This Sources Sought is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10, Market Research. It is for information, planning and market research purposes only and shall not be construed as either a solicitation or obligation on the part of United States Government. The purpose of this announcement is to help the United States Government understand the industry best practices and technical solutions capable of providing the full range of requirements described in this announcement. The US Government will use this market research information to assess the market's capability to successfully meet the United States Government requirements. The ASC Maintenance Management Systems Integration and Operation mission requires that the service provider(s) have the ability and skill sets necessary to provide maintenance (installation of software, program changes, patches, and correct program errors, for example) and software programming support for the current release of the Army War Reserve Deployment System (AWRDS) software and all AWRDS servers, and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Sustainment at Army Pre-positioned Stock Sites . They shall provide customer assistance on the related software (SYBASE) to Government and contracted personnel users. On-site personnel are required for day-to-day support. The mission sites are as follows: a) HQ, Army Sustainment Command (ASC), Rock Island, IL; b) Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA), Huntsville, AL.) The contractor will provide on-site personnel for support to Government staff and contracted personnel with the following responsibilities: a) Training, b) Technical Assistance, c) Data Management and Reporting, d) Data Integrity, e) Meetings and Briefings, and f) Deployment Support. The contractor shall perform software programming support and maintenance, emergency software support, information assurance, data replication, and training. They shall provide Data Quality Engineering and Database Administration Support and provide Interface and Interoperability. The contractor shall create and maintain scenario test plans, and conduct individual, and joint system testing of the AWRDS/STAMIS interfaces before changes are initiated. Finally, contractor support will require a RFID Technical Expert (TE) to provide site coverage at several locations. The Government will activate sustainment by site as they transition from implementation into sustainment of the RFID tracking system. The contractor will provide the personnel qualified to support administration, maintenance, and operation of the RFID system and effectively interface with AWRDS and In-Transit Visibility (ITV) applications. Support to selected tasks may require a security clearance of SECRET at start of performance. Contractor employees must be able to understand, read, write, and speak English, (this speaking skill is not required of hearing or speech impaired individuals). Interested parties who consider themselves qualified are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by Wednesday January 26, 2022 2pm Central Standard Time. Also please provide the company’s CAGE code, location of the manufacturer (City and State OR country if applicable) and points of contact for these manufacturers. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Mr. Eric Contreras, Contract Specialist,
[email protected]. This sources sought is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for proposal. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary. We thank you in advance for your assistance.