Software Conversion of QNX Applications to Linux Based Software Code

SOFTWARE CONVERSION OF QNX APPLICATIONS TO LINUX BASED SOFTWARE CODE The United States Postal Service (USPS) is performing a market survey to evaluate obtaining the services which are the subject of this Request For Information (RFI). Therefore, you are invited to submit a response to this RFI to include marketing materials, price lists, informal proposals, and any other relevant information you deem appropriate to address your ability to provide the services. This RFI is for informational purposes only and will not necessarily result in a solicitation or award of a contract. Additionally, this RFI does not commit the USPS to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a response. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS The USPS Engineering organization is interested in identifying sources of supply capable of converting QNX based software applications to Linux based software code. Interested parties should provide the following information: A. Company Name and Contact Information B. Past Performance -provide information on up to four previously completed conversions of QNX based software applications to Linux. In your response you should outlines your capabilities and implementations in these areas: - Organization and resources utilized. - Typical lead time for similar migration projects. - Typical contract type entered into for such projects (fixed price, time and material, cost reimbursement or other hybrid type). - Contract Amount C. Company background - provide an overview of your company business to include ownership structure, number of years in business, key management personnel, and if publically traded most recent balance sheet and income statement. RESTRICTIONS ON DISCLOSURE AND USE OF DATA If the response will contain any information deemed to be confidential in nature, such information must be clearly marked as such as outlined below. The Postal Service does not intend to share any information outside of the USPS. Interested parties that include in their response to this RFI data they do not want used or disclosed by the Postal Service for any purpose other than market survey may take the following steps: a. Include on the front page or in the introductory material of their response the following: "This response includes data that may not be duplicated, used, or disclosed outside the Postal Service - in whole or in part - for any purpose other than to perform market survey. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of - or in connection with - the submission of such data under a response to a Request For Proposal, the Postal Service will have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Postal Service's right to use information contained in the data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets (Offeror insert numbers or other identification of sheets)." b. Mark each sheet of data they wish to restrict with the following legend: "Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this response."