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Closing Date5 Jan 2024

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Details: This Is A Sources Sought Notice Only. This Is Not A Request For Quotes And No Contract Will Be Awarded From This Announcement. The Government Will Not Provide Any Reimbursement For Responses Submitted In Response To This Source Sought Notice. Respondents Will Not Be Notified Of The Results Of The Evaluation. if A Solicitation Is Issued It Shall Be Announced At A Later Date, And All Interest Parties Must Respond To That Solicitation Announcement Separately. Responses To This Notice Are Not A Request To Be Added To A Prospective Bidders List Or To Receive A Copy Of The Solicitation. the Purpose Of This Announcement Is To Perform Market Research To Gain Knowledge Of Potential Qualified Sources And Their Size Classification Relative To Naics 541611, With A Size Standard 24.5 Million Dollars. The Department Of Veterans Affairs (va), Is Seeking To Identify Any Vendor Capable Of Providing Support Servicesâ per The Draft Performance Work Statementâ below. this Sources Sought Notice Provides An Opportunity For Respondents To Submit Their Capability And Availability To Provide The Requirement Described Below. Vendors Are Encouraged To Submit Information Relative To Their Capabilities To Fulfill This Requirement, In The Form Of A Statement That Addresses The Specific Requirement Identified In This Sources Sought. Information Received From This Sources Sought Shall Be Utilized To Facilitate The Contracting Officer S Review Of The Market Base, For Acquisition Planning, Size Determination, And Procurement Strategy. submission Instructions: Interested Parties Who Consider Themselves Qualified To Perform The Services Are Invited To Submit A Response To This Sources Sought Notice By 3:00 Pm Est, 05-januarry-2024. All Responses Under This Sources Sought Notice Must Be Emailed To Joshua.gallien@va.gov With Rfq #36c10d24q0037 Support Services In The Subject Line. Telephone Inquiries Will Not Be Accepted Or Acknowledged, And No Feedback Or Evaluations Will Be Provided To Companies Regarding Their Submissions. interested Parties Should Complete The Attached Sources Sought Worksheet. Parties May Submit Additional Information Related To Their Capabilities, Provided It Contains All The Requirements Contained In The Sources Sought Worksheet. Responses To This Sources Sought Shall Not Exceed 8 Pages. In Addition, All Submissions Should Be Provided Electronically In A Microsoft Word Or Adobe Pdf Format. attachment 1 sources Sought Worksheet qualification Information: company / Institute Name: _______________________________________________________ address: ______________________________________________________________________ phone Number: ________________________________________________________________ point Of Contact: _______________________________________________________________ e-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________ unique Entity Identifier (uei) #:â ___________________________________________________ cage Code: __________________________________________________________________ sam Registered: (y / N) other Available Contract Vehicles Applicable To This Sources Sought (gsa/fss/nasa Sewp/etc): __________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ socio-economic Status: vip Verified Sdvosb: (y / N) vip Verified Vosb: (y / N) 8(a): (y / N) hubzone: (y / N) economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business: (y / N) women-owned Small Business: (y / N) small Business: (y / N) note: Respondent Claiming Sdvosb And Vosb Status Shall Be Registered And Center For Veterans Enterprise (cve) Verified In Vetbiz Registry Www.vetbiz.gov. based On The Responses To This Sources Sought Notice/market Research, This Requirement May Be Set-aside For Sdvosb, Vosb, Small Businesses Or Procured Through Full And Open Competition. capability Statement: provide A Brief Capability And Interest In Providing The Service As Listed In Attachment 2 Draft Performance Work Statement) With Enough Information To Determine If Your Company Can Meet The Requirement. The Capabilities Statement For This Sources Sought Is Not A Request For Quotation, Request For Proposal, Or Invitation For Bid, Nor Does It Restrict The Government To An Ultimate Acquisition Approach, But Rather The Government Is Requesting A Short Statement Regarding The Company S Ability To Provide The Services Outlined In The Pws. Any Commercial Brochures Or Currently Existing Marketing Material May Also Be Submitted With The Capabilities Statement. This Synopsis Is For Information And Planning Purposes Only And Is Not To Be Construed As A Commitment By The Government. The Government Will Not Pay For Information Solicited. Respondents Will Not Be Notified Of The Results Of The Evaluation. I Invite You To Provide Any Feedback / Comments To Improve The Draft Performance Work Statement And To Reduce Potential Confusion. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ attachment 2 draft Performance Work Statement veterans Benefits Administration office Of Mission Support (oms) performance Work Statement (pws) background the Veterans Benefits Administration (vba) Is One Of Three Federal Agencies That Together Form The U.s. Department Of Veterans Affairs (va). Vba Delivers Services Through 56 Regional Benefits Offices Located In Each State, Puerto Rico And The Philippine Islands. Vba Has Additional Facilities Including A Records Management Center, Data Centers, And Out-based Offices Located On Or Near Military Installations. Vba Employees Deliver Benefits Through Six Major Programs And One Major Support Division By Determining Claims For: 1. Disability Compensation, A Tax-free Monetary Benefit Paid To Veterans With Disabilities Resulting From A Disease Or Injury Incurred Or Aggravated During Active Military Service. 2. Supplemental Income To Help Veterans And Their Families Cope With Financial Challenges Through The Veterans Pension And Survivors Pension Benefit Programs. 3. Education Benefits To Help Veterans And Their Families Attend Higher Education Programs. 4. Vocational Rehabilitation And Employment To Assist Veterans Obtain Job Training, Support In Building A New Business Or Independent Living Services For Severely Injured Veterans. 5. Home Loan Guaranty Benefits And Other Housing-related Programs To Help Veterans Purchase, Build, Repair, Retain Or Adapt A Home. 6. Life Insurance For Service Members, Veterans And Their Families To Provide Financial Security For Military Families Given The Extraordinary Risks Involved In Military Service. 7. National Call Centers (nccs) Support Veterans By Providing A Central Point Of Contact To Assist With Questions Regarding Benefits. the Mission Of The Facilities Directorate, Office Of Mission Support (oms) Is To Provide Project Management Support To Vba Regional Offices And Satellite Locations In The Areas Of Minor Construction, Property Lease, Operational Procurements, And Project Budget Management. this Performance Work Statement Outlines The Contractual Requirements For A Qualified Service Provider To Support Vba S Office Of Mission Support Project Management Initiatives. The Services Provided Through This Requirement Will Encompass Project Management, Process Improvement, And Data Analytics In All Areas Related To Minor Construction And Property Leasing. The Objective Of This Contract Is To Help Ensure That Vba S Minor Construction Initiatives Are Executed Efficiently And Effectively, Achieving The Desired Outcomes Within Specified Timelines And Budgets. applicable Documents in The Performance Of The Tasks Associated With This Performance Work Statement (pws), The Contractor Shall Comply With The Following: 44 U.s.c. Â§ 3541, Federal Information Security Management Act (fisma) Of 2002 federal Information Processing Standards (fips) Publication 140-2, Security Requirements For Cryptographic Modules fips Pub 201-2, Personal Identity Verification Of Federal Employees And Contractors, August 2013 carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, Capability Maturity Modelâ® Integration For Development (cmmi-dev), Version 1.3 November 2010; And Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, Capability Maturity Modelâ® Integration For Acquisition (cmmi-acq), Version 1.3 November 2010 5 U.s.c. Â§ 552a, As Amended, The Privacy Act Of 1974 va Directive 0710, Personnel Suitability And Security Program, June 4, 2010, Http://www.va.gov/vapubs/ va Handbook 0710, Personnel Suitability And Security Program, September 10, 2004, Http://www.va.gov/vapubs va Directive And Handbook 6102, Internet/intranet Services, July 15, 2008 office Of Management And Budget (omb) Circular A-130, Management Of Federal Information Resources, November 28, 2000 va Directive 6500, Managing Information Security Risk: Va Information Security Program, September 20, 2012 va Handbook 6500, Risk Management Framework For Va Information Systems Tier 3: Va Information Security Program, March 10, 2015 va Handbook 6500.1, Electronic Media Sanitization, November 03, 2008 va Handbook 6500.2, Management Of Data Breaches Involving Sensitive Personal Information (spi) , January 6, 2012 va Handbook 6500.3, Assessment, Authorization, And Continuous Monitoring Of Va Information Systems, February 3, 2014 va Handbook 6500.5, Incorporating Security And Privacy In System Development Lifecycle March 22, 2010 national Institute Standards And Technology (nist) Special Publications (sp) va Directive 6300, Records And Information Management, February 26, 2009 va Handbook, 6300.1, Records Management Procedures, March 24, 2010 Scope Of Work this Requirement Is For On-site Program Management, Process Improvement And Data Analysis Support Services. The Contractor Personnel Shall Provide Functional Inputs And Outputs On Minor Construction And Lease Project Development And Execution. the Contractor Shall Conduct A Comprehensive Organizational Gap Analysis To Identify And Evaluate Inefficiencies And Redundancies Within The Specified Areas Of Operation Within Vba. This Analysis Shall Involve Mapping And Documenting Current Processes, Collecting And Analyzing Relevant Data, And Identifying Areas For Potential Improvement. The Contractor Shall Enumerate Proposed Solutions To Bridge Identified Gaps, Evaluate Their Potential Impact, And Provide An Implementation Strategy, Including Proposed Timelines, Resource Requirements, And Associated Costs. The Contractor Shall Propose A Monitoring And Evaluation Framework To Assess Effectiveness Of The Implemented Changes And Recommend Necessary Adjustments. All Recommended Solutions Shall Comply With Relevant Laws And Regulations. the Contractor Shall Assist Facilities Directorate Project Managers And Regional Office Personnel In Evaluating The Feasibility Of Minor Construction And Leasing Projects. When Applicable, The Contractor Shall Assist In Developing Project Charters Outlining The Requirements Of The Project, Identifying Key Stakeholders And Required Deliverables. the Contractor Shall Provide Comprehensive Data Analysis Services To Assist The Office Of Mission Support And The Veterans Benefits Administration In Making Informed Decisions. The Contractor Shall Collect, Process, And Analyze Relevant Data From A Variety Of Resources, Applying Statistical Or Other Advanced Methods To Extract Insights And Patterns. The Contractor Shall Generate Accurate And Detailed Reports That Present The Data Analysis In A Clear, Concise, And Visually Compelling Manner, Suitable For A Variety Of Audiences. The Contractor Shall Identify Opportunities For Improving Data Quality, Collection Methods, And Analysis Techniques. The Contractor Shall Provide Ad-hoc Data Analysis Upon Request And Offer Professional Interpretation And Insight On The Implications Of The Findings For Office Of Mission Support And Veterans Benefits Administration Mission Objectives. performance Details performance Period the Period Of Performance Will Be 12-month Base Period With Four (4) 12-month Annual Option Periods To Be Exercised At The Discretion Of The Contract Officer. any Work At The Government Site Shall Not Take Place On Federal Holidays Or Weekends Unless Directed By The Contracting Officer (co). If Required, The Co May Designate The Contractor To Work During Holidays And Weekends. there Are Eleven (11) Federal Holidays Set By Law (usc Title 5 Section 6103) That Va Follows: new Year's Day martin Luther King Day washingtons Birthday memorial Day juneteenth National Independence Day independence Day labor Day columbus Day veterans Day thanksgiving Day christmas Day if Any Of The Above Falls On A Saturday, Then Friday Shall Be Observed As A Holiday. Similarly, If One Falls On A Sunday, Then Monday Shall Be Observed As A Holiday. place Of Performance the Contractors May Be Requested To Provide Services Throughout The United States To Include Puerto Rico And The Philippine Islands, But The Majority Of Services Will Be Provided At The Following Location: u.s. Department Of Veterans Affairs 1800 G St. Nw washington, Dc 20006 work May Be Done At Contractor S Facilities With Cor Approval. Work May Be Performed At Remote Locations With Prior Approval From The Cor. travel regular Or Fixed Recurring Travel Other Than The Primary Location As Listed Above (washington, Dc) Is Not Anticipated. However, Occasional Long-distance Travel To Or From Vba, Va, U.s. Government, Or Commercial Contractor Locations May Be Necessary To Accomplish Contract Tasks. Travel Must Be Approved In Advance By The By The Co Or Cor And Will Be Reimbursed At Cost, In Accordance With The Federal Travel Regulations (ftr) And Federal Acquisition Regulation (far) 31.205-46. Travel Within A 50-mile Radius Of Between The Contractor S Facility And Government Locations Are Considered Local Travel And Will Not Be Reimbursed. Travel To And From Work Is Considered The Cost Of Doing Business And Shall Not Be Reimbursed. The Government Will Reimburse The Contractor For All Appropriate Costs Associated With Official Approved Travel. Contractors Performing Official Travel Shall Include Copies Of All Receipts That Support The Travel Costs Claimed In The Invoice. G&a Shall Not Be Applied. The Ftr Can Be Referenced At: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/102886 specific Tasks services Performed Shall Be Of A Non-personal Nature. Vba And Oms Will Not Provide Supervision Of Contractor Personnel. Contractor Personnel Shall At No Time Allow An Employer- Employee Relationship To Develop With Vba Organizations Or Their Staff And Vba Organizations Will Refrain From Any Activities That Create The Appearance Of Such A Relationship. Contractors Shall Not Perform Inherently Governmental Functions Including Decision-making, Supervision Of Government Employees, Supervision Of Other Contractors On Other Contracts And Activities That Create The Appearance Of Performing Such Functions. the Contractor Shall Perform The Following: program Management Support the Contractor Shall Provide Comprehensive Project And Program Management Support Services To Vba Organizations For A Variety Of Projects Throughout The Period Of Performance. The Project Management Support Approaches Employed By Contractor Staff Shall Be Consistent With Project Management Best Practices, Notably Those Specified By Pmi S Pmbok Guide. the Contractor Shall Assist The Government In Implementing Disciplined, Comprehensive, Flexible Program And Project Management Processes, Including Monitoring Of Project Metrics, Rigorous Risk Management, And Prompt Reporting On Government-approved Cost, Schedule, Performance, And Scope Baselines. the Contractor Shall Assist The Government In Drafting Any Required Memorandums, Standard Operating Procedures, Or Other Official Documents In Support Of Projects Or Agency Initiatives. expected Service Requirements Include, But Are Not Limited To The Following: project Planning the Contractor Shall Provide Assistance In The Development Of Comprehensive Project Plans Outlining The Tasks, Timelines, Resources, And Costs For Each Minor Construction Initiative. The Contractor Shall Identify Potential Risks Associated With Each Project And Propose Mitigation Strategies. project Execution the Contractor Shall Assist Government Personnel In Monitoring Progress Of Minor Construction And Leasing Projects, Ensuring Work Is Progressing As Per The Determined Timelines And Budget. The Contractor Shall Coordinate With Internal And External Stakeholders, Maintaining Open Lines Of Communication To Ensure Program Objectives Are Met. risk Management the Contractor Shall Continually Identify, Monitor And Manage Project Risks. The Contractor Shall Document Any Significant Risks And Adjust The Risk Mitigation Strategies As Necessary. The Contractor Shall Communicate Effectively With All Stakeholders About The Identified Risks. project Reporting the Contractor Shall Provide A Monthly Written Report With Updates On Recent Activities, Analytics, Anticipated Issues, Performance, And Other Topics As Requested By The Cor. The Monthly Status Report Is An Overarching Report Providing Status Of Tasks And Deliverables Identified Below And Plans Representing All Aspects Of Program Performance. Monthly Status Report Is A Comprehensive Report Of Accomplishments For Each Project/task Assigned. This Report Shall Accompany And Be Reviewed In Conjunction With The Vendor S Monthly Invoice. the Contractor Shall Provide A Bi-weekly Significant Activity Report Detailing The Major Achievements For The Reporting Period, Upcoming Milestones, And Any Items That Would Require Vba Or Oms Leadership Awareness Or Action. project Closure the Contractor Shall Assist The Government In Ensuring That All Project Tasks Are Completed And Deliverables Are Provided To The Government. The Contractor Shall Conduct A Post-project Assessment, Identifying Lessons Learned And Best Practices To Be Applied To Future Projects. the Contractor Shall Prepare And Present A Final Project Report, Detailing The Project S Performance Against The Initial Plan And Any Recommendations For Future Initiatives. task Tracking the Contractor Shall Develop, Implement, And Maintain A Task Tracking System That Is Capable Of Monitoring, Reporting, And Archiving All Assigned Tasks. The Contractor Shall Ensure The Task Tracking System Has Functionalities For Setting Due Dates, Prioritizing Tasks To Specific Individuals Or Teams, And Alerting For Overdue Tasks. 