RFI - Volunteer Delivery System

The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to questions regarding the RFI. I. Questions and Responses 1) Is there a requirement to track Volunteer Benefit selections and elections, e.g. Peace Corp provided health insurance coverage? Should they be able to not only see but select their benefits online using Self Service? Response: Peace Corps is requesting information to gain knowledge and assess the availability of products. There is no requirement at this time. 2) What version of Oracle E-Business Suite Financials is Peace Corps currently running? We are asking this question due to future integration possibilities. Response: Peace Corps is running version 11.5.10 CU2. 3) Will the Peace Corps consider using this system to manage the HR for full time Peace Corps employees? Response: Peace Corps is requesting information to gain knowledge and assess the availability of products. There is no requirement at this time. 4) What is the average number of Peace Corps volunteers on staff at any given time? Response: Currently, Peace Corps has approximately 8,000 volunteers in the field at any one time. 5) First, is there an approximate number of users that will be accessing this system initially and perhaps into the near future? Response: Peace Corps estimates a user base of approximately 600 up to 1500 staff members. During 2008, approximately 83,000 applications were started, resulting in 12,400 applications being submitted. To date, there has been a substantial increase in the number of applications. 6) Also, is the Peace Corps looking for a hosted system utilizing vendor hosting services, or do you require a client hosting process? Response: Peace Corps is considering all options. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This exchange is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 15.201(e) as a Request for Information (RFI). The purpose of this RFI is for the Peace Corps to gain knowledge of qualified and interested business concerns with experience within the referenced requirements and is being issued solely for Peace Corps informational and planning purposes as it may relate to acquisition strategy, planning schedules, feasibility of the requirement, development of the requirement, etc. This exchange in no way represents a formal solicitation for proposals, quotations, or bids with the intent to form binding agreements based upon results. Peace Corps may (or may not), at the agency's sole discretion, issue a formal solicitation for this requirement at a later time. See attachment for full RFI document. Responses to the RFI shall not exceed 25 pages. Please submit all responses to this notice, via e-mail, to Ms. Alicia Steele at asteele@peacecorps.gov by 10:00AM on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. All e-mail responses MUST include the subject header - Peace Corps VDS Project in responding to this RFI.