed above are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. The Point of Contact for this action is Ms. Julia Elias and all responses must be emailed to Julia.Elias@ars.usda.gov. Verbal responses are unacceptable and will not be considered. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement no later than April 25, 2013.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Washington, District of Columbia, 20250, United States
- Zip Code: 20250
- Zip Code: 20250
- Record
- SN03033387-W 20130412/130410234733-c06dcf1d39355491cc72b88aec010a3d (fbodaily.com)
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