R--DOI Business Integration Office (BIO) Assistance

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Business Integration Office (BIO) requires critical support services to accomplish its mission. The mission of the BIO is to perform Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) operations and maintenance (O&M) including Tier 2 Help Desk support and managing software upgrades; manage overall system security; perform Business Intelligence reporting development and support; manage and deliver training in support of process standardization; optimize the FBMS solution, including mobile and light applications (where effective) and in support of legislative and regulatory compliance; lead application leverage efforts, based on the direction of FBMS governance; and take a leadership position in the U.S. Federal workspace for FBMS software products such as SAP ECC, SAP BusinessObjects, and Compusearch PRISM. The contractor will perform duties related to FBMS Production support and development, technical support of the FBMS environments, project management, managing or providing assistance to other systems closely aligned with FBMS, and transition. These services shall also be provided to other organizations within the DOI for BIO related activities. The Acquisition Services Directorate intends to issue a Request for Proposal under solicitation number D13PS00314. The Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) will conduct a full and open competitive procurement in accordance with the procedures in FAR Parts 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and 15 - Contracting by Negotiation. The services will be acquired under a single-award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract consisting of one (1) base year, beginning February 1, 2014, and four (4) optional years. In addition, three Day One task orders shall be awarded as a result of this solicitation to support the BIO, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), and the AQD. Each task order shall consist of a one (1) base year, beginning February 1, 2014, and four (4) optional years. The Government will be placing Firm-Fixed Price, Labor Hour, and/or Time-and-Materials Task Orders under the resulting ID/IQ contract. The three Day One task orders shall be awarded on a Time-and-Materials basis. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Government. The government intends to release its solicitation on or about September 30, 2013 on Federal Business Opportunities at: http://www.fbo.gov. Please note that this does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses to this announcement are not proposals and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This is not a guarantee of a future solicitation or an award. This notice should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the U.S. Government. Place of Performance: Denver, Colorado; Herndon, Virginia; Washington, D.C.