CBS-Core Financial System(CFS) Support Services

THIS IS AN INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO FAR 6.302-1. THIS CONSTITUTES THE ONLY WRITTEN NOTICE, NO OTHER NOTICE OR SOLICITATION SHALL BE ISSUED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541511Custom Computer Programming, with a Size Standard of $23.0M. The Commerce Business System (CBS) program was embraced by the Department of Commerce as a key component of Commerce's revised financial management vision. CBS is an integrated core financial management system (CFS) intended to assist the Department bureaus in complying with sound Federal accounting. The major goals of CBS are to integrate the varied financial systems used by the different bureaus throughout Commerce into one consistent unified system, and to help support the Department's goals to reach an unqualified audit opinion for all of Commerce every year during the Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM) audit by the Commerce Inspector General's Office. Currently, Systalex Corporation is providing these services under a contract that expires 4/30/09. The Government anticipates issuance of a bridge contract as a method of meeting its needs for the continued performance. This bridge contract is intended to be an interim solution to continue critical services and should have a performance period that will only satisfy the government's requirements until a new contract is awarded using FAR PART 15 Competitive Procurement Procedures. The Census Bureau is seeking to acquire services for the continued support for its core financial systems. The contractor shall develop solutions and/or provide for the following: - Software Development Services and Production Support - Support the ongoing maintenance, enhancement and technical support required to support the CORE Financial System (CFS) and Census Bureau's administrative systems. - Software Testing Support - Provide software testing support for the Census Bureau to ensure that AMSD systems meet its customers requirements. - Database Administration Support - Provide Oracle Database Administration (DBA) services in order to maintain and tune the CFS and applications within the CBS environment. - Task Management - The contractor shall be responsible for providing task management that includes planning activities, scheduling and organizing resources, controlling the execution of the task, monitoring task progress, ensuring quality and timeliness, resolving critical issues, and planning for subsequent phases of work. The place of performance shall be U.S. Census Bureau, Administrative and Management Systems Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233. The period of performance shall be May 1, 2009 through August 31, 2009. The government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price contract. THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS OF ONLY ONE SOURCE: SYSTALEX COPRORATION, 1901 RESEARCH BLVD., SUITE 40, ROCKVILLE, MD 20805-3164. Interested parties may submit responses that demonstrate its ability to provide services in accordance with this announcement, which will be considered within 15 days of the posting of this notice. As a result of analyzing responses to this synopsis of intent to sole source, the Contracting Officer may determine that the action may be competed. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. For questions concerning this procurement please contact Natalie Y. Ellis, Contract Specialist, at +1 (555) 000-0000.