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D -- SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ADP) SOL RFP NHLBI-HO-97-07 DUE 012797 POC Robert A. Julia, Contracting Officer (301) 435-0340/Fax (301) 480- 3338/EMAIL rj12s@nih.gov. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), has a requirement to analyze, design, program, implement, modify, and enhance NHLBI information systems and provide training in their use. This Information Technology (IT) acquisition is a recompetition of an existing contract to provide IT support services for the maintenance and enhancement of ongoing NHLBI-wide information systems and new systems planned to meet the increasing requirements for research grants and contracts, administrative, and scientific information. This work must be continued, and new systems are planned to be developed. These systems will utilize a combination of mainframe, microcomputer, client/server, Web and network hardware and software technologies. The contractor will provide professional assistance in applications and systems development utilizing current software techniques and technology. The new contract will be awarded for a five year period. This will provide for the acquisition of resources to maintain and enhance the ongoing systems and to support new projects that are planned. The proposed contract is estimated to require approximately 18 systems analyst/programmers (37,440 person-hours) per year over a five year contract period beginning June 30, 1997. The IT resources to be obtained will provide the following: (1) Applications Development: analyze, evaluate, design, develop, test, and implement new microcomputer, client/server, and Web systems through collaboration with NHLBI Intramural and Extramural staff; modify and enhance existing systems and applications to meet new requirements and technology improvements; provide program maintenance, modernization, and technical support as required; and (2) Database Administration: review, develop, and implement database security; implement and review database standards including naming conventions, documentation standards, and maintenance procedures for backup, recovery, and periodic purges; monitor application and database performance and take corrective action in the event that performance degrades to an unacceptable level; install and maintain Database Management Systems (DBMS) software and databases; and create and maintain scripts, links, indexes, triggers, and stored procedures. Offerors will be required to present plans detailing the technical approaches, procedures, and time schedules for accomplishing these objectives. This is not a Request for Proposals (RFP). It is anticipated that RFP NHLBI-HO-97-07 will be available on or about December 19, 1996 on the NIH Gopher. Access via the NIH Website (http://www.nih.gov). At the NIH Home Page select "Grants & Contracts," then select "NIH Gopher Directory" (within the contracts page). Offerors which have access to the NIH Gopher Server can access the RFP by pointing the gopher client to gopher://gopher.nih.gov:70/11/res/rd-rfp. A hardcopy version of the RFP will be mailed to any organization unable to access the RFP online. Proposals will be due on or about January 27, 1997. This proposed program is 100% set aside for eligible SBA 8(a) program vendors; the SICC is 7379. (0339)

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