E-Government & Enterprise Architecture

This is Notice of intent to award a sole source modification to USDA Forest Service contract AG-7604-C-07-0025 for the purpose of extending the Period of Performance (POP) end date by 6 months to 30 November 2010 and to increase the contract ceiling by $15,000,000.00. This contract provides the Forest Service with a vehicle for fast and effective access to State-of-the-Art business analysis, technical analysis, software development, and enterprise architecture services to support the Forest Service electronic Government (e-Government) and Enterprise Architecture (EA) initiatives in the following areas via task orders issued under aforementioned contract. a. Recreation One Stop (R1S), Recreation Information Data Base (RIDB). b. Field Data Automation/Mobile Computing c. Weather Information Management System (WIMS) Support Fire and Aviation Management (F&AM) d. Enterprise Content Management & Office of Regulatory and Management Services (ORMS) Modernization e. Electronic Research f. Web Information Delivery (FS web internet and intranet web portals) g. National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Web Portal Support h. e-Commerce/e-Collections Support for Symbols.gov i. Enterprise Architecture Office Support j. USDA/FS Enterprise Architecture Repository Support k. Electronic Forms (including Government Paperwork Elimination Act [GPEA] compliance) l. Information Resource (IR) Governance (Capital Planning & Investment Control (CPIC), Earned Value Management (EVM), & EA) m. Streamlining Permitting n. Business Requirements Management and Information Management o. Electronic Management of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Projects (eMNEPA) p. FS Compliance with USDA eAuthentication q. Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) Support r. FS Applications Architecture s. FS Data Center Operations t. Operate Program Management Office. This contract also serves as a vehicle for the FS to rapidly engage the services of specific Subject Matter Experts (SME) as well as to quickly start and complete small highly visible projects such as Customer Feedback, People & Places, Information Security and the FS Strategic IR Framework that would have required significantly longer timeframes for implementation if they were contracted out individually. This notice is neither a requirement for proposal nor a solicitation of offer. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing to USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE, AQM IT Support Branch, Albuquerque, NM 87102. A determination not to compete this requirement is within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements.