R -- B1 Organic Tech Order Sustainment

CAUTION:This market survey is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience necessary to provide services required to support B-1 technical data systems and conversion processes. The level of security clearance required to support this classified portion of this requirement is secret. Contractors/institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in the survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Below is a document containing a description of the B-1 Organic Technical Order Sustainment System & Support - Integrated Data for Maintenance (IDM) requirements and a Contractor Capability Survey, which allows you to provide a response outlining your company?s capabilities. 2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company?s capabilities to meet these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. If you lack sufficient experience in a particular area, please provide details explaining how you would overcome the lack of experience/capabilities in order to perform that portion of the requirement (i.e., teaming, subcontracting, etc). 3. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this market research. Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged. 4. Documents included in your response to this market research shall be limited to a maximum of 15 (8 1/2? x 11?) pages total. Minimum font size shall be 12 point. 5. Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to Paul Kieffer at (405) 736-5332. REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION 555 ACSS/GFEA B-1 Organic Technical Order Sustainment System & Support - Integrated Data for Maintenance (IDM) The B-1 System Program Office at Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC) is responsible for the management, distribution and sustainment of over 600 Technical Orders. This infrastructure includes both DoD standard systems and locally developed systems used for the management, conversion, storage and retrieval of digital technical data. Services to support technical data (technical order documents and system modification data) processes and infrastructure are required in the following major categories: ? Electronic capture, conversion, and update processes. ? Acquisition, installation, development, administration and configuration management of a complete suite of SGML/XML publishing and content management software tools ? Technical support services to manage, maintain, and administer all computing hardware and software utilized to support the management, creation, sustainment, storage and distribution of B-1 TOs. The electronic capture, conversion, and update functions are a large portion of the technical data management function and consume a large part of available funding. These functions include activities related to the transition of data from one format to another, more intelligent format. At the lowest level, conversion processes facilitate the transition of paper documents to portable document format (PDF) or indexed portable document format (IPDF). Data may be further transitioned to a desktop publishing (DTP) system, to standardized general markup language (SGML), to eXtensible Markup Language (XML), and/or ultimately to Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs). Conversion efforts center on increasing the intelligence level of source data with improved functionality/interactivity for customers. Technical support services include system administration, database management/administration, and technical support services for all hardware infrastructure and software components utilized in the capture, storage, maintenance, electronic distribution, and editorial processes. The following is a limited list of major components planned for use to accomplish B-1 technical data management processes: ? The Joint Computer-Aided Logistics Support System (JCALS) provides tools to acquire, manage, access, and update technical manuals. ? XyEnterprise Professional Publisher (XPP) ? A commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) product used for the composition of SGML/XML. Government-owned style libraries based on AF Military Specifications determine the resultant output (IPDF) format. XPP Markup Language, Omnimark, Perl, and XyPerl scripts are used in conjunction with this software. ? XyEnterprise Content@ - COTS Oracle-based (v. 10g) content management system. Uses a bridge (eBuildProducer) to interact with XPP for SGML composition. Also has an interface for FrameMaker & Epic to accomplish editorial production/sustainment. ? PTC Epic Editor ? COTS SGML editor used for authoring technical documents. Air Force Document Type Definition (DTD) files are utilized in conjunction with this software. ? TPM4 ? COTS product used to transform SGML documents to XML documents. CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY 555 ACSS B-1 Organic Technical Order Sustainment System & Support - Integrated Data for Maintenance (IDM) I. Business Information Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners: ? Company/Institute Name: ? Address: ? Point of Contact: ? CAGE Code: ? Phone Number: ? E-mail Address: ? Web Page URL: ? Size of business pursuant to NAICS 541513 Size Stnd $23.0 mil Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is: ? Small Business (Yes/No) ? Woman Owned Small Business (Yes/No) ? Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes/No) ? 8(a) Certified (Yes/No) ? HUBZone Certified (Yes/No) ? Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes/No) ? Service Disabled Small Business (Yes/No) ? Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (Yes/No) ? A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership). Written responses, no facsimiles or e-mails please, must be received no later than close of business Friday, October 26, 2007. Mail two (2) copies of your response to: 555th ACSS/GFEAD Attn: Paul Kieffer 3001 Staff Drive, Ste 2AB86A Tinker AFB OK 73145-3006 Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to Paul Kieffer (405) 736-5332. II. CAPABILITY QUESTIONS: 1. Describe your company?s past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement utilizing XPPTM and ContentaTM. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, total dollar value, agency/organization supported, and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager). 2. Describe your level of knowledge and experience in creating, editing, and managing Standardized Generalized Markup Language (SGML) publications. Include specific experience associated with design, development, management, use and sustainment of XyEnterprise? XPPTM v8.1+ style libraries developed in XPPTM Markup Language (ML). 3. What experience have you had in the implementation, sustainment and integration of large volume electronic document repositories and volume scanning, printing? 4. Describe your experience in digitization of paper documents to indexed portable document format (IPDF)? and conversion to editable formats including SGML, XML and Adobe FrameMaker? and Microsoft Word?. 5. Describe your experience with XyEnterprise? ContentaTM SGML/XML based content management system A. Installation, configuration and integration of ContentaTM B. Administration C. Customization using project-related workflows. 6. Describe your approach to developing, maintaining and executing a disaster recovery plan for large, complex enterprise information systems. Include within your response activities ranging from backup and restoration of system, database, and application files to complete replacement of hardware, software and data files. 7. Describe your level of training and experience in development, administration, and tuning of Oracle databases. Include experience associated with recovery/restoration of Oracle database instances. 8. Describe your approach/experience related to processes associated with conversion of various types of source documents to XML format for web publishing. 9. Describe your experience with automated conversion of Microsoft Word? files to SGML and XML. 10. What experience have you had with automated linking, both internal and external, of PDF documents? 11. Describe your experience with the creation, editing, conversion, and configuration management of graphics, including both raster and vector, relating to technical publications. 12. Describe your approach and experience associated with development, sustainment, and configuration management of technical data applications.