SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Project Portfolio Management (PPM)
- Notice Date
- 5/12/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541513
— Computer Facilities Management Services
- Contracting Office
- Bureau of Indian Affairs Reston, VA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RMK00080057
- Response Due
- 5/27/2020
- Point of Contact
- Herb Payne, 703-390-6472
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Project DescriptionIndian Affairs (IA) is implementing a structuredProject Portfolio Management (PPM) discipline for theOffice of its Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and theIndian Affairs Project Management Office (IAPMO). Tohelp manage Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureauof Indian Education (BIE)in a more effective manner, aconcerted effort is being made to establish theprocesses, procedures, tools and organizations neededto implement best practices. IA OCIO plans to acquire the PPM solution, servicesand training required to successfully install,configure and implement Project Portfolio Management. The IA PPM solution will be used by Bureau of IndianAffairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)executives, management and project managers to manageand monitor their programs, portfolios and projects.IA understands the evolution of the Project PortfolioManagement market segment as one that originated withthe principles and practices of project management,which then grew to Program Management. An outgrowthof this market, based on business needs, is known asPortfolio Management. The differences between thesesegment subdivisions is that project management isfocused on individual projects in terms of scope, costand schedule, while Program Management is focused ongroupings of more than one interrelated orinterdependent projects and also of groups of similarprojects within a program. Project PortfolioManagement continues to make use of the projectmanagement skills and data from both of thesedisciplines, but is oriented toward the comprehensivecollection of investments and theirinterrelationships, examining return on investment,project and program priorities, alignment of allaspects of the portfolio and organization with itsenterprise architecture, strategic planning, executivemanagement and decision support. In simpler terms,Project and Program Management focuses on doing thejob right whereas Portfolio Management focuses ondoing the right job. The processes and proceduresto be followed will be in accordance with standards,as defined in the Project Management Institutes (PMI)Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) andother government and industry best practices andstandards.The IA PPM solution will provide the followingcapabilities that are outlined in detail in theStatement Of Work (SOW): Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC)Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) isDOIs process by which BIA and BIE informationtechnology investments are selected for funding,managed, and evaluated to ensure expected results areachieved. Portfolio AnalysisThe Portfolio Analysis Process captures and maintainsBIA and BIEs currently installed and future base ofIT and non-IT investments, scores investments(systems, applications, and infrastructure)periodically based upon functional and technicalperformance criteria, and supports integratedportfolio analysis, sensitivity analysis, andreporting capabilities across user selected projects,programs, and portfolios to create to the maximumextent possible, a seamless management view of theOCIO and non-OCIO Enterprise Portfolios. Enterprise Project ManagementThe IA Enterprise Project Management Process uses theMicrosoft (MS) Project Server and MS ProjectProfessional Desktop to support BIA and BIE projectmanagement at a level commensurate with the ProjectManagement Institutes (PMI) Project Management Bodyof Knowledge (PMBOK), Third Edition, support EarnedValue Management (EVM) in compliance with ANSI/EIAStandard 748 on user selected projects, and providestandardized project tracking and exception reporting,in accordance with Exhibit 300 thresholds. Executive DashboardsThis Executive Dashboard process will enable viewing,assessing and comparing the status and health ofmultiple BIA and BIE investments, projects, programs,and/or portfolios based on pre-defined metrics. Project/Investment Life Cycle IntegrationThis process will have the ability to build, store anduse the following standards in its processes,templates and workflows: IA Life Cycle standards formanaging projects and/or investments, policies,procedures and templates found in the IA System LifeCycle Handbook, DOI CPIC Handbook, and other standardgovernment (GAOs ITIM) and industry (PMIs PMBOK andPortfolio Management Standard) guides. Enterprise Architecture InterfaceThis process will enable BIA and BIE Portfolio,Program and Investments to align with IA mission goalsand objectives, align projects/initiatives to targetarchitecture, provide progress of the Indian AffairsEnterprise Transition Plan, identify opportunities inthe target architecture which can be aligned to theportfolio, and provide a standard interface (such asXML), to Telelogic System Architect, with informationon IA lines of business for portfolio analysis. System AdministrationIA PPM will include administrative capability tomanage and control system access, document versions,workflows, reviews, and approval processing. Technical EnvironmentIA PPM needs to fit into the IA OCIO currentarchitecture and have interfaces available so that itcan be integrated with current and future systems. The IA PPM solution will need out-of-the-boxintegration with MS Project Server 2007 and MS Projectclient 2003 and 2007. The IA PPM solution also willneed to be scalable providing options for highavailability and load balancing. It will need toprovide backup and restore capabilities by project,program, investment or portfolio and a means fordisaster recovery. This acquisition will be a Full and Open competition.The solicitation will be available on approximatelyJune 02, 2008. The proposal due date will be includedin the instructions to offerors within thesolicitation. Potential contractors must register withthe Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database,the primary Government repository for Contractorinformation required for the conduct of business withthe Government. Offerors may obtain information onregistration and annual confirmation requirements viathe internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling1-888-227-2423. The anticipated awarded period ofperformance shall be one base year with four optionyear periods for a potential five-year contract term.All responsible sources may submit a proposal, whichshall be considered by the agency. All requests forthe solicitation shall be in writing by sending a faxto 703-390-6582 to the attention of Herb Payne. Pleaselist your company name, point of contract, phonenumber, fax number, email address and solicitationreference (RMK00080057 - PPM). Telephone requestsshall not be accepted. Instructions will be givenwithin the RFQ on how to respond to the solicitation.
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- Address: 2051 Mercator Drive, Reston, VA
- Zip Code: 20191
- Zip Code: 20191
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