US Army Corp of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS) Support Services

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)ONLY The United States Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (CEHNC), 4820 University Square, Huntsville Al 35816-1822 is seeking information from industry to assist with the development and planning of a potential new requirement. THIS IS STRICTLY A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP). NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 1. INTRODUCTION The CEHNC, in support of the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center (UFC), is seeking responses from commercial vendors or integrators that will provide support services for the Corp of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS). CEFMS is a Government-Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) software application developed using Oracle Forms platform by the UFC using commercial software and services. CEFMS is the premier financial management system in the Department of Defense and the primary means of executing financial transactions within USACE. While the CEFMS application is robust and highly effective, it requires constant maintenance due to its complexity and outdated software platform. UFC intends to modernize the CEFMS application by converting the existing functionality of the application to a new, more modern language base, as detailed in Attachment 1. However, until modernization is complete, UFC must continue maintenance on the existing system to prevent mission failure and intends to solicit and negotiate the current CEFMS maintenance requirement, as a total small business set-aside, for services beginning 3 October 2016 with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. 2. SCOPE/PURPOSE This RFI is for the purpose notifying industry of our intent to enter into a sole source acquisition for CEFMS Maintenance (see the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), Attachment 2) and verify that we have considered the industry's capabilities to meet those requirements before entering into such an agreement. Moreover, this RFI is intended to seek information for the purposes of identifying sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience necessary to meet the CEFMS modernization requirements listed in Attachment 1. This RFI does not constitute a solicitation, RFP, or a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a contract will be issued. All information received will be considered by the government for future acquisitions of this nature. A determination by the Government not to compete future requirements for these services based upon responses to this RFI is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Vendors may express their interest in any of the proposed upcoming maintenance and modernization actions by completing the information/questions in Attachments 3 and 4 in order to facilitate the Government's market research efforts. The questions are segregated by proposed effort. Vendors are not required to answer questions pertaining to an acquisition in which they are not interested. The Government will analyze all responses and determine if the pool of qualified and interested small business firms is significant enough for a total set-aside competition restricted to small businesses or for a partial set-aside competition restricted to small businesses. If the determination is made that there are not enough qualified and/or interested small business firms to perform this requirement, the Government may solicit the acquisition as an unrestricted full and open competition. This RFI announcement is unrestricted to allow small and large businesses to respond. The Government is seeking to identify qualified sources either singularly, or as part of an assembled team under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services. The purpose of this RFI is to conduct market research which will be used to formulate an acquisition strategy and determine the capability of the vendor community to supply CEFMS support services for the modernization efforts. Estimated RFP opening date for future requirements of this nature are undetermined at this time. The Government will not pay for information received in response to the RFI. 3. INDUSTRY QUESTIONS/SUBMISSIONS CEHNC is accepting questions regarding this RFI but WILL NOT be providing responses. The questions will be used to develop more information and receive input from industry regarding capabilities. If a formal RFP is issued as a result of this notice, questions and answers will be allowed at that time. 4. RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS Interested companies shall complete the Capabilities Questionnaire, Attachment 3 and the Experience Listing, Attachment 4. Responses should demonstrate capability to meet the requirements outlined, not merely affirm the respondent's capability (e.g. the response must go beyond the statement that "XYZ company can provide XYZ services") Submissions cannot exceed 20 pages, single spaced, 12-point type with at least one-inch margins on 8 1/2" X 11" page size, including all appendices, attachments and title pages. The response should not exceed a 5 MB e-mail limit for all items associated with the RFI response. Oral communications are not permissible. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Responses should include the vendor's (1) responses to the capabilities questionnaire (2) responses to the experience listing; (3) business name and address to include any partners; (4) name of company representative and their business title; (5) contract vehicles available to the Government for the procurement of the product and service, to include General Service Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle; and (6) business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, very small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services. Limit the technical responses to the central theme of the requirement requested. 5. POINT OF CONTACT Companies who wish to respond to this RFI should send responses via email no later than 5:00 pm CST, Tuesday April 19, 2016 to Kimberly Wheeler at kimberly.wheeler@usace.army.mil. 6. ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1: CEFMS Modernization Phases Attachment 2: Performance Work Statement (PWS) Attachment 3: Capabilities Questionnaire Attachment 4: Experience Listing