D--IT AND TELECOM- PROGRAMMING

Description: This is a Sources Sought/Market Research announcement to identify interest in and capability to perform the Army Sustainment Command (ASC) Maintenance Management Systems Integration and Operation mission described below. The ASC Maintenance Management Systems Integration and Operation mission requires that the service provider(s) have the ability and skill sets necessary to provide maintenance (installation of software, program changes, patches, and correct program errors, for example) and software programming support for the current release of the Army War Reserve Deployment System (AWRDS) software and all AWRDS servers, and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Sustainment at Army Pre-positioned Stock Sites . They shall provide customer assistance on the related software (SYBASE) to Government and contracted personnel users. On-site personnel are required for day-to-day support. The mission sites are as follows: a) HQ, Army Sustainment Command (ASC), Rock Island, IL; b) Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA), Huntsville, AL; c) ASC, United States European Command (USEUCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), Livorno, Italy; d) European Activity Set, Grasenwoehr, Germany; e) Army Area Signal Center (AASC) Central Command (CENTCOM) AOR (Combat Equipment Group (CEG)- Southwest Asia (SWA), Doha, Qatar; Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; Kuwait Naval Airbase, Kuwait; Bagram, Afghanistan; f) ASC, Pacific Command (PACOM), AOR, Army Pre-positioned Stock (APS) 4 (Camp Carroll, Korea; Sagami and Yokohama, Japan); g) ASC, Northern Command (NORTHCOM AOR, APS 3 Afloat (AF) (Charleston, SC and the assigned prepositioned ships; h) Sierra Army Depot, Hurlong, CA. The contractor will provide on-site personnel for support to Government staff and contracted personnel with the following responsibilities: a) Training, b) Technical Assistance, c) Data Management and Reporting, d) Data Integrity, e) Meetings and Briefings, and f) Deployment Support. The contractor shall perform software programming support and maintenance, emergency software support, information assurance, data replication, and training. They shall provide Data Quality Engineering and Database Administration Support and provide Interface and Interoperability. The contractor shall review and provide functional analysis of new Standard Army Management Information System (STAMIS) software versions to determine any changes for AWRDS/STAMIS interfaces, and create and maintain scenario test plans, and conduct individual, and joint system testing of the AWRDS/STAMIS interfaces before changes are initiated. Finally, contractor support will require a RFID Technical Expert (TE) to provide site coverage at several locations. The Government will activate sustainment by site as they transition from implementation into sustainment of the RFID tracking system. The contractor will provide the personnel qualified to support administration, maintenance, and operation of the RFID system and effectively interface with AWRDS and In-Transit Visibility (ITV) applications. Support to selected tasks may require a security clearance of SECRET at start of performance. Contractor employees must be able to understand, read, write, and speak English, (this speaking skill is not required of hearing or speech impaired individuals). INSTRUCTIONS TO INTERESTED PARTIES: Interested parties must provide a capabilities statement not to exceed five (5) pages that details previous work experience in the described areas of expertise and any specialized systems experience with the computer software and systems listed above. Work performed in the last three years is considered most relevant for this sources sought announcement. Your detailed capability statement must include your firm's business size and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and identify any potential joint venture partners. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. This announcement does not constitute a Request for Proposal, and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up requests. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this announcement or Government use of any information provided. This announcement does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition strategy. The Government reserves the right to consider acquisition strategies as deemed appropriate. RESPONSE DATE: All responses to this announcement must be received by 14 February 2014 to the following point of contact: Ms. Jana McElliott, Contract Specialist +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov.