SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Web-Enabled Timeline Analysis System (WebTAS)
- Notice Date
- 1/26/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514
- ZIP Code
- 13441-4514
- Solicitation Number
- FA8750-04-R-0008
- Point of Contact
- Teresa Czerniak, Contract Specialist, Phone 315/330-4472, Fax 315/330-8208,
- E-Mail Address
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Teresa.Czerniak@rl.af.mil
- Description
- Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site, Information Directorate (AFRL/IF) is soliciting proposals for a sixty (60) month effort to conduct Web-enabled Timeline Analysis System (WebTAS) software development and system support for various military commands and Government agencies. This effort supports the Air Force in providing Department of Defense (DoD) commands, state, and federal agencies with a software toolkit that provides a general data visualization and analysis infrastructure for the analysis of temporal, spatial, entity, and association information. The flexible WebTAS architecture exploits multiple data sources and provides data mining tools that facilitate trend and pattern analysis to support activity prediction. This effort will perform engineering and technical tasks and operations and maintenance support for current and new users of the WebTAS software toolset. Technical enhancements are needed to correct any identified shortcomings in the toolset and to provide additional capabilities, features, processes, and documentation. The enhancements will extend WebTAS functions and provide more effective and efficient capabilities to meet the needs of the users. Installation support will be needed to install the WebTAS software and train users at multiple sites throughout the world. Operations and maintenance actions will be needed to provide continued system support to current customer sites and to the new sites after system installation. In the course of performance, the support personnel will interface with various DoD and Government agencies through visits and electronic means, and technical visits that will take place at various sites, worldwide. The support personnel will also provide technical support to AFRL/IFE to assist in the analysis, design, development, integration, testing, and evaluation. Anticipated deliverables include software and technical documentation. An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity cost-plus-fixed-fee (completion) type contract is contemplated with an ordering period of 60 months. The WebTAS web site: www.webtas.com will serve as the technical read library relating to the subject area of this acquisition and is available for review by any potential offerors. Access to the users manual and an evaluation request require approval by the Government WebTAS Program Manager. Therefore, prospective offerors must provide a completed and approved DD Form 2345 which certifies the offeror is on the Certified Contractors Access List (CCAL) or the offeror is seeking application to CCAL. Prior to access being granted, respondents must submit a copy of an approved DD Form 2345, Contractor Access List (CCAL), along with a letter from the Data Custodian designated on that form, authorizing access by whomever will be reviewing the users manual and evaluation request, to the WebTAS Program Manager at the Air Force Research Laboratory/IFEA, 32 Brooks Road, Rome, New York 13441-4514, or faxed to his attention at 315-330-4380. For further information on CCAL, contact the Defense Logistics Information Service at 1-800-352-3572 or on the web at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/. The successful contractor may also be required to receive and/or generate technical data subject to export control in the performance of the contract. Any questions, prior to release of the RFP, relating to the technical read library should be communicated to Mr. Willis J. Horth, 315/330-3430, Willis. Horth@rl.af.mil or Mr. Herbert J. Mucks, 315/330-7950, Herbert.Mucks@rl.af.mil, and after release of RFP should be communicated directly to the Contract Specialist, Teresa Czerniak, 315/330-4472, Teresa.Czerniak@rl.af.mil or Contracting Officer, Michael Ferenti, 315/330-7223, Michael.Ferenti@rl.af.mil. See Numbered Note 1. The size standard for small business is 500 employees. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541710. Foreign participation is excluded at the prime contractor level. The prime contractor and their subcontractors for this contract must have a minimum of fifteen (15) Top Secret SCI security clearances. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Scope/Task Order Work Descriptions or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contract Specialist, Teresa M. Czerniak, 315/330-4472. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Linda W. Reed, Deputy Chief, Contracting Division, at 315/330-7748. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. The solicitation is expected to be released on or around 30 January 2004. THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON THE FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (FEDBIZOPPS) web site at http://www.fedbizopps.gov (Select "Vendors", under Acronym, select "USAF", at AFMC, select "Locations", at AFRL, Rome Research Site, select "Posted Dates"). The FedBizOpps offers a registration service that will send an e-mail notification when a change is made to this announcement. To register, click on the "Register to Receive Notification" button at the end of this announcement in the FedBizOpps. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. In addition to this registration, any prospective offeror interested in submitting a proposal for this solicitation must register by e-mail directly with the Contract Specialist at Teresa.Czerniak@rl.af.mil, in order to be placed on the List of Registered Parties. Include your company name, address, telephone number and point of contact, fax number, e-mail address, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. The Contract Specialist will post this list on the FedBizOpps along with the solicitation to facilitate subcontracting and teaming opportunities only. Offerors registering their name either on the FedBizOpps or with the Contract Specialist should not conclude that they will receive a paper copy of the solicitation in the mail. Paper copies will not be available. The solicitation and any amendments thereto will only be available by downloading the documents from the FedBizOpps. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. See Numbered Note 26. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. Point of Contact: Teresa M. Czerniak, Contract Specialist, Phone 315/330-4472, Fax AC: 315/330-8208, Email Teresa.Czerniak@rl.af.mil; Michael Ferenti, Contracting Officer, AC: 315/330-7223, FAX 315/330-1608, E-mail: Michael.Ferenti@rl.af.mil.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLRRS/FA8750-04-R-0008/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00510414-F 20040128/040126212931 (fbodaily.com)
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