5.1.7 Document Libraries the Contractor Shall Create And Maintain A Secure, Accessible, And Efficient Document Library That Allows For Easy Storage, Retrieval, And Management Of All Necessary Government Documents. The Contractor Shall Implement An Indexing And Cataloguing System In The Document Library To Allow For Quick Location And Access To Specific Documents. The Contractor Shall Ensure Documents Are Properly Classified, Categorized, And Tagged According To Government Information Management Standards. The Contractor Shall Ensure Document Libraries Comply With Federal And Va Regulations Regarding Data Privacy, Security, And Accessibility. process Improvement the Contractor Shall Conduct Thorough Assessments Of Current Processes, Identify Gaps And Inefficiencies, And Propose Evidence-based Improvement Strategies. The Contractor Shall Be Equipped To Assist With The Implementation Of These Strategies, Including The Provision Of Necessary Training And Change Management Support. The Contractor Shall Monitor And Evaluate The Impact Of The Process Improvement Initiatives, Adjusting Strategies As Necessary Based On Performance Data And Stakeholder Feedback. expected Service Requirements Include, But Are Limited To The Following: process Assessment the Contractor Shall Map And Document The Existing Processes, Highlighting The Key Activities, Decision Points, Inputs And Outputs. The Contractor Shall Collect And Analyze Assessments Related To The Efficiency And Effectiveness Of These Processes, Including Timelines, Costs, Error Rates, And Customer/stakeholder Satisfaction. gap Analysis the Contractor Shall Identify Gaps And Bottlenecks Within The Existing Processes That May Lead To Inefficiencies, Increased Costs, Or Decreased Service Quality. The Contractor Shall Assess The Impact Of These Gaps On Vba And Oms Mission Objectives. process Redesign And Implementation: the Contractor Shall Redesign Processes Based On The Proposed Strategies, Creating Streamlined And Efficient Workflows. The Contractor Shall Assist In The Implementation Of The Redesigned Processes In Collaboration With Relevant Stakeholders, Ensuring Minimum Disruption To Ongoing Operations. reporting the Contractor Shall Provide Regular Reports To The Government On The Status Of Process Improvement Initiatives, Including Any Change In Performance Metrics, Issues Encountered, And The Results Of The Process Improvement Initiatives. The Contractor Shall Make Recommendations For Further Process Improvement Or Other Strategic Changes Based On The Results Of The Process Improvement Initiatives. data Analysis the Contractor Shall Provide Comprehensive Data Analysis Services. The Objective Is To Enable Data-driven Decision Making, Enhancing Operational Efficiency, And Fostering Strategic Planning. The Contractor Shall Proficiently Handle A Wide Variety Of Tasks, Including Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, And Report Generation. The Contractor S Output Shall Offer Valuable Insights, Identify Trends And Patterns, And Facilitate Informed Policy Decisions. The Contractor Shall Identify Opportunities To Improve Data Quality And Analytical Methodologies. The Data Requiring Analysis Includes But Is Not Limited To Capital Assets (vba Infrastructure To Include Leased And Owned Buildings), Budget Forecasting And Execution, And Capital Investment Planning (action Plans, Business Cases, And Gap Analysis). expected Service Requirements Include, But Are Not Limited To, The Following: data Collection And Management the Contractor Shall Collect, Validate, And Manage Relevant Data From Various Sources In Line With The Government S Requirements. The Contractor Shall Develop And Implement Strategies To Improve Data Collection Methods, Ensuring Accuracy And Consistency. data Analysis the Contractor Shall Conduct Detailed Analysis Using Suitable Statistical And Data Analysis Techniques. The Contractor Shall Use Modeling And Predictive Analytics To Identify Patterns, Correlations And Trends In The Data. reporting And Visualizations the Contractor Shall Generate Detailed Reports Providing A Thorough And Accessible Understanding Of The Data Analysis Findings. The Contractor Shall Develop Visualizations Such As Charts, Graphs, And Dashboards To Effectively Communicate Complex Data Insights. insights And Recommendations the Contractor Shall Translate Data Findings Into Actionable Insights And Recommendations That Align With Oms And Vba Goals And Strategies. The Contractor Shall Advise On Potential Implications Of The Data Analysis For Policy Making, Strategic Planning, And Operational Improvements. data Quality Improvement the Contractor Shall Recommend And Implement Methods To Improve The Quality Of Data And Data Analysis Practices, Such As Enhanced Data Collection Methods Or New Analytical Tools. compliance And Privacy the Contractor Shall Ensure All Data Collection, Storage, And Analysis Activities Comply With Relevant Regulations And Ethical Guidelines, Especially Those Related To Data Privacy And Protection. general Requirements 6.1 Deliverables the Contractor Shall Provide All Deliverables Identified In The Pws, And In Formats As Agreed To By The Cor. All Deliverables, Unless Otherwise Specified Shall Use Microsoft Office Compatible Formats. It Is Common To Allow Stakeholders 10 Business Days To Review And Approve Deliverables. task deliverable Description ffp And Labor Hour date 5.1 program Management Plan ffp thirty (30) Business Days After Effective Date Of Task Order Award 5.1.1 5.1.3 project Plan Including Timelines, Milestones, Identified Risks And Mitigation Strategies, Resource Allocation, And Budget. ffp due At The Initiation Of Each Minor Construction And Leasing Project. 5.1.4 monthly Status Report ffp due On The Second Business Day Of Each Month Throughout Period Of Performance 5.1.4 significant Activities Report ffp due Bi-weekly, On Wednesdays. 5.1.5 project Closure Report ffp due At The Completion Of Each Minor Construction And Leasing Project 5.1.6 task Tracking System ffp one Hundred And Twenty (120) Days After Effective Date Of Task Order Award. 5.1.7 document Library one Hundred And Twenty (120) Days After Effective Date Of Task Order Award. 5.2.1 5.2.2 process Assessment And Gap Analysis Report ffp ninety (90) Days After Effective Date Of Task Order Award, And Ninety (90) Days After Each Exercised Option Period 5.2.3 process Redesign And Implementation Plan ffp 120 Days After Effective Date Of Task Order Award. 5.2.4 process Improvement Report ffp quarterly, Or As Determined By Process Assessment And Gap Analysis Report. 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.3.5 5.3.6 data Analysis And Findings Report ffp quarterly. option Years One Through Four Schedule Of Deliverables: task deliverable Description ffp And Labor Hour date 5.1 program Management Plan ffp thirty (30) Business Days After Effective Date Of Option Year Exercise 5.1.1 5.1.3 project Plan Including Timelines, Milestones, Identified Risks And Mitigation Strategies, Resource Allocation, And Budget. ffp due At The Initiation Of Each Minor Construction And Leasing Project. 5.1.4 monthly Status Report ffp due On The Second Business Day Of Each Month Throughout Pop 5.1.4 significant Activities Report ffp due Bi-weekly, On Wednesdays. 5.1.5 project Closure Report ffp due At The Completion Of Each Minor Construction And Leasing Project 5.2.1 5.2.2 process Assessment And Gap Analysis Report ffp ninety (90) Days After Each Exercised Option Period 5.2.4 process Improvement Report ffp quarterly, Or As Determined By Process Assessment And Gap Analysis Report. 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.3.5 5.3.6 data Analysis And Findings Report ffp quarterly. 6.2 Method And Distribution Of Deliverables the Contractor Shall Deliver Documentation In Electronic Format, Unless Otherwise Directed By The Cor. Acceptable Electronic Media Include: Ms Word, Ms Excel, Ms Powerpoint, Ms Project, Ms Visio, Power Bi, Tableau, And Adobe Postscript Data Format (pdf). 6.3 Performance Metrics the Table Below Defines The Performance Standards And Acceptable Performance Levels For Objectives Associated With This Effort. performance Objective performance Standard acceptable Performance Levels 5.1 Project Management Support. each Deliverable Is: - Comprehensive For Its Required Scope; -feasible To Implement Within Va; - Contains Sufficient Detail; - Delivered On Time; - In Compliance With Established Organizational Templates And Formats; -written In A Professional Business Style; - Researched And Analyzed In A Manner Commensurate With Complexity Of Requirement; two Or Fewer Errors Or Omissions In The Reports And On Time 100% 5.2 Process Improvement existing Processes Are Accurately Assessed And Mapped, Gaps And Bottlenecks Identified, Sound And Effective Improvement Methodologies Identified And Implemented Leading To Substantial Gains In Efficiency And Effectiveness. satisfactory Or Higher 5.3 Data Analysis gaps In Data Collection And Analysis Are Identified, Recommendations Improving Data Quality And Analysis Practices Are Made, And New Processes Leading To Significance Gains In Data Collection And Analysis Are Implemented. satisfactory Or Higher the Government Will Utilize A Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (qasp) Throughout The Life Of The Contract To Ensure That The Contractor Is Performing The Services Required By This Pws In An Acceptable Manner. The Government Reserves The Right To Alter Or Change The Surveillance Methods In The Qasp At Its Own Discretion. A Performance Based Service Assessment Survey Will Be Used In Combination With The Qasp To Assist The Government In Determining Acceptable Performance Levels. key Personnel the Contractor Shall Be Responsible For Managing And Overseeing The Activities Of All Contractor Personnel, As Well As, Subcontractor Efforts Used In Performance Of This Effort. Contractor Management Responsibilities Shall Include All Activities Necessary To Ensure The Accomplishment Of Timely And Effective Support, Performed In Accordance With The Requirements Contained In The Pws. key Personnel: Certain Skilled Experienced Professional And/or Technical Personnel Are Essential For Accomplishing The Work To Be Performed. These Individuals Are Defined As Key Personnel And Are Those Persons Whose Rã©sumã©s Were Submitted And Marked By The Contractor As Key Personnel. Substitutions Shall Only Be Accepted If The Contractor Is In Compliance With The Substitution Of Key Personnel Provision Identified Below. key Personnel For This Effort Include The Contractor S Program Managers. program Manager description: Manager Performs Tasks Requiring Management Of A Large-scale Program, Encompassing Multiple Projects, With A Total Lifecycle Budget And Complexity Comparable To The Task Order At Hand. Tasks May Include Planning, Initiating, Managing, Executing, And Closing Out Small And Large Scale Programs In Support Of An Agency S Mission. minimum Experience: 8 Years the Program Manager At A Minimum Shall Have Experience In The Concepts And Principles Of Space And Program Planning To Develop Project Requirements For Renovations And/or New Construction For General Office Space For Government Agencies And/or Private Industries. Experience Can Be Demonstrated By Certifications Such As The Project Management Institute (pmi) Project Management Professional (pmp) Or Equivalent. substitution Of Key Personnel: All Contractor Requests For Approval Of Substitutions Hereunder Shall Be Submitted In Writing To The Cor, And The Co At Least 10 Business Days In Advance Of The Proposed Key Personnel Substitution Date. The Request Shall Include A Detailed Explanation Of The Circumstances Necessitating The Proposed Substitution, A Complete Rã©sumã© For The Proposed Substitute, And Any Other Information Requested By The Co Necessary To Approve Or Disapprove The Proposed Substitution. New Personnel Shall Not Commence Work Until All Required Security Requirements, Including, But Not Limited To Background Checks, Have Been Fulfilled And Rã©sumã© Provided And Accepted. The Cor And The Co Will Evaluate Such Requests And Promptly Notify The Contractor Of Approval Or Disapproval In Writing. Substituted Personnel Must Have The Same Or Better Education, Experience, And credentials As The Staff Originally Proposed, Subject To The Co S Express Written Review And Approval. government Furnished Equipment And Commodities the Government Will Provide Office Space, Telephone Service, It Communication Devices And Commodities, Va Network Access When Authorized Contract Staff Work At A Government Location As Required In Order To Accomplish The Tasks Associated With This Pws. All Procedural Guides, Reference Materials, And Program Documentation For The Project And Other Government Applications Will Also Be Provided On An As-needed Basis. the Contractor Shall Request Other Government Documentation Deemed Pertinent To The Work Accomplishment Directly From The Government Officials With Whom The Contractor Has Contact. The Contractor Shall Consider The Cor As The Final Source For Needed Government Documentation When The Contractor Fails To Secure The Documents By Other Means. The Contractor Is Expected To Use Common Knowledge And Resourcefulness In Securing All Other Reference Materials, Standard Industry Publications, And Related Materials That Are Pertinent To The Work. va May Provide Remote Access To Va Specific Systems/network In Accordance With Va Handbook 6500, Which Requires The Use Of A Va Approved Method To Connect External Equipment/systems To Va S Network. Citrix Access Gateway (cag) Is The Current And Only Va Approved Method For Remote Access Users When Using Or Manipulating Va Information For Official Va Business. Va Permits Cag Remote Access Through Approved Personally Owned Equipment (poe) And Other Equipment (oe) Provided The Equipment Meets All Applicable 6500 Handbook Requirements For Poe/oe. All Of The Security Controls Required For Government Furnished Equipment (gfe) Must Be Utilized In Approved Poe Or Oe. The Contractor Shall Provide Proof To The Cor For Review And Approval That Their Poe Or Oe Meets The Va Handbook 6500 Requirements And Va Handbook 6500.6 Appendix C, Herein Incorporated As Addendum B, Before Use. Cag Authorized Users Shall Not Be Permitted To Copy, Print Or Save Any Va Information Accessed Via Cag At Any Time. Va Prohibits Remote Access To Va S Network From Non-north Atlantic Treaty Organization (nato) Countries. The Exception To This Are Countries Where Va Has Approved Operations Established (e.g. Philippines And South Korea). Exceptions Are Determined By The Cor In Coordination With The Information Security Officer (iso) And Privacy Officer (po). this Remote Access May Provide Access To Va Specific Software Such As Veterans Health Information System And Technology Architecture (vista), Clearquest, Propath, Primavera, And Remedy, Including Appropriate Seat Management And User Licenses, Depending Upon The Level Of Access Granted. The Contractor Shall Utilize Government-provided Software Development And Test Accounts, Document And Requirements Repositories, Etc. As Required For The Development, Storage, Maintenance And Delivery Of Products Within The Scope Of This Effort. The Contractor Shall Not Transmit, Store Or Otherwise Maintain Sensitive Data Or Products In Contractor Systems (or Media) Within The Va Firewall In Accordance With Va Handbook 6500.6 Dated March 12, 2010. All Va Sensitive Information Shall Be Protected At All Times In Accordance With Va Handbook 6500, Local Security Field Office System Security Plans (ssp S) And Authority To Operate (ato) S For All Systems/lan S Accessed While Performing The Tasks Detailed In This Pws. The Contractor Shall Ensure All Work Is Performed In Countries Deemed Not To Pose A Significant Security Risk. changes To Performance Work Statement any And All Changes To This Pws Shall Be Authorized And Approved Only Through Written Correspondence From The Co. Change Requests Will Be Monitored By The Co. No Payments Will Be Made For Any Unauthorized Supplies And/or Services Or For Any Unauthorized Changes To The Work Specified Herein. This Includes Any Services Performed By The Contractor Of Their Own Volition Or At The Request Of An Individual Other Than A Duly Appointed Co. Only A Duly Appointed Co Is Authorized To Change The Specifications, Terms, And Conditions Under This Effort. government Responsibilities the Government Shall Ensure That The Contractor Has Access To All Necessary Reference Material And Program Documentation As Appropriate. confidentiality And Nondisclosure it Is Agreed That: information Made Available To The Contractor By The Government For The Performance Or Administration Of This Effort Shall Be Used Only For Those Purposes And Shall Not Be Used In Any Other Way Without Prior Written Approval Of The Co. the Contractor Agrees To Assume Responsibility For Protecting The Confidentiality Of Veteran Records, Which Are Not Public Information. Each Contractor Or Employee Of The Contractor To Whom Information May Be Made Available Or Disclosed Shall Be Notified In Writing By The Client That Such Information May Be Disclosed Only For A Purpose And To The Extent Authorized Herein. the Preliminary And Final Deliverables And All Associated Working Papers, And Other Material Deemed Relevant By Va Which Has Been Generated By The Contractor In The Performance Of This Task Order Are The Exclusive Property Of The U.s. Government And Must Be Submitted To The Co At The Conclusion Of The Task Order. the Co Will Be The Sole Authorized Official To Release Verbally Or In Writing, Any Data, The Draft Deliverables, The Final Deliverables, Or Any Other Written Or Printed Materials Pertaining To This Task Order. The Contractor Must Release No Information. Any Request For Information Relating To This Task Order Presented To The Contractor Must Be Submitted To The Co For Response. press Releases, Marketing Material, Or Any Other Printed Or Electronic Documentation Related To This Project, Must Not Be Publicized Without The Written Approval Of The Co. organizational Conflict Of Interest the Solicitation Includes Vaar Provision 852.209-70 Organizational Conflicts Of Interest (oci). If At Any Point During Solicitation, Scope Of Task Order Performance And/or On Any Future Requirements The Va Or Contractor Is Made Aware Of A Possible Oci, The Contractor Shall Submit A Mitigation Plan To The Co. The Submission Of The Mitigation Plan During Solicitation, Contractor Shall Follow Vaar Provision 852.209-70 (b). If An Oci Is Identified During Performance Of Task Order The Contractor Shall Provide The Co With A Mitigation Plan For Review And Approval, No Later Than 10 Business Days From Incident. security va Information And Information System Security/privacy Requirements General all Contractors And Contractor Personnel Shall Be Subject To The Same Federal Security And Privacy Laws, Regulations, Standards And Va Policies As Va, Including The Privacy Act, 5 U.s.c. â§552a, And Va Personnel, Regarding Information And Information System Security. Contractors Must Follow Policies And Procedures Outlined In Va Directive 6500, Information Security Program; And Va Handbook 6500.6, Contract Security Which Are Available At: Http://www1.va.gov/vapubs And Its Handbooks To Ensure Appropriate Security Controls Are In Place. access To Va Information And Va Information Systems va Will Supply The Contractor With The Minimum Logical (technical) And/or Physical Access To Va Information And Va Information Systems For Employees, Sub-contractors: (1) To Perform The Services Specified In The Contract, (2) To Perform Necessary Maintenance Functions For Electronic storage Or Transmission Media Necessary For Performance Of The Contract, And (3) For Individuals Who First Satisfy The Same Conditions, Requirements, And Restrictions That Comparable Va Employees Must Meet To Have Access To The Same Type Of Va Information. all Contractors And Subcontractors Working With Va Sensitive Information Are Subject To The Same Investigative Requirements As Those Of Regular Va Appointees Or Employees Who Have Access To The Same Types Of Information. The Level Of Background Security Investigation Will Be In Accordance With Va Directive 0710, Handbook 0710, Which Are Available At: Http://www1.va.gov/vapubs, And Vha Directive 0710 And Implementation Handbook 0710.01, Which Are Available At: Http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/index.cfm . Contractors Are Responsible For Screening Their Employees. The Following Are Va's Approved Policy Exceptions For Meeting Va Background Screenings/investigative Requirements For Certain Types Of Contractor Personnel: contractor Personnel Not Accessing Va Information Resources, Such As Personnel Hired To Maintain The Medical Facility Grounds, Construction Contracts, Utility System Contractors, Etc. contractor Personnel With Limited And Intermittent Access To Equipment Connected To Networks On Which No Va Sensitive Information Resides contractor Personnel With Limited And Intermittent Access To Equipment Connected To Networks On Which Limited Va Sensitive Information Resides And With Limited And Intermittent Access To Facilities At Which They Are Escorted va Information Custodial Requirements va Information Provided To The Contractor For Either The Performance Or Administration Of This Contract Shall Only Be Used For Those Purposes. No Other Use Is Permitted Without The Co S Express Written Authorization. This Clause Expressly Limits The Contractor S Rights To Use Data As Described In Rights In Data - General, Far 52.227-14(d)(1). The Government Shall Retain The Rights To All Data And Records Produced In The Execution Or Administration Of This Contract. prior To Termination Or Completion Of This Contract, Contractor Will Not Destroy Information Received From Va Or Gathered Or Created By The Contractor In The Course Of Performing This Contract Without Prior Written Approval By The Co. A Contractor Destroying Data On Va S Behalf Must Do So Accordance With National Archives And Records Administration (nara) Requirements As Outlined In Va Directive 6300, Records And Information Management And Its Handbook 6300.1 Records Management Procedures, And Applicable Va Records Control Schedules. All Data And Reports Shall Be Transferred To Vba Upon Contract Completion. the Contractor Shall Not Make Copies Of Va Information, Electronic Or Otherwise, Except As Necessary To Perform The Terms Of The Agreement Or To Preserve Electronic Information Stored On Contractor Electronic Storage Media For Restoration In Case Any Electronic Equipment Or Data Used By The Contractor Needs To Be Restored To An Operating State. the Contractor Shall Not Use Technologies Banned In Va In Meeting The Requirements Of The Contract (e.g., Bluetooth-enabled Devices). physical Security if The Contract Requires Taking Va Data To A Contractor Site And The Data Contains Personally Identifiable Information, The Contractor Will Provide An Independent Physical Security Assessment Of Their Facility To The Cor Prior To Commencing Work. General Guidelines For Physical Security Can Be Found In Va Directive 0730, Section 6 (physical Security) And Va Memorandum (subj: It Oversight & Compliance Information Physical Security Assessments) Dated October 24, 2007. training all Contractor And Subcontractor Personnel Requiring Access To Va Information And Va Information Systems Shall Complete The Following Before Being Granted Access To Va information And Networks: sign And Acknowledge Understanding Of And Responsibilities For Compliance With The National Rules Of Behavior Related To Access To Va Information And Information Systems successfully Complete Va Information Security Awareness Training And Annual Refresher Training As Required successfully Complete Va Privacy Awareness Training And Annual Refresher Training As Required successfully Complete Any Additional Information Security Or Privacy Training As Required For Va Personnel With Equivalent Information System Access the Contractor Shall Provide To The Cor A Copy Of The Training Certificates For Each Applicable Employee Within 1 Week Of The Initiation Of The Contract And Annually Thereafter, As Required. These Online Courses Are Located At Www.tms.va.gov. To Self-enroll, Click The Create New User Button On The Red Bar And Complete The Assigned Training. The Cor Will Provide The Contractor With The Appropriate Information To Complete Self-enrollment. Technical Issues With Tms Should Be Directed To The Tms Help Desk At Vatmshelp@va.gov Or 1.866.496.0463. failure To Complete This Mandatory Training Within The Timeframe Required Will Be Grounds For Suspension Or Termination Of All Physical And/or Electronic Access Privileges And Removal From Work On The Contract Until Such Time As The Training Is Completed. contractor Personnel Security all Contract Employees Who Require Access To The Va Site(s) And/or Access To Va Local Area Network (lan) Systems Shall Be The Subject Of A Background Investigation And Must Receive A favorable Adjudication From The Va Security And Investigations Center (sic). These Requirements Are Applicable To All Subcontractor Personnel Requiring The Same Level Of Background Investigation. the Level Of Background Security Investigation Will Be In Accordance With Va Directive 0710 Dated September 10, 2004 And Is Available At Http://www1.va.gov/vapubs/viewpublication.asp?pub_id=487&ftype=2 background Investigation the Contract Employee Level Of Background Investigation Required For This Effort Is: [naci]. contractor Responsibilities the Contractor Shall Bear The Expense Of Obtaining Background Investigations Or Reciprocals Of Previous Investigations Held That Meet Or Exceed The Required investigation Level. The Cost Of Background Investigations Is Based On The Current Office Of Personnel Management (opm) Rate At The Time The Application Is Processed At Opm. Fiscal Year 2016 Rates Are As Follows: Low Risk (naci) $381, Moderate Risk (mbi) $1,632, High Risk (bi) $3,984 Or Reciprocals Are $75. Va Will Pay For Investigations Or Reciprocals Processed Through The Va Sic And Conducted By Opm In Advance; However, The Contractor Shall Reimburse The Full Cost Of Background Investigations/reciprocals To Va Within 30 Days Of Bill Of Collections Received From Va. Va Shall Send Up To Three Plus One Final Delinquent Notice To The Contractor. If The Contractor Does Not Adhere To The Bill Of Collections, Future Invoices May Be Subject To Be Offset By Va To Recoup Background Investigation/reciprocal Costs. immediately After Contract Or Task Order Award, The Cor Will Provide The Contractor With The Following Background Investigation Documents To Be Completed By The Contractor And Returned To The Cor To Begin The Background Investigation Process For All Contract Employees Working On The Contract Who Will Have Access To Va Facilities, Va Systems, Or Privacy Data: background Investigation Request Worksheet optional Form 306 Declaration Of Federal Employment fingerprint Request Form upon Receipt Of The Above-stated Documents From The Cor, The Vsc Will Perform Preliminary Onboarding Review And Process The Request Through The Sic. Upon Notification Of Favorable Fingerprint Results By The Vsc, The Contractor May Begin Work While The Background Investigation Is Ongoing. Thereafter, The Contractor Will Receive An Email Notification From The Sic Identifying The Website Link That Includes Detailed Instructions Regarding Completion Of The Background Clearance Application Process In The Electronic questionnaires For Investigations Processing (e-qip) System. E-qip Is An Online, Internet Accessible System Where The Contractor Employee Shall Complete The Security Questionnaire Required For Opm To Process The Background Investigation. contractors Who Have A Current Favorable Background Investigation Previously Conducted By Opm Or Defense Security Service (dss) May Be Accepted Through Reciprocation. When A Previous Clearance Is Currently Held, It Does Not Preclude The Vendor From Submitting A Complete Background Investigation Package As Stated Above To The Cor Immediately After Contract Or Task Order Award For All Contract Employees Who Will Be Working On The Contract. the Contractor Shall Prescreen All Personnel Who Require Access To Va Site(s) And/or Access To Va Lan Systems To Ensure They Maintain A U.s. Citizenship Or Alien Registration That Authorizes Them To Work In The U.s. And Are Able To Read, Write, Speak And Understand The English Language. contract Performance Shall Not Commence Before: the Vsc Has Confirmed Favorable Fingerprint Results, Or sic Confirms That It Has Received The Contractor S Investigative Documents, The Documents Are Complete, And That The Investigation Information Has Been Released To Opm For Scheduling Of The Background Investigation, Or vsc Or The Sic Has Confirmed That The Verified Investigation Will Be Reciprocated. the Cor Will Notify And Forward The Contractor A Copy Of The Certificate Of Eligibility (form 4236) If The Investigation Has Been Reciprocated. The Contractor, If Notified Of An Unfavorable Adjudication By The Government, Shall Withdraw The Employee From Consideration From Working Under The Contract. Failure To Comply With The Contractor Personnel Security Requirements May Result In Termination Of The Contract For Default. the Contractor Will Be Responsible For The Actions Of Those Contract And Subcontract Employees They Provide To Perform Work For Va. In The Event Damage Arises From Work Performed By Contractor Personnel, Under The Auspices Of The Contract, The Contractor Will Be Responsible For Resources Necessary To Remedy The Incident. should The Contractor Use A Vendor Other Than Opm Or Dss To Conduct Investigations, The Investigative Company Must Be Certified By Opm/dss To Conduct Contractor Investigations. The Vendor Cage Code Number Must Be Provided To The Va Sic, Which Will Verify The Information And Conclude Whether Access To The Government S Site(s) And/or Va Lan Systems Can Be Granted. the Investigative History For Contractor Personnel Working Under This Contract Must Be Maintained In The Databases Of Either Opm Or The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Organization (disco). government Responsibilities after The Sic Has Adjudicated The Background Investigation Package From The Contractor, The Sic Will Send An E-mail Notification To The Contractor And Their Poc Identifying The E- Qip Website Link That Includes Detailed Instructions Regarding Completion Of The Background Clearance Application Process And The Level Of Background That Was Requested. upon Receipt Of Required Investigative Documents, Sic Will Review The Investigative Documents For Completion And Initiate The Background Investigation By Forwarding The Investigative Documents To Opm To Conduct The Background Investigation. If The Investigative Documents Are Not Complete, The Sic Will Notify The Vendor Of Deficiencies And Include Corrective Instructions. va Will Pay For Investigations And Reciprocals Processed Through The Va Sic And Conducted By Opm In Advance, However, The Contractor Shall Reimburse The Full Cost Of Background Investigations/reciprocals To Va Within 30 Days Of Bill Of Collections From Va. Va Shall Send Up To Three Plus One Final Delinquent Notice To The Contractor. If The Contractor Does Not Adhere To The Bill Of Collections, Future Invoices May Be Subject To Be Offset By Va To Recoup Background Investigation Costs And May Be Considered Grounds For Default. the Cor Will Notify And Forward The Contractor A Copy Of The Certificate Of Eligibility (form 4236) If The Investigation Has Been Reciprocated. The Cor Will Also Notify The Contractor Of An Unfavorable Adjudication By The Government. security Incident Investigation the Term Security Incident Means An Event That Has, Or Could Have, Resulted In Unauthorized Access To, Loss Or Damage To Va Assets, Or Sensitive Information, Or An action The Breaches Va Security Procedures. The Contractor/subcontractor Shall Immediately Notify The Cor And Simultaneously, The Designated Iso And Privacy Officer For The Contract Of Any Known Or Suspected Security/privacy Incidents, Or Any Unauthorized Disclosure Of Sensitive Information, Including That Contained In System(s) To Which The Contractor/subcontractor Has Access. liquidated Damages this Pws Is Further Subject To The Statutory Requirement To Assess Liquidated Damages Against Contractors And/or Subcontractors Under 38 U.s.c. Â§5725 In The Event Of A Breach Of Sensitive Personal Information (spi)/personally Identifiable Information (pii). Said Liquidated Damages Shall Be Assessed At $37.50 Per Affected Veteran Or Beneficiary. A Breach In This Context Includes The Unauthorized Acquisition, Access, Use, Or Disclosure Of Va Spi Which Compromises Not Only The Information S Security Or Privacy But That Of The Veteran Or Beneficiary As Well As The Potential Exposure Or Wrongful Disclosure Of Such Information As A Result Of A Failure To Follow Proper Data Security Controls And Protocols. confidentiality And Nondisclosure it Is Agreed That: the Preliminary And Final Deliverables And All Associated Working Papers, Application Source Code, And Other Material Deemed Relevant By The Va Which Has Been Generated By The Contractor In The Performance Of This Task Order Are The Exclusive Property Of The U.s. Government And Shall Be Submitted To The Cor At The Conclusion Of The Task Order. the Co Will Be The Sole Authorized Official To Release Verbally Or In Writing, Any Data, The Draft Deliverables, The Final Deliverables, Or Any Other Written Or Printed Materials Pertaining To This Task Order. No Information Shall Be Released By The Contractor. Any Request For Information Relating To This Task Order Presented To The Contractor Shall Be Submitted To The Co For Response. press Releases, Marketing Material Or Any Other Printed Or Electronic Documentation Related To This Project, Shall Not Be Publicized Without The Written Approval Of The Co.

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Cebu Normal University Tender

Software and IT Solutions

Philippines

Closing Date22 Jul 2024

Tender AmountPHP 950 Million (USD 16.2 Million)

Details: Description Invitation To Bid For Procurement Of Development Of Centralized Student Smart Hub No. 24-06-168 1. The Cebu Normal University, Through The General Appropriations Act Of 2024 Intends To Apply The Sum Of Nine Hundred Fifty Million Pesos (₽ 950,000,000.00) For The Procurement Of Development Of Centralized Student Smart Hub With Bid No. 24-06-168. Bids Received In Excess Of The Abc For Each Lot Shall Be Automatically Rejected At Bid Opening. 2. The Cebu Normal University Now Invites Bids For The Following Items Of The Above Rebidding For The Procurement Of Development Of Centralized Student Smart Hub Project. Unit Item Description Quantity Unit Cost Lot Development Of Centralized Student Smart Hub 14 Sets Of Smart Classrooms 1 294,000,000.00 The Winning Bidder Shall Convert Traditional Classrooms To A Smart Classroom, Complete With All Necessary Equipment And Devices. The All-in-one Terminal Should Include: 1.1.1. Must Propose A 75" Interactive Board For All E-classrooms. 1.1.2. Must Have Screen Type Resolution Of 3,840 X 2,160 With 60hz. 1.1.3. Must Have Brightness Of 350cd/m2 (without Glass) 1.1.4. Must Have Contrast Ratio Of 1200:1 (without Glass) 1.1.5. Must Have 8ms Response Time. 1.1.6. Must Have The Following Speaker Type: Built In Speaker (12w X 2ch); 1.1.7. Must Have The Following External Control: Touch Input Rs232c Thru Stereo Jack, Rj45 (for Mdc) 1.1.8. Must Have A Number Of Drawing Of 20 Touch. 1.1.9. Must Have Touch Pen Type - Passive Pen. 1.1.10. Must Have An Object Recognition Range 5mm/ 10mm / 15mm. 1.1.11. Must Have A Touch Response Time Of 8ms. 1.1.12. Must Have A Drawing Speed (touch Latency) Of 45ms. 1.1.13. Must Have Vesa Mount Of 800 * 400. 1.1.14. Must Be Wall Mounted 1.1.15. Must Have The Following Hardware Features Touch Overlay (ir), Front Connectivity, Ops I/f Support (w/ops Box); Wifi/bt Module Embedded 1.2. Other Requirements: 1.2.1. Supply And Installation Of One (1) Access Point Including All Cabling Works In Each Of The 14 Smart Classrooms. 1.2.2. Supply And Installation Of One (1) Set Of Biometric Door Access System Complete With Magnetic Door Locks And Other Essential Peripherals In Each Of The Smart Classrooms. 1.2.3. Supply And Delivery Of Essential Furnishing For Each Of The Smart Classroom 1.2.4. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of One (1) Tcp/ip Based Cctv Camera In Each Of The 14 Smart Classrooms 1.2.5. Supply And Delivery Of Audio System, One (1) Set For Each Of The Smart Classrooms, Including But Not Limited To: 1.2.5.1. 1 Set Indoor Audio Speaker 1.2.5.2. Wireless Microphone 1.2.5.3. Powered Audio Mixer 1.2.5.4. Essential Audio Wires And Cables 1.2.6. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Tow (2) Units 2.5 Hp Airconditioning Units For Each Of The Smart Classrooms 1.2.7. Perform All Essential Works To Convert Legacy Classrooms To Smart Classrooms. Nursing Elaboratories 1 130,800,000.00 80 Units Desktop Computers For Nursing Elaboratory – 1 And Nursing Elaboratory – 2, Compliant With The Following Minimum Specifications: 2.1.1. Must Have A Minimum Of Intel I7 Cpu. 2.1.2. Must Have The Latest Windows Os 2.1.3. Must Have 16gb Memory. 2.1.4. Must Have A Minimum Of 1tb Ssd. 2.1.5. Must Have An Integrated Video Card 2.1.6. Must Have Graphics Card With The Following Specifications: 2.1.6.1. Must Be At Least Core 3072 2.1.6.2. Must Be At Least Boost Clock (ghz) 1.78 2.1.6.3. Must Be At Least Base Clock (ghz) 1.32 2.1.6.4. Must Have At Least Standard Memory Minimum 8gb Gddr6. 2.1.6.5. Must Have At Least Memory Interface Width 128-bit 2.1.7. Standard Display Support Hdmi Port; Display Port 2.1.8. Must Have Minimum Of 2 X Usb 3.2 Gen Port 2.1.9. Must Have 1 X Rj45 Ethernet Port 2.1.10. Must Have A Minimum Of 23-inch Full Hd Monitor. 2.1.11. Must Include Office Productivity Software. 2.1.12. Must Include Endpoint Security License. 2.1.13. Must Include Keyboard And Mouse. 2.2. 80 Units Of Tablets For Nursing Elaboratories 3 – 6, Compliant With The Following Minimum Specifications: 2.2.1. Screen Must Be At Least 10.9-inch Display. 2.2.2. At Least 256gb Ssd Storage 2.2.3. The Cpu Must Be 6-core Cpu And 4-core Gpu. 2.2.4. At Least 12mp Wide Back Camera. 2.2.5. Landscape 12mp Must Be Ultrawide Front Camera. 2.2.6. Touch Id For Secure Authentication. 2.2.7. Wi-fi 6 And 5g (sub-6 Ghz) Cellular. 2.2.8. Usb-c Connector For Charging And Accessories. 2.2.9. Stay Connected With Ultrafast Wi-fi 6 2.3. Six (6) Units Of Interactive Board: Supply, Delivery And Installation Of All-in One 75” Interactive Collaboration Board With Digital Board Installed On Both Sides And Audio System With Front And Rear Tracking Cameras. 2.3.1. Must Propose A 75" Interactive Board For All E-classrooms. 2.3.2. Must Have Screen Type Resolution Of 3,840 X 2,160 With 60hz. 2.3.3. Must Have Brightness Of 350cd/m2 (without Glass) 2.3.4. Must Have Contrast Ratio Of 1200:1 (without Glass) 2.3.5. Must Have 8ms Response Time. 2.3.6. Must Have The Following Speaker Type: Built In Speaker (12w X 2ch); 2.3.7. Must Have The Following External Control: Touch Input Rs232c Thru Stereo Jack, Rj45 (for Mdc) 2.3.8. Must Have A Number Of Drawing Of 20 Touch. 2.3.9. Must Have Touch Pen Type - Passive Pen. 2.3.10. Must Have An Object Recognition Range 5mm/ 10mm / 15mm. 2.3.11. Must Have A Touch Response Time Of 8ms. 2.3.12. Must Have A Drawing Speed (touch Latency) Of 45ms. 2.3.13. Must Have Vesa Mount Of 800 * 400. 2.3.14. Must Be Wall Mounted 2.3.15. Must Have The Following Hardware Features Touch Overlay (ir), Front Connectivity, Ops I/f Support (w/ops Box); Wifi/bt Module Embedded 2.4. Other Requirements For Each Of The Six (6) Nursing Elaboatories: 2.4.1. Supply And Installation Of Access Points Including All Cabling Works. 2.4.2. Supply And Installation Of Biometric Door Access System Complete With Magnetic Door Locks And Other Essential Peripherals. 2.4.3. Supply And Delivery Essential Furnishing. 2.4.4. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Tcp/ip Based Cctv Camera 2.4.5. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Audio System: 2.4.5.1. 1 Set Indoor Speaker 2.4.5.2. Wireless Mic 2.4.5.3. Powered Mixer 2.4.5.4. Essential Audio Wires And Cables 2.4.6. Supply And Delivery Of 2 Units Of 2.5 Hp Airconditioning Units In Each Of The Elaboratories 2.4.7. Supply And Delivery Of 2 Pcs Two-sided Whiteboard. 2.4.8. Perform All Essential Works To Convert Legacy Rooms To Smart Laboratories. Physics And Chemistry Elaboratories 1 122,150,000.00 This Facility Intends To Provide The Learners With Appropriate Digital Tools That Will Further Expand The Learning Capabilities Of The Students And Explore Other Creative Means Of Exercising Their Knowledge. 3.1. Three (3) Units High Performance Computing Desktops With Gpu 3.1.1. 14th Generations E-cores Up To 4.40 Ghz P-cores Up To 5.60 Ghz 3.1.2. With Mid-range Gpu 3.1.3. 16gb Ram 3.1.4. At Least 512gb Ssd Storage 3.1.5. 27” Monitor 3.2. Supply Of One Hundred Twenty-five (125) Units Of Tablets Compliant With The Following Minimum Specifications: 3.2.1. Screen Must Be 10.9-inch Display Or Higher. 3.2.2. 256gb Ssd Storage 3.2.3. The Cpu Must Be 6-core Cpu And 4-core Gpu. 3.2.4. The Back Camera Must Be A Minimum Of 12mp Wide. 3.2.5. Landscape 12mp Must Be A Minimum Of Ultrawide Front Camera. 3.2.6. Touch Id For Secure Authentication. 3.2.7. Wi-fi 6 And 5g (sub-6 Ghz) Cellular. 3.2.8. Usb-c Connector For Charging And Accessories. 3.2.9. Stay Connected With Ultrafast Wi-fi 6 3.3. Supply Of Twenty (20) Units Of Laptop Computers With The Following Minimum Specifications: 3.3.1. Must Have A Minimum Of Intel I5 Cpu. 3.3.2. Must Have The Latest Windows Os 3.3.3. Must Have 16gb Memory. 3.3.4. Must Have A Minimum Of 512gb Ssd Storage 3.3.5. Must Have An Integrated Video Card 3.3.6. Must Have 14-inch Screen Or Higher With 1920 X 1080 Resolution. 3.3.7. Must Include Office Productivity Software. 3.3.8. Must Include Endpoint Security License. 3.3.9. Must Include Laptop Bag. 3.3.10. Must Include Charger For Laptop. 3.4. Supply And Delivery Of Two (2) Camera Units Compliant With The Followingminimum Specifications: 3.4.1. Ability To Record Video With Audio. 3.4.2. At Least 4k Resolution 3.5. Supply And Delivery Of Five (5) Units Of Network Printers Compliant With The Following Minimum Specifications: 3.5.1. Print Speed Of Up To 17.0 Ipm 3.5.2. Prints Up To A3+ (for Simplex) 3.5.3. Automatic Duplex Printing 3.5.4. Ultra-high Page Yield Of 7,500 Pages (black) And 6,000 Pages (colour) 3.5.5. Wi-fi, Wi-fi Direct Capable 3.6. Supply And Delivery For Eight (8) Units Of Portable Compact Cameras With The Following Minimum Specifications: 3.6.1. Dimensions Should Not Be More Than 72mm (w) X 51mm (h) X 34mm (d) 3.6.2. Buckle + Thumb Screw And Usb-c Cable. 3.6.3. Hdr (high Dynamic Range) Video + Photo For More Vivid Images 3.6.4. 5.3k60, 4k120 And 2.7k240 Video Resolutions 3.6.5. Large Image Sensor Captures Ultra-wide 156° Field Of View In 8:07 3.6.6. 27-megapixel Photos With 24.7 Megapixel Stills From Video 3.6.7. Sixteen (16) Pieces Of Compatible 512gb Microsd Card 3.7. Supply And Delivery Of Sixteen (16) Units Of Virtual Reality (vr) Optics Compliant With The Following Minimum Specifications: 3.7.1. See-through Holographic Lenses (waveguides) 3.7.2. Resolution 3.7.3. 2k 3:2 Light Engines 3.7.4. Holographic Density 3.7.5. 2.5k Radiants (light Points Per Radian) 3.7.6. Eye-based Rendering 3.7.7. Display Optimization For 3d Eye Position. 3.8. Supply Of Eight (8) Units Of Interactive Boards: Supply, Delivery And Installation Of All-in One 75” Interactive Collaboration Board With Digital Board Installed On Both Sides And Audio System With Front And Rear Tracking Cameras. 3.8.1. Must Propose A 75" Interactive Board For All E-classrooms. 3.8.2. Must Have Screen Type Resolution Of 3,840 X 2,160 With 60hz. 3.8.3. Must Have Brightness Of 350cd/m2 (without Glass) 3.8.4. Must Have Contrast Ratio Of 1200:1 (without Glass) 3.8.5. Must Have 8ms Response Time. 3.8.6. Must Have The Following Speaker Type: Built In Speaker (12w X 2ch); 3.8.7. Must Have The Following External Control: Touch Input Rs232c Thru Stereo Jack, Rj45 (for Mdc) 3.8.8. Must Have A Number Of Drawing Of 20 Touch. 3.8.9. Must Have Touch Pen Type - Passive Pen. 3.8.10. Must Have An Object Recognition Range 5mm/ 10mm / 15mm. 3.8.11. Must Have A Touch Response Time Of 8ms. 3.8.12. Must Have A Drawing Speed (touch Latency) Of 45ms. 3.8.13. Must Have Vesa Mount Of 800 * 400. 3.8.14. Must Be Wall Mounted 3.8.15. Must Have The Following Hardware Features Touch Overlay (ir), Front Connectivity, Ops I/f Support (w/ops Box); Wifi/bt Module Embedded 3.9. Supply And Installation Of The Following Software Tools With At Least One (1) Year License Subscription: 3.9.1. Laboratory Management System (online Software) 3.9.2. Qr Registry And Online System (online Software) 3.9.3. Chemoffice Professional (software) 3.9.4. Gaussian 16 (software) 3.9.5. Gaussview 6 (software) 3.9.6. Spartan'24 3.9.7. Microsoft Office 3.9.8. Minitab Statistical Software 3.9.9. Ibm Spss Statistics 3.9.10. Xlstat 3.9.11. Arcgis 3.9.12. Tableau 3.9.13. Comsol Multiphysics 3.10. Other Requirements For Each Of The Eight (8) Physics And Chemistry Elaboratories: 3.10.1. Supply And Installation Of Access Points Including All Cabling Works. 3.10.2. Supply And Installation Of Biometric Door Access System Complete With Magnetic Door Locks And Other Essential Peripherals. 3.10.3. Supply And Delivery Of Essential Furnishing 3.10.4. Soundproof Installation For Room Acas 703 Only 3.10.5. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Tcp/ip Based Cctv Camera. 3.10.6. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Two (2) Units Of 2.5 Hp Airconditioning Units In Each Of The Elaboratories 3.10.7. Perform All Essential Works To Convert Legacy Rooms To Elaboratories. Tourism, Cas, Ccais, Clpgs And Cte Elaboratories 1 136,000,000.00 This Facility Intends To Provide Learners With Appropriate Digital Tools That Will Further Expand The Learning Capabilities Of The Students And Explore Other Creative Means Of Exercising Their Knowledge. 4.1. One Hundred Ninety (190) Units Of Desktop Computers Distributed Among The 5 Elaboratories Compliant With The Following Minimum Specifications: 4.1.1. Must Have A Minimum Of Intel I5 Cpu. 4.1.2. Must Have The Latest Windows Os 4.1.3. Must Have 16gb Memory. 4.1.4. Must Have A Minimum Of 1tb Ssd Storage 4.1.5. Must Have An Integrated Video Card 4.1.6. Must Have 2 X Usb 3.2 Gen Port 4.1.7. Must Have 1 X Rj45 Ethernet Port 4.1.8. Must Be Mini Tower Form Factor 4.1.9. Monitor 23-inch Full Hd 4.1.10. Must Include Office Productivity Software. 4.1.11. Must Include Endpoint Security License. 4.1.12. Must Include Keyboard And Mouse 4.2. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Five (5) 5 Units Of Interactive Board To Be Distributed Among The 5 Elaboratories Supply Delivery And Installation Of All-in One 75” Interactive Collaboration Board With Digital Board Installed On Both Sides And Audio System And Front And Rear Tracking Cameras. 4.2.1. Must Propose A 75" Interactive Board For All E-classrooms. 4.2.2. Must Have Screen Type Resolution Of 3,840 X 2,160 With 60hz. 4.2.3. Must Have Brightness Of 350cd/m2 (without Glass) 4.2.4. Must Have Contrast Ratio Of 1200:1 (without Glass) 4.2.5. Must Have 8ms Response Time. 4.2.6. Must Have The Following Speaker Type: Built In Speaker (12w X 2ch); 4.2.7. Must Have The Following External Control: Touch Input Rs232c Thru Stereo Jack, Rj45 (for Mdc) 4.2.8. Must Have A Number Of Drawing Of 20 Touch 4.2.9. Must Have Touch Pen Type - Passive Pen. 4.2.10. Must Have An Object Recognition Range 5mm/ 10mm / 15mm. 4.2.11. Must Have A Touch Response Time Of 8ms. 4.2.12. Must Have A Drawing Speed (touch Latency) Of 45ms. 4.2.13. Must Have Vesa Mount Of 800 * 400. 4.2.14. Must Be Wall Mounted 4.2.15. Must Have The Following Hardware Features Touch Overlay (ir), Front Connectivity, Ops I/f Support (w/ops Box); Wifi/bt Module Embedded 4.3. Other Requirements To Be Fulfilled By The Winning Bidder In Each Of The Five (5) Elaboratories: 4.3.1. Supply And Installation Of Access Points Including All Cabling Works. 4.3.2. Supply And Installation Of Biometric Door Access System Complete With Magnetic Door Locks And Other Essential Peripherals. 4.3.3. Supply And Delivery Essential Furnishing. 4.3.4. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Tcp/ip Based Cctv Camera. 4.3.5. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Two (2) Units Of 2.5 Hp Airconditioning Units In Each Of The Elaboratories 4.3.6. Perform All Essential Works To Convert Traditional Rooms To Elaboratories. Elibrary 1 44,000,000.00 The Elibrary Facility Shall Serve As The Digital Library For Students And Other Researchers. It Must Be Equipped With Digital And Electronic Tools Essential In A Elibrary Set-up. 5.1. Supply And Delivery Of Fifty (50) Units Of Desktop Computers Compliant With The Following Minimum Specifications: 5.1.1. Must Have A Minimum Of Intel I5 Cpu. 5.1.2. Must Have The Latest Windows Os 5.1.3. Must Have 16gb Memory. 5.1.4. Must Have A Minimum Of 1tb Ssd 5.1.5. Must Have An Integrated Video Card 5.1.6. Must Have 2 X Usb 3.2 Gen Port 5.1.7. Must Have 1 X Rj45 Ethernet Port 5.1.8. Must Have Wifi Connection Compatible To 2.4ghz And 5ghz Band. 5.1.9. Monitor 23-inch Full Hd 5.1.10. Must Include Office Productivity Software. 5.1.11. Must Include Endpoint Security License. 5.1.12. Must Include Keyboard And Mouse 5.2. Supply And Delivery Of Two (2) Units Of 85” Led Tv With 4k Resolution 5.3. Other Requirements To Be Fulfilled By The Winning Bidder: 5.3.1.1. Supply And Installation Of 2 Units Access Points Including All Cabling Works. 5.3.1.2. Supply And Installation Of Rfid Door Access System Complete With Magnetic Door Locks And Other Essential Peripherals. 5.3.1.3. Supply And Delivery Of 50 Computer Tables. 5.3.1.4. Supply And Delivery Of 50 Chairs. 5.3.1.5. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Tcp/ip Based Cctv Camera. 5.3.1.6. Supply And Delivery Of 2 Units Free-standing Airconditioning Units With Cooling Capacity Of 2.5 Hp Or Higher. 5.3.1.7. Perform All Essential Works To Convert Legacy Library To Modern And Digitally Infused Library. Learning Management System (lms) 1 35,760,000.00 Lms Platform A Software Application That Is Designed To Facilitate Online Learning And Training By Managing Course Content, Tracking Learner Progress, And Providing Tools For Communication And Collaboration: Must Supply The Following Modules And Services: 6.1.1 Lms Administration Module 6.1.1.1. The Solution Must Have A Database That Is Connected To A Server That Can Be Accessed At All Times Needed. 6.1.1.2. The Solution Must Allow The Migration Of Structured Data Such As Programs, Subjects, Teachers, Students, Subject Code, And The Likes. 6.1.1.3. All Passwords Created By The System Must Be Key Sensitive. 6.1.1.4. The Solution Must Allow Users To Change Their Password And Username Upon The First Login. 6.1.1.5. Allow Incoming Events And School Mission, Vision To Be Viewable On Newsfeed. 6.1.1.6. Capable Of Uploading A Photo To Serve As A Profile Picture Per User. 6.1.1.7. Equipped With Live – Chat, And Messaging Between Users 6.1.2. Professor Module 6.1.2.1. Able To Provide View Access To Teachers For Student Attendance Monitoring. 6.1.2.2. Capable Of Creating Lesson Plans And Attaching Or Linking Related Files Such As Learning Modules, Powerpoint Files, Excel, Pdf, Text, And Word Files With A Maximum File Size Of 20mb. 6.1.2.3. The Solution Must Allow The Addition Of Student/user Activities Such As Homework, Quizzes, And Examinations 6.1.3. Student Module 6.1.3.1. Able To Allow Teachers To Set Up Time Limits On Testing And Other Output-based Student Activities. 6.1.3.2. The Solution Must Allow The Setting Of Date Ranges For Users To Take The Assigned Activities. 6.1.3.3. Able To Display Activity Scores Immediately Viewable Immediately Upon Activity Completion. 6.1.3.4. Allow The List Of Created Questions To Be Viewable And Editable By The Activity Creator. 6.1.3.5. The Solution Must Allow The Creation Of Lessons And Quizzes One At A Time With The Same Subject Description. 6.1.4. Parents Module 6.1.4.1. Provide Parents Or Guardians With Access To Allow Monitoring Of Activities And Progress Of The Students Under Their Direct Care (e.g., Children, Personal Scholars, Etc.) 6.1.4.2. Able To Support Limitless Addition Of Students Within The Parents Or Guardians’ Care 6.2. Should Have The Following Modules For Elearning With 3 Years Subscription: 6.2.1. Grs Application 6.2.2. Nursing 6.2.3. Physics 6.2.4. Biology 6.2.5. Chemistry 6.3. Supply And Installation Of Software Tools That Will Enable The Creationof Inter-active Video Content And Ebooks, At Least With The Followingspecifications: 6.3.1. With Pre-built Layout Slides, Which Include Text, Images, Scenarios, And Questions. 6.3.2. Able To Easily Copy And Paste Selected Attributes Of Different Objects Or Components. 6.3.3. Able To Select An Object And Choose To Copy And Paste Either The Interaction, Or Animation Or Appearance To A Different Object In An Instant. 6.3.4. Equipped With Intuitive Interactions Panel, With Set Of Triggers, Add Conditions, And Select From A Comprehensive List Of Actions To Assign To The Trigger. 6.3.5. Able To Create Courses That Meet Accessibility Standards By Instantaneously Adding Closed Captions For Slide Videos Or Audio Content. 6.3.6. Able To C Create 'demo', 'training', And 'assessment' Modules By Easily Capturing On-screen Keyboard Activities, System Audio, And Mouse Movements. 6.3.7. Able To Record New Videos Or Import Existing Online Videos Or Vimeo Videos. Able To Add Informational Slides Or Knowledge Check Questions As Overlays At Specific Points In The Video. Able To Add Bookmarks In The Timeline To Aid Learner Remediation. Feedback Options For Answers And Interactions Must Be Customizable. 6.3.8. Able To Strategically Place Bookmarks On The Slide Or Video Timeline. 6.3.9. For The Ebooks Creation Software, It Must Meet The Following Minimum Requirements: 6.3.9.1. Able To Precisely Layout And Style Text, Pictures, Borders, Calendars, And More 6.3.9.2. With Wide Range Of Pre-designed Templates 6.3.9.3. Able To Consolidate Text And Pictures. 6.3.9.4. Able To Render The Final Material In A Noneditable Format. 6.4. Integrated Ejournal Subscription - 3 Years: 6.4.1. The Ejournal Must Be An Online Collection Of Academic Publications Of Various Higher Education Institutions And Professional Organizations. 6.4.2. It Must Be A Localized Type Of Ejournal,, Meaning It Is Most Applicable To The Philippines. 6.4.3. The Winning Bidder Must Provide An Ejournal Subscription For 12 Months. 6.5. Unified Database Platform 6.5.1. Must Be Cloud Agnostic And Cloud-native And Can Support Deployments In Bare Metal, Vms, Or Kubernetes Both In Onpremises Infrastructure As Well As Cloud For At Least The Following Options: ● Baremetal ● Vmware Vsphere ● Aws ● Google Cloud Platform ● Microsoft Azure 6.5.2. It Must Support Both The Sql And Nosql Apis Under A Common Storage Substrate To Address Current And Future Use Cases. 6.5.3. Capable Of Enabling Client Applications To Auto-discover Cluster Nodes And Cluster Topology Using An Applicationfriendly Library. 6.5.4. Able To Support A Single Synchronous Cluster Stretched Across Multiple Az’s/regions/clouds And Support Multiple Advanced Replication Architectures For The Resiliency Of The System. 6.5.5. Able To Horizontally Scale Out/in/up/down With Minimal To No Business Disruptions. 6.5.6. Must Offer A Single User Interface Across Various Clouds With Simplified Database Management And Monitoring Like Db Upgrades, Backups, Security & On-demand Scaling Of Nodes To Simplify Operation And Management. 6.5.7. The Proposed Solution Shall Support Distributed Acid And Transactions With Strong Data Consistency. 6.5.8. The Proposed Solution Must Include At Least 96 Cores Of Database License Subscription For Production And 96 Cores Of Database License For Non- Production. 6.5.9. Must Include One (1) Year Enterprise Support For Production And Non- Production. 6.5.10. Able To Provide The Ability To Increase Computing Capacity Linearly By Adding New Nodes To The Existing Database System With No Downtime. 6.5.11. The Proposed Solution Must Support Data Replication Between Two Isolated Instances To Support Application-level Activeactive Deployments. 6.5.12. Able To Enhance The Primary Cluster Capability With Additional Read-replica Nodes To Facilitate Reads Closer To The Customer Base. 6.5.13. Able To Support Data Affinity To Comply With Country/regionspecific Regulatory/compliance Requirements. 6.5.14. Must Support Encryption In Transit And Rest To Have A Strong Security Posture. The Proposed Solution Shall Be Able To Provision And Manage In A Fully Air- Gapped Environment. 6.5.15. Shall Support Region/zone/cloud Affinity To Define Different Data Serving Topologies To Keep The Data Serving Nodes Closer To The User Base. 6.5.16. Capable Of Horizontally Scaling With No Downtime To Support Adhoc Peak Workloads Or Increase In Sizing Without Interruption. 6.5.17. The Proposed Solution Must Offer A Single User Interface Across Various Clouds With Simplified Database Management And Monitoring Like Db Upgrades, Backups, Security & Ondemand Scaling Of Nodes To Simplify Operation And Management. 6.5.18. The Proposed Solution Must Have Cdc Capability To Generate Events On Data Change. 6.5.19. Must Have Api For Management Automation. 6.5.20. The Proposed Solution Must Support Advance Sql Features Like Stored Procedure, Foreign Keys, Triggers, Json Support (filtering, Constraints And Projections) To Support Current And Future Use Cases. Supply Of Content Development Tools 1 15,000,000.00 7.1. Capable Of Creating Lesson Plans And Attaching Or Linking Related Files Such As Learning Modules, Powerpoint Files, Excel, Pdf, Text, And Word Files With A Maximum File Size Of 20mb. 7.2. The Solution Must Allow The Addition Of Student/user Activities Such As Homework, Quizzes, And Examinations 7.3. Able To Allow Teachers To Set Up Time Limits On Testing And Other Outputbased Student Activities. 7.4. The Solution Must Allow The Setting Of Date Ranges For Users To Take The Assigned Activities. 7.5. Able To Display Activity Scores Immediately Viewable Immediately Upon Activity Completion. 7.6. Allow The List Of Created Questions To Be Viewable And Editable By The Activity Creator. 7.7. The Solution Must Allow The Creation Of Lessons And Quizzes One At A Time With The Same Subject Description. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Additional Campus Network Components 1 8,800,000.00 8.1. Thirty (30) Units Of Indoor Access Points With The Following Minimum Specifications: 8.1.1. Must Have 3.55 Gbps Raw Capacity Specification. 8.1.2. Must Have Wpa3 And Enhanced Open Security. 8.1.3. Must Have A Built-in Technology That Resolves Sticky Client Issues For Wi-fi 6 And Wi-fi 5 Devices. 8.1.4. Must Have Ofdma And Mu-mimo For Enhanced Multi-user Efficiency. 8.1.5. Must Have High Performance Dual Radio 802.11ax Ap With Ofdma And Multi-user Mimo (mu-mimo) Specification. 8.1.6. Must Be Able To Support Data Rates Of Up To 2.4 Gbps For Ieee802.11ax. 8.1.7. Must Have Multi-user Transmission With Downlink And Uplink Ofdma. 8.1.8. Must Have Multi-user Capability With Uplink And Downlink Multi-user Mimo. 8.1.9. Must Have Dual Radio 802.11ax Access Point With Ofdma And Multi-user Mimo (mu-mimo): 8.1.10. Must Have Multi-gig Uplink Ethernet Port With The Following Specifications: A. Supports Up To 2.5/5 Gbps With Nbase-t And Ieee 802.3bz Ethernet Compatibility. B. Backwards Compatible With 100/1000base-t. 8.1.11. Must Support Up To 300 Associated Client Devices Per Radio, And Up To 16 Bssids Per Radio. 8.1.12. Must Support The Following Frequency Bands (country-specific Restrictions Apply): A. 2.400 To 2.4835ghz B. 5.150 To 5.250ghz C. 5.250 To 5.350ghz D. 5.470 To 5.725ghz E. 5.725 To 5.850ghz F. 5.850 To 5.895ghz 8.1.13. Must Have Dynamic Frequency Selection (dfs) Which Optimizes The Use Of Available Rf Spectrum. 8.1.14. Must Support Radio Technologies: A. 802.11b: Direct-sequence Spreadspectrum (dsss) B. 802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal Frequency-division Multiplexing (ofdm) C. 802.11ax: Orthogonal Frequencydivision Multiple Access (ofdma) With Up To 16 Resource Units (for An 80mhz Channel) 8.1.15. Must Support The Following Modulation Types: A. 802.11b: Bpsk, Qpsk, Cck B. 802.11a/g/n: Bpsk, Qpsk, 16- Qam, 64-qam, 256-qam (proprietary Extension) C. 802.11ac: Bpsk, Qpsk, 16-qam, 64-qam, 256-qam, 1024-qam (proprietary Extension) D. 802.11ax: Bpsk, Qpsk, 16-qam, 64-qam, 256-qam, 1024- Qam802.11n High-throughput (ht) Support: Ht20/40 8.1.16. Must Have 802.11ac And 802.11ax 8.1.17. Must Support Single-channel Implementation Also Known As Channel Blanket 8.1.18. Must Support Multi-channel Implementation. 8.1.19. Must Support Hybrid Implementation. 8.1.20. Must Support Data Rates (mbps): A. 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 B. 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 C. 802.11n (2.4ghz): 6.5 To 300 (mcs0 To Mcs15, Ht20 To Ht40) D. 802.11n (5ghz): 6.5 To 600 (mcs0 To Mvc31, Ht20 To Ht40) E. 802.11ac: 6.5 To 3,467 (mcs0 To Mcs9, Nss = 1 To 4, Vht20 To Vht160) F. 802.11ax (2.4ghz): 3.6 To 574 (mcs0 To Mcs11, Nss = 1 To 2, He20 To He40) G. 802.11ax (5ghz): 3.6 To 4,803 (mcs0 To Mcs11, Nss = 1 To 4, He20 To He160) H. 802.11n/ac Packet Aggregation: Ampdu, A-msdu 8.1.21. Must Have Four Integrated Dual-band Down Tilt Omnidirectional Antennas For 4x4 Mimo With Peak Antenna Gain Of 4.2dbi In 2.4ghz And 7.5dbi In 5ghz. Built-in Antennas Are Optimized For Horizontal Ceiling Mounted Orientation Of The Ap. The Down Tilt Angle For Maximum Gain Should Be Roughly 30 Degrees. 8.1.22. Must Have Combining The Patterns Of Each Of The Antennas Of The Mimo Radios, The Peak Gain Of The Effective Per-antenna Pattern Is 3.8dbi In 2.4ghz And 4.6dbi In 5ghz. 8.1.23. Must Have Link Aggregation (lacp) Support Between Both Network Ports For Redundancy And Increased Capacity. A. Auto-sensing Link Speed (100/1000/2500base-t) And Mdi/mdx B. 2.5gbps Speed Complies With Nbase-t And 802.3bz Specifications C. Poe-pd: 48vdc (nominal) 802.3af/at/bt (class 3 Or Higher) D. E1: 10/100/1000base-t Ethernet Network Interface (rj-45) E. Auto-sensing Link Speed And Mdi/mdx 8.1.24. Must Have Dc Power Interface: 48vdc (nominal, +/- 5%), Accepts 1.35mm/3.5mm Center-positive Circular Plug With 9.5mm Length. 8.1.25. Must Have Visual Indictors (two Multi-color Leds): For System And Radio Status. 8.1.26. Must Have A Reset Button: Factory Reset, Led Mode Control (normal/off). 8.2. Twenty (20) Units Of Outdoor Access Points With The Following Minimum Specifications: 8.2.1. Must Have 8x8 Mu-mimo Capability. 8.2.2. Must Be Delivering A Raw Capacity Of 4.8 Gbps. 8.2.3. Must Have An Uplink And Downlink Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (ofdma), Downlink Multi-user Mimo (mu-mimo) And Cellular Co-location. 8.2.4. Must Have Ai Powered Technology Ensures That All Clients Are Attached To Their Best Serving Access Point. 8.2.5. Must Have Session Metrics, Network Metrics, Applications And Client Type Are Used To Identify And Maintain The Best Connection. 8.2.6. Must Have High Performance Dual Radio 802.11ax Ap With Ofdma And Multi-user Mimo (mu-mimo). 8.2.7. Must Have Multi-user Capability With Uplink And Downlink Multi-user Mimo. 8.2.8. Must Have Multi-gig Uplink Ethernet Port 8.2.8.1. Supports Up To 2.5/5 Gbps With Nbase-t And Ieee 802.3bz Ethernet Compatibility. 8.2.8.2. Backwards Compatible With 100/1000base- T. 8.2.9. Must Have An Ap Type: Outdoor Hardened, Wi-fi 6 Dual Radio, 5 Ghz 8x8 Mimo And 2.4 Ghz 4x4 Mimo Software And Configurable Dual Radio Supports 5 Ghz And 2.4 Ghz 5 Ghz: 8.2.10. Must Be Able To Support Up To 300 Associated Client Devices Per Radio, And Up To 16 Bssids Per Radio. 8.2.11. Must Have The Following Supported Frequency Bands (country-specific Restrictions Apply): 8.2.11.1. 2.400 To 2.4835 Ghz 8.2.11.2. 5.150 To 5.250 Ghz 8.2.11.3. 5.250 To 5.350 Ghz 8.2.11.4. 5.470 To 5.725 Ghz 8.2.11.5. 5.725 To 5.850 Ghz 8.2.11.6. 5.825 To 5.875 Ghz 8.2.12. Must Have The Following Available Channels: Dependent On Configured Regulatory Domain. 8.2.13. Must Have Dynamic Frequency Selection (dfs) Optimizes The Use Of Available Rf Spectrum. 8.2.14. Must Support The Following Radio Technologies: 8.2.14.1. 802.11b: Direct-sequence Spread-spectrum (dsss) 8.2.14.2. 802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal Frequencydivision Multiplexing (ofdm) 8.2.14.3. 802.11ax: Orthogonal Frequency-division Multiple Access (ofdma) With Up To 16 Resource Units (ru) 8.2.15. Must Have The Following Supported Modulation Types: 8.2.15.1. 802.11b: Bpsk, Qpsk, Cck 8.2.15.2. 802.11a/g/n: Bpsk, Qpsk, 16-qam, 64- Qam, 256-qam (proprietary Extension) 8.2.15.3. 802.11ac: Bpsk, Qpsk, 16-qam, 64- Qam, 256-qam, 1024 Qam (proprietary Extension) 8.2.15.4. 802.11ax: Bpsk, Qpsk, 16-qam, 64- Qam, 256-qam, 1024 Qam 8.2.15.5. 802.11n High-throughput (ht) Support: Ht 20/40 8.2.15.6. 802.11ac Very High Throughput (vht) Support: Vht 20/40/80/160 8.2.15.7. 802.11ax High Efficiency (he) Support: He20/40/80/160 8.2.16. Must Have The Following Supported Data Rates (mbps): 8.2.16.1. 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 8.2.16.2. 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 8.2.16.3. 802.11n (2.4ghz): 6.5 To 300 (mcs0 To Mcs15, Ht20 To Ht40) 8.2.16.4. 802.11n (5ghz): 6.5 To 600 (mcs0 To Mcs31, Ht20 To Ht40) 8.2.16.5. 802.11ac: (5 Ghz): 6.5 To 3,467 (mcs0 To Mcs9, Nss = 1 To 4 For Vht20 To Vht160) 8.2.16.6. 802.11ax (2.4ghz): 8.6 To 574 (mcs0 To Mcs11, Nss = 1 To 2, He20 To He40) 8.2.16.7. 802.11ax (5ghz): 8.6 To 4803 (mcs0 To Mcs11, Nss = 1 To 4, He20 To He160) 8.2.16.8. 802.11n/ac Packet Aggregation: A-mpdu, A-msdu 8.2.17. Must Have The Maximum (conducted) Transmit Power (limited By Local Regulatory Requirements): 8.2.17.1. 2.4 Ghz Band: +22 Dbm Per Chain, +25dbm Aggregate (2x2) 8.2.17.2. 5 Ghz Band: +22 Dbm Per Chain, +28dbm Aggregate (4x4) 8.2.18. Must Have Multi-gig Port (rj-45) 8.2.18.1. Auto-sensing Link Speed (100/1000/2500base-t) And Mdi/mdx 8.2.18.2. 2.5gbps Speed Complies With Nbase-t And 802.3bz Specifications 8.2.18.3. Poe-pd: 48vdc (nominal) 802.3at/bt (class 4 Or Higher) - 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (eee) 8.2.19. Must Have 100/1000base-t (rj-45) 8.2.19.1. Auto-sensing Link Speed And Mdi/mdx - 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (eee) 8.2.19.2. Poe-pd: 48vdc (nominal) 802.3at/bt (class 4 Or Higher) 8.2.20. Must Have Link Aggregation (lacp) Support Between Both Network Ports For Redundancy And Increased Capacity. 8.2.21. Must Have Visual Indicator (multi-color Led): For System And Radio Status. 8.2.22. Must Have A Reset Button: Factory Reset (during Device Power Up). 8.2.23. Must Have 802.11ac And 802.11ax 8.2.24. Must Support Single-channel Implementation Also Known As Channel Blanket. 8.2.25. Must Support Multi-channel Implementation. 8.2.26. Must Support Hybrid Implementation. 8.2.27. Must Propose Licenses For Wlan Controller Connectivity. 8.3. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Power Over Ethernet (poe) Switches The Winning Bidder Shall Supply, Deliver And Install One (1) Unit Of 24- Port Poe Switch And Five (5) Units 48-port Poe Switches, Compliant With The Following Minimum Specifications: 8.3.1. Must Be A High Performance 160 Gbps System Switching Capacity, 119 Mpps Of System Throughput. 8.3.2. Must Be Able To Support Poe+ 8.3.3. Must Have A License Upgrade To Support Continuous Poe 8.3.4. Must Have A License Upgrade To Support Udld (uni- Directional Link Detection) 8.3.5. Must Have Built-in High Speed 1/10gbe Uplinks. 8.3.6. Must Have Intelligent Monitoring, Visibility, And Remediation Via Single Pane Of Glass Across Wired, Wireless, And Wan. 8.3.7. Must Have Support For Automated Configuration And Verification. 8.3.8. Must Enables Secure And Simple Access For Users And Iot 8.3.9. Must Have Traffic Prioritization (ieee 802.1p) For Real-time Classification. 8.3.10. Must Be A High-performance Front Plane Stacking For Up To 4 Switches. 8.3.11. Must Be Able To Monitor Link Connectivity And Shuts Down Ports At Both Ends If Unidirectional Traffic Is Detected, Preventing Loops In Stp-based Networks. 8.3.12. Must Have Ieee 802.3ad Lacp, Each With Eight Links Per Group. 8.3.13. Must Have Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (erps) Supports Rapid Protection And Recovery In A Ring Topology. 8.3.14. Must Have Ieee 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Provides High Link Availability In Vlan Environments Where Multiple Spanning Trees Are Required; And Legacy Support For Ieee 802.1d And Ieee 802.1w. 8.3.15. Should Have The Following Ports: 8.3.15.1. 1x Console Port 8.3.15.2. 1x Usb Port 8.3.16. Must Have Jumbo Frames Allow For High-performance Backups And Disaster-recovery Systems; Provides A Maximum Frame Size Of 9k Bytes. 8.3.17. Must Have Packet Storm Protection Against Broadcast And Multicast Storms With User-defined Thresholds Smart Link Enables Simple, Fast Converging Link Redundancy And Load Balancing With Dual Uplinks Avoiding Spanning Tree Complexities. 8.3.18. Must Have Management Interface Control Enables Or Disables Each Of The Following Depending On Security Preferences, Console Port, Or Reset Button. 8.3.19. Must Have Industry-standard Cli With A Hierarchical Structure For Reduced Training Time And Expense. 8.3.20. Management Security Restricts Access To Critical Configuration Commands, Provides Multiple Privilege Levels With Password Protection And Local And Remote Syslog Capabilities Allow Logging Of All Access. 8.3.21. Must Have Snmp V2c/v3 Provides Snmp Read And Trap Support Of Industry Standard Management Information Base (mib), And Private Extensions. 8.3.22. Must Have Remote Monitoring (rmon) With Standard Snmp To Monitor Essential Network Functions. Supports Events, Alarms, History, And Statistics Groups As Well As A Private Alarm Extension Group; Rmon, And Sflow Provide Advanced Monitoring And Reporting Capabilities For Statistics, History, Alarms And Events. 8.3.23. Must Have Tftp And Sftp Support Offers Different Mechanisms For Configuration Updates; Trivial Ftp (tftp) Allows Bidirectional Transfers Over A Tcp/ Ip Network; Secure File Transfer Protocol (sftp) Runs Over An Ssh Tunnel To Provide Additional Security. 8.3.24. Must Have Network Time Protocol (ntp) Synchronizes Timekeeping Among Distributed Time Servers And Clients; Keeps Timekeeping Consistent Among All Clock-dependent Devices Within The Network So The Devices Can Provide Diverse Applications Based On The Consistent Time. 8.3.25. Must Have Ieee 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (lldp) Advertises And Receives Management Information From Adjacent Devices On A Network, Facilitating Easy Mapping By Network Management Applications. 8.3.26. Must Provide Independent Primary And Secondary Operating System Files For Backup While Upgrading. 8.3.27. Must Be Able To Assign Descriptive Names To Ports For Easy Identification. 8.3.28. Must Have Multiple Configuration Files Can Be Stored To A Flash Image. 8.3.29. Must Have Unidirectional Link Detection (udld) Which Monitors The Link Between Two Switches And Blocks The Ports On Both Ends Of The Link If The Link Goes Down At Any Point Between The Two Devices. 8.3.30. Must Have Vlan Support And Tagging For Ieee 802.1q (4k Vlan Ids). 8.3.31. Must Have Jumbo Packet Support Improves The Performance Of Large Data Transfers; Supports Frame Size Of Up To 9000 Bytes. 8.3.32. Must Have Bridge Protocol Data Unit (bpdu) Tunnelling That Transmits Stp Bpdus Transparently, Allowing Correct Tree Calculations Across Service Providers, Wans, Or Mans. 8.3.33. Must Have Port Mirroring Which Duplicates Port Traffic (ingress And Egress) To A Monitoring Port; Supports 4 Mirroring Groups. 8.3.34. Must Have Stp That Supports Standard Ieee 802.1d Stp, Ieee 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (rstp) For Faster Convergence, And Ieee 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (mstp) 8.3.35. Internet Group Management Protocol (igmp) Controls And Manages The Flooding Of Multicast Packets In A Layer 2 Network. 8.3.36. Must Have Domain Name System (dns) Capability. 8.3.37. Must Have Acls That Also Provides Filtering Based On The Ip Field, Source/ Destination Ip Address/subnet, And Source/ Destination Tcp/udp Port Number On A Per-vlan Or Perport Basis. 8.3.38. Must Have Management Access Security For Both On And Off Box Authentication For Administrative Access. 8.3.39. Must Be Able To Support Multiple User Authentication Methods. Uses An Ieee 802.1x Supplicant On The Client In Conjunction With A Radius Server To Authenticate In Accordance With Industry Standards. 8.3.40. Must Support Mac-based Client Authentication. 8.3.41. Must Have Secure Management Access That Delivers Secure Encryption Of All Access Methods (cli, Gui, Or Mib) Through Sshv2, Ssl, And/or Snmpv3. 8.3.42. Must Have Icmp Throttling That Defeats Icmp Denial-ofservice Attacks By Enabling Any Switch Port To Automatically Throttle Icmp Traffic. 8.3.43. Must Have Port Security Which Allows Access Only To Specified Mac Addresses. 8.3.44. Must Have Mac Address Lockout That Prevents Particular Configured Mac Addresses From Connecting To The Network. 8.3.45. Must Have Secure Sockets Layer (ssl) That Encrypts All Http Traffic, Allowing Secure Access To The Browser-based Management Gui In The Switch. 8.3.46. Must Have Igmp Snooping That Allows Multiple Vlans To Receive The Same Ipv4 Multicast Traffic, Lessening Network Bandwidth Demand By Reducing Multiple Streams To Each Vlan. 8.3.47. Must Have Multicast Listener Discovery (mld) That Enables Discovery Of Ipv6 Multicast Listeners; Support Mld V1 And V2. 8.3.48. Must Have Internet Group Management Protocol (igmp) That Utilizes Any-source Multicast (asm) To Manage Ipv4 Multicast Networks; Supports Igmpv1, V2, And V3 8.4. Supply, Delivery And Installation Of Twenty-nine (29) Units Of 8-port Poe Switches, Compliant With The Following Minimum Specifications: 8.4.1. The Switch Must Be Rack-mountable (into Standard 19" Wide Racks) 8.4.2. The Switch Must Not Be Larger Than A 1ru Form Factor 8.4.3. The Switch Must Support 8 Multi-gig Port 8.4.4. The Switch Must Support 2 X 10gigabit Sfp+ Ports 8.4.5. The Switch Must Support Ethernet Interfaces Based On Ieee802.2, Ieee 802.3, Ieee 802.3u, Ieee 802.3z, Ieee 802.3ab And Ieee 802.3ae 8.4.6. The Switch Must Support Ieee 802.3az For Energy Efficient Ethernet (eee) 8.4.7. The Switch Must Support Poe On All Ports Based On Ieee 802.3at. The Switch Is Able To Provide Up To 30 Watts Of Power Per Port To Poe Devices 8.4.8. The Switch Must Support Poe++ Up To 90watts Per Port On Based On Ieee 802.3bt 8.4.9. "the Switch Must Support The Following Transceivers: 8.4.9.1. - Sfp 8.4.9.2. - Sfp+" 8.4.10. The Switch Sfp Port Must Support Any Combination Of 1000sx And 1000lx 8.4.11. The Switch Must Have Up To 120gbps Of Switching Capacity And Forwarding Rate Of Up To 89.2mpps. 8.4.12. The Switch Must Support At Least 1gb Ddr3 Sdram 8.4.13. The Switch Must Support At Least 256mb Nand Flash Memory 8.4.14. The Switch Must Support Up To 16k Of Mac Address Entries 8.4.15. The Switch Must Support Virtual Chassis Stacking Of Up To 4 Switches 8.4.16. The Switch Must Support Long Distance Virtualization Technology To Manage Mutiple Switches In Different Locations As A Single Virtual Chassis. 8.4.17. The Switch Must Support Link Aggreation Ieee 802.1ax Protocol For Static And Dynamic Link Aggregation 8.4.18. The Switch Must Be Able To Support Ring Topology With Sub 50ms Failover For High Availability 8.4.19. The Switch Must Support Pvst+ Compatibility Mode 8.4.20. The Switch Must Support Control Plane Prioritization 8.4.21. The Switch Must Support Stp Root Guard 8.4.22. The Switch Has A Maximum Power Consumption Of Not More Than 605watts With Maximum Poe Power Of 500watts. 8.4.23. Management Features: 8.4.23.1. The Switch Must Support Front Panel 7- Segment Led Provides At-a-glance Status And Fault Information 8.4.23.2. The Switch Must Support Built In Autonomous Management Framework Plus (amf Plus) Edge Node 8.4.23.3. The Switch Must Be Managed By Network Monitoring System (nms) Thru Amf (autonomous Management Framework) Protocol 8.4.23.4. The Switch Can Be Managed By A Network Security To Enables A Self-defending Network Which Can Automatically Block The Spread Of Malware By Quarantining Suspected End-user Devices 8.4.23.5. The Switch Must Have The Console Management Port On The Front Panel For Ease Of Access 8.4.23.6. "the Switch Must Support Event-based Triggers Allow User-defined Scripts To Be Executed Upon Selected System Events Wirespeed Forwarding" 8.4.23.7. The Switch Must Support Ping Polling (both Ipv4 And Ipv6) And Traceroute (both Ipv4 And Ipv6) Port Mirroring 8.4.23.8. The Switch Must Support Simple Network Time Protocol (sntp) And Network Time Protocol (ntp) Version 4 Based On Rfc 4330 And Rfc 5905. 8.4.23.9. The Switch Must Support Snmpv1/2c/3. 8.4.23.10. The Switch Must Support Comprehensive Snmp Mib Support For Standards-based Device Management 8.4.23.11. The Switch Must Support Rmon (groups 1, 2,3 And 9) Based On Rfc 2819 8.4.23.12. The Switch Must Support Industry-standard Cli With Context-sensitive Help 8.4.23.13. The Switch Must Support Web-based Graphical User Interface (gui) 8.4.23.14. The Switch Must Support Powerful Cli Scripting Engine With Built-in Text Editor 8.4.23.15. The Switch Must Have Usb Interface That Allows Software Release Files, Configurations And Other Files To Be Stored For Backup And Distribution To Other Devices 8.4.23.16. The Switch Must Support The Following Management Interface: Console, Telnet And Ssh. 8.4.23.17. The Switch Must Support Syslog Based On Rfc 3164 8.4.23.18. The Switch Must Support Icmp Router Discovery Protocol Based On Rfc 1256. 8.4.23.19. The Switch Must Support Optical Digital Diagnostics Monitoring (ddm) 8.4.23.20. "the Switch Can Support Udld To Prevent Traffic From Being Sent Across A Bad Link By Blocking The Ports At Both Ends Of The Link In The Event That Either The Individual Transmitter Or Receiver For That Connection Fails" 8.4.23.21. The Switch Must Support Eco-friendly Mode Which Allows Ports And Leds To Be Disabled To Save Power 8.4.23.22. "the Switch Must Support Builin Fiber Monitoring That Prevents Eavesdropping On Fiber Communications By Monitoring Received Optical Power. If An Intrusion Is Detected, The Link Can Be Automatically Shut Down, Or An Operator Alert Can Be Sent" 8.4.23.23. The Switch Must Support Find Me Device And Port Locator 8.4.23.24. The Switch Must Support Built-in Self-test (bist) 8.4.23.25. The Switch Must Support Cable Fault Locator (tdr) Other Essential Requirements To Be Fulfilled By The Winning Bidder: 9.1. Supply And Delivery Of One Thousand (1,000) Units Of Tablets With 1 133,490,000.00 The Following Minimum Of The Following Specifications: 9.1.1. The Screen Must Be At Least A 10.9-inch Display. 9.1.2. At Least 64gb Ssd Storage 9.1.3. The Cpu Must Be A Minimum Of 6-core Cpu And A 4-core Gpu. 9.1.4. At Least 12mp Wide Back Camera. 9.1.5. Landscape 12mp Must Be An Ultrawide Camera. 9.1.6. Touch Id For Secure Authentication. 9.1.7. Wi-fi 6 (802.11ax) 9.1.8. Usb-c Connector For Charging And Accessories. 9.2. Supply And Delivery Of Thirteen (13) Units Of Laptop Computers With The Following Minimum Specifications: 9.2.1. Must Have A Minimum Of Intel I5 Cpu Or The Equivalent. 9.2.2. Must Have The Latest Windows Os 9.2.3. Must Have 16gb Memory. 9.2.4. Must Have A Minimum Of 512gb Ss. 9.2.5. Must Have Graphics Card With The Following Specifications: 9.2.5.1. Core 2560 9.2.5.2. Minimum Boost Clock Of 1605 - 2370 Mhz 9.2.5.3. Standard Memory Minimum 6gb Gddr6 9.2.5.4. Memory Interface Bus 96 Bit 9.2.6. Must Have A Minimum Of 14” 1920 X 1080 Resolution 120hz Screen. 9.2.7. Must Have 1 X Hdmi Port 9.2.8. Must Include Laptop Power Adapter. 9.2.9. Must Include Laptop Bag. 9.2.10. Must Include Office Productivity Software. 9.2.11. Must Include Endpoint Security License. 9.3. Supply And Delivery Of Two Hundred Eighty (280) Units Of Advanced Performance Laptop Computers: 9.3.1. 8-core Cpu With 4 Performance Cores And 4 Efficiency Cores 9.3.2. 8-core Gpu 9.3.3. 256gb Storage 9.3.4. 16-core Neural Engine 9.3.5. 100gb/s Memory Bandwidth 9.3.6. Hardware-accelerated H.264, Hevc, Prores, And Prores Raw 9.3.7. Video Decode Engine 9.3.8. Video Encode Engine 9.3.9. Prores Encode And Decode Engine. 9.3.10. 13.6-inch (diagonal) Led-backlit Display With Ips Technology;1 9.3.11. 2560-by-1664 Native Resolution At 224 Pixels Per Inch 9.3.12. 500 Nits Brightness 9.3.13. Support For 1 Billion Colors. 9.4. Supply And Delivery Of Two Hundred Fifty-five (250) Units Of Mid- Range Laptop Computers With The Following Minimum Specifications: 9.4.1. Intel I5 Processor Or Equivalent 9.4.2. 16gb Memory 9.4.3. 256gb Ssd Storage 9.4.4. Must Have A Minimum Of 1536 X 1024 Resolution Or Higher. 9.4.5. Must Have Front Facing Camera 9.4.6. Must Have Wifi 9.4.7. Must Have Bluetooth. 9.4.8. Windows Operating System 9.4.9. Must Include Office Productivity Software. 9.4.10. Must Include Endpoint Security. 9.5. Supply And Delivery Of Three (3) Units Of Advanced Performing Laptop Computers With The Following Minimum Specifications: 9.5.1. Latest Windows Operating System 9.5.2. E-cores Up To 4.10 Ghz P-cores Up To 5.80 Ghz 9.5.3. Must Include Gpu With The Following Specifications Or Higher: 9.5.3.1. 7424 Cores 9.5.3.2. Boost Clock 1350 – 2280 Mhz 9.5.3.3. Memory Config Of 12gb Gddr6 9.5.3.4. 192-bit Memory Interface Width 9.5.3.5. 32gb Ddr5 Memory 9.5.4. 1tb, M2, Pci Nvme, Ssd 9.5.5. Display : 16" Wqxga (2560 X 1600), Ips, Anti-glare, Non-touch, Hdr 400, 100%dci-p3, 500 Nits, 240hz, Low Blue Light 9.5.6. Must Include Office Productivity Software. 9.5.7. Must Include Adobe Programs (illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign) 9.5.8. Autodesk Autocad 9.5.9. Sketchup 9.5.10. Graphisoft Archichad 26 9.5.11. Progecad 2024 And License Twinmotion Digital Broadcast System 1 30,000,000.00 The Digital Broadcast System Is Facility That Will Enable Cnu To Stream Or Digitally Broadcast Over The Internet And Other Network Medium (whenever Possible), Live Or Recorded Summits, Conferences, Townhall Meetings And Other Events. This Facility Must, At A Minimum, Consist Of The Following Equipment And Devices: 10.1. Announcer Booth Requirements: 10.1.1. 1 X 15-channel Broadcast Console With At Least 8 Input Modules 10.1.2. 3 X Condenser Microphones (wired) 10.1.3. 3 X Full Hd60 Ip Ptz Camera 10.1.4. 2 X 4k Professional Camcorder 10.1.5. 1 X I5 Desktop Computer For The Announcement Booth 10.1.6. 2 X Studio Monitor Speakers 10.1.7. 3 X Studio Boom Arm Kit With Riser And Headphone Mount 10.1.8. 3 X Professional Studio Headphones 10.1.9. 2 X 24" Touch Screen Display With Bracket 10.1.10. 1 X On Air Led Light 10.2. Recording Room Requirements: 10.2.1. 1 X A/v Switcher 10.2.2. 2 X Condenser Microphones (wired) 10.2.3. 2 X Studio Monitor Speakers 10.2.4. 2 X 4k Professional Camcorder 10.2.5. 1 X 8 Input Channels Analog Broadcast Radio Console 10.2.6. 2 X Studio Boom Arm Kit With Riser And Headphone Mount 10.2.7. 2 X Professional Studio Headphones 10.3. Technical Operations Center Requirements: 10.3.1. 1 X Vtr Capture Playback Computer With Osx Operating System 10.3.2. 1 X Vtr Capture Playback Computer With Windows Operating System 10.3.3. 1 X A/v Switcher 10.3.4. 2 X Studio Monitor Speakers 10.3.5. 1 X Real-time Broadcast 3d Hd Graphic Systems 10.3.6. 2 X Analog Bnc 1x6 Distribution Amplifier 10.3.7. 2 X Sdi Capture Card 4 Input Channels 10.3.8. 2 X Streaming Desktop Computers With At Least 12-cores, 32gb Ram And At Least 512gb Ssd Storage 10.3.9. 4 X Adobe Creative Suite Licenses 10.3.10. 1 X Desktop Computer With At Least 12-cores, 32gb Ram And At Least 512gb Ssd Storage For Teleradyo Information System 10.3.11. 1 X 8 Input Channels Analog Broadcast Radio Console 10.3.12. 5 X Heavy Duty Camera Tripod 10.3.13. 1 X Video Converter With Supported Inputs Such As 3g-sdi, Hd-sdi, Sd-sdi, Hdmi, Vga 10.3.14. 1 X Teleprompter Kit With Wired Remote Control 10.3.8. 2 X Streaming Desktop Computers With At Least 12-cores, 32gb Ram And At Least 512gb Ssd Storage 10.3.9. 4 X Adobe Creative Suite Licenses 10.3.10. 1 X Desktop Computer With At Least 12-cores, 32gb Ram And At Least 512gb Ssd Storage For Teleradyo Information System 10.3.11. 1 X 8 Input Channels Analog Broadcast Radio Console 10.3.12. 5 X Heavy Duty Camera Tripod 10.3.13. 1 X Video Converter With Supported Inputs Such As 3g-sdi, Hd-sdi, Sd-sdi, Hdmi, Vga 10.3.14. 1 X Teleprompter Kit With Wired Remote Control 10.5. Video Display Requirements: 10.5.1. 1 X Two In One Cable (sdi + Intercom) 10.5.2. 1 X 75" Tv With Bracket 10.5.3. 1 X 75" Tv With Stand 10.5.4. 6 X Hdmi Transceiver Broadcast To Local Tv Hdmi 10.5.5. 1 X 4x4 Hdmi Matrix Hard Cable + Cat5 With Dual Output (tx) 10.6. Fixed Lighting Equipment Requirements: 10.6.1. 8 X Led Light 500 10.6.2. 16 X Light Stand 10.7. Other Requirements: 10.7.1. Perform Installation Works For Devices Needing Installation 10.7.2. Perform Other Essential Works To Produce A Broadcast Facility To House The Equipment And Device Requirements As Stated Herein Warranties 11.1. Whenever Applicable, All Equipment, Devices, Software And Systems Must Have At Least 1 Year Warranty And Support Services. 12. Services Requirements 12.1. Testing And Commissioning 12.1.1. The Winning Bidder Shall Perform Testing And Commissioning Services Upon Completion Of All Required Installations As Defined In This Terms Of Reference. 12.1.2. All Testing To Be Performed Must Be Witnessed By Cnu Assigned Personnel To Ensure Transparency Of The Testing Results. 12.1.3. The Testing And Commissioning Shall Ensure The Workability Of The Systems On A Stand-alone And Integrated Perspectives. 12.1.4. The Winning Bidder Must Submit For Approval Testing Mops (method Of Procedures) Prior To Actual Testing. 12.1.5. The Testing And Commissioning Services Shall Serve As The Uat (user Acceptance Testing) Provided It Is Witnessed By Cnu’s Nominated Personnel. 12.1.6. In The Event Of Testing Failure, The Winning Bidder Is Required To Perform Rectification Works Not More Than 72 Hours From The Time The Failed Testing Is Witnessed Or Reported. In The Event That Parts, Units And/or Entire Device/s Are To Be Replaced Which May Take Longer Than 72 Hours, The Winning Bidder Is Required To Submit A Written Request Justifying The Extension Of The Prescribed Rectification Duration. 12.1.7. All Testing To Be Performed Must Be Within The Manufacturer Prescribed Testing Procedures Or Methods. 12.1.8. The Winning Bidder Must Submit A Testing Report. 12.2. Knowledge Transfer And Training 12.2.1. The Winning Bidder Must Conduct Appropriate Knowledge Transfer Or Training To All Supplied And Installed Equipment, Devices, Software, Systems And Platforms Prior To Handover. 12.2.2. Training Must Include Basic Operation Of The Equipment, Devices And/or Systems, Allowable Troubleshooting That Will Not Void The Warranties And Orientation On Support Requests. 12.2.3. The Training Sessions Can Be Face To Face Through Classroom Type Or Online/virtual Provided A Walk-through Of The Systems Are Made Possible (if Applicable). 12.3. As-built Plans 12.3.1. The Winning Bidder Is Required, As Part Of The Post Project Documentation, To Submit As-built Plans Which Will Reflect The Actual Design And Implementation Of Various Ict Infrastructure And Systems In A Form Of Diagrams And/or Layouts. 12.3.2. Whenever Applicable, The As-built Plans Must Be Signed By Licensed Engineer Of A Particular Trade. 12.4. Implementation Duration 12.4.1. From The Date Of Notice To Proceed (ntp), The Winning Bidder Has Three Hundred Sixty (360) Calendar Days To Deliver And Complete The Project. Completion Includes Formal Handover And Acceptance By Cnu. 12.4.2. Participating Bidders Must Include In Its Bid Submission A High-level Gantt Chart That Illustrates The Project Implementation Schedule Per Wbs. 13. Bidder Competency And Qualification Requirements 13.1. The Bid Submission Shall Be In Sufficient Detail To Show Compliance With The Specification And Shall Include The Following: 13.1.1. Statement Of Compliance, Or Otherwise, Against The Specification For The System Offered. 13.1.2. A Scaled Drawing Showing The Proposed Layout Of All The Equipment In The Proposed System. 13.1.3. A Detailed Technical Description Of The Proposed System, Including All The Equipment And Software Offered. 13.1.4. A Working Timeline Including The Periods Of Design And Manufacture, Delivery, Installation, Training, Site Acceptance Testing, And Commissioning. 13.1.5. A Description Of The Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, And Other Data Center Facility-related Works. 13.1.6. Colored Brochures Of All Equipment Supplied Including Racks And Consoles. 13.2. The Participating Bidder Must Include The Following Certifications In Its Bid Submission: 13.2.1. Manufacturer’s / Distributor’s Certificate / Manufacturer’s Or Distributor’s Authorization From The Manufacturer Or Developer Of The Offered Software Or Applications, Desktop And Network, That The Bidder Is An Authorized Dealer/reseller To Join The Bid And It Has Validated The Full Solution Of The Project. 13.2.2. The Certification Must State That The Manufacturer / Distributor And/or Developer Of The Applications, And Network, Through Its Local Office, Is Capable Of Providing Support For The Offered Solution Which Will Be Implemented In This Project. 13.2.3. The Certification Or Manufacturer’s / Distributor’s Authorization Must Be Issued By The Manufacturer’s Or Developer’s In-country (philippines) Office. In Cases Where The Manufacturer Has No Representative Office In The Philippines, The Bidder May Secure The Certification Or Manufacturer’s Authorization From The Manufacturer’s Regional Office Exercising Supervision Over All Activities In The Philippines. 13.3. Manufacturer’s / Distributor’s Certification For The Desktop Computers: 13.3.1. Must Have In-country Spare Parts Warehouse. 13.3.2. Must Be An International Enterprise And Should Have More Than 10 Years Of Business Experience In The Philippines. 13.3.3. The Manufacturer / Distributor Must Have Certified Engineers. 13.3.4. Manufacturer’s / Distributor’s Certificate Stating That The Equipment Supplied Is Not Obsolete Or Shortly To Be Phased Out Of Production. 13.3.5. Warranty Certificates Of All Supplied Equipment And Devices, Stating The Warranty Coverage 13.3.6. The Bidder Should Have Iso 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems. In The Case Of A Joint Venture (jv), Each Of The Parties Forming The Jv Must Possess The Iso Certifications As Stated Herein. Total ₱ 950,000,000.00 Delivery Of The Goods Is Required Within 360 Calendar Days. Bidders Should Have Completed, Within Five (5) Years From The Date Of Submission And Receipt Of Bids, A Contract Similar To The Project. The Description Of An Eligible Bidder Is Contained In The Bidding Documents, Particularly, In Section Ii (instructions To Bidders). 3. Bidding Will Be Conducted Through Open Competitive Bidding Procedures Using A Non-discretionary “pass/fail” Criterion As Specified In The 2016 Revised Implementing Rules And Regulations (irr) Of Republic Act (ra) No. 9184. Bidding Is Restricted To Filipino Citizens/sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Or Organizations With At Least Sixty Percent (60%) Interest Or Outstanding Capital Stock Belonging To Citizens Of The Philippines, And To Citizens Or Organizations Of A Country The Laws Or Regulations Of Which Grant Similar Rights Or Privileges To Filipino Citizens, Pursuant To Ra No. 5183. 4. Prospective Bidders May Obtain Further Information From Cebu Normal University And Inspect The Bidding Documents At The Address Given Below During Office Hours From 8:00 A.m. To 5:00 P.m. 5. A Complete Set Of Bidding Documents May Be Acquired By Interested Bidders On July 1, 2024 To July 22, 2024 From The Given Address And Website(s) And Upon Payment Of The Applicable Fee For The Bidding Documents, Pursuant To The Latest Guidelines Issued By The Gppb, In The Amount Of Seventy-five Thousand Pesos (₱ 75,000.00). The Procuring Entity Shall Allow The Bidder To Present Its Proof Of Payment For The Fees If It Will Be Presented In Person, By Facsimile, Or Through Electronic Means. 6. The Cebu Normal University Will Hold A Pre-bid Conference On July 8, 2024, 2:30 P.m. At The Bac Office, Room 203 2nd Floor Administration Building, Cebu Normal University, Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City, Which Shall Be Open To Prospective Bidders. 7. Bids Must Be Duly Received By The Bac Secretariat Through Manual Submission At The Bac Office, Room 203 2nd Floor Administration Building, Cebu Normal University, Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City On Or Before July 22, 2024 @ 1:00 P.m. Late Bids Shall Not Be Accepted. 8. All Bids Must Be Accompanied By A Bid Security In Any Of The Acceptable Forms And In The Amount Stated In Itb Clause 14. 9. Bid Opening Shall Be On July 22, 2024, 2:30 P.m. At The Bac Office, Room 203 2nd Floor Administration Building, Cebu Normal University, Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City. Bids Will Be Opened In The Presence Of The Bidders’ Representatives Who Choose To Attend The Activity. 10. The Cebu Normal University Reserves The Right To Reject Any And All Bids, Declare A Failure Of Bidding, Or Not Award The Contract At Any Time Prior To Contract Award In Accordance With Sections 35.6 And 41 Of The 2016 Revised Irr Of Ra No. 9184, Without Thereby Incurring Any Liability To The Affected Bidder Or Bidders. 11. For Further Information, Please Refer To: Ma. Jodelle C. Badilla Bac Secretariat Office Cebu Normal University Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City 6000 Philippines Cnubacsec@gmail.com (+63 32) 254 1452 Local 141 12. You May Visit The Following Websites: For Downloading Of Bidding Documents: Www.philgeps.gov.ph Www.cnu.edu.ph June 29, 2024 Dr. Joseph Elvir C. Tubilan Bac Chairperson

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Details: Department Of Veterans Affairs (va) veterans Health Administration (vha) integrated Veteran Care (ivc) request For Information (rfi) advanced Medical Cost Management Solution (amcms) Saas Tool this Is A Request For Information (rfi) Only (as Defined In Federal Acquisition Regulation (far) 15.201(e)), And Shall Not Be Considered An Invitation For Bids, Request For Quotations, Or A Request For Proposal. Do Not Submit A Proposal Or Quote. This Market Research Is Issued For Information And Planning Purposes Only And Does Not Constitute A Solicitation Nor Does It Restrict The Government As To The Ultimate Acquisition Approach. In Accordance With Far 15.201(e), Responses To This Notice Are Not Offers And Cannot Be Accepted By The Government To Form A Binding Contract. Additionally, There Is No Obligation On The Part Of The Government To Acquire Any Products Or Services Described In This Rfi. You Will Not Be Entitled To Payment For Direct Or Indirect Costs That You Incur In Responding To This Rfi. Any Contract That Might Be Awarded Based On Information Received Or Derived From This Market Research Will Be The Outcome Of A Competitive Process. Interested Parties Are Responsible For Adequately Marking Proprietary, Restricted Or Competition Sensitive Information Contained In Their Response. The Government Does Not Intend To Pay For The Information Submitted In Response To This Rfi. be Advised That Set-aside Decisions May Be Made Based On The Information Provided In Response To This Rfi. Responses Should Be As Complete And Informative As Possible. The North American Industry Classification System (naics) For This Requirement Is 541519 With A Size Standard Of 150 Employees. A Company That Is A Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (sdvosb) Or A Veteran-owned Small Business (vosb) Must Be Vetcert Registered And Verified (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov). the Purpose Of This Rfi Is To Conduct Market Research To Obtain Information Pertaining To Industry Capabilities And Commercially Available Solutions For An Amcms. va Is Seeking Input On Potential Solutions And Requesting The Capabilities And Experience From Industry Partners Interested In Contributing To The Solution Or Providing These Services For Va. Businesses Of All Sizes Are Encouraged To Respond. The Government Requests That Contractors Respond To The Specific Questions Provided In This Request For Information. Responses Should Demonstrate Capability, Not Just Confirm The Company S Belief That The Capability Exists. the Agency Does Not Intend To Award A Contract As A Result Of This Rfi, But Rather Gather Capabilities And Market Information Pertinent For Project And Acquisition Planning. The Responses To This Rfi Will Be Captured As Market Research And May Contribute To The Development Of An Acquisition Strategy. Information Provided May Be Used To Assess Tradeoffs And Alternatives Available For The Potential Requirement And May Lead To The Development Of A Solicitation. All Submissions Become Government Property And Will Not Be Returned. The Government Reserves The Right To Use Information Provided By Respondents For Any Purpose Deemed Necessary And Legally Appropriate. the Information Provided In The Rfi Is Subject To Change And Is Not Binding On The Government. any Organization Responding To This Notice Should Ensure That Its Response Is Complete And Sufficiently Detailed. purpose this Request For Information (rfi) Is For Market Research Only. background the Department Of Veterans Affairs (va) Is The Largest Clinically Integrated Health System In The Nation, Providing Access To Medical Care For Approximately Nine Million Enrolled Veterans. To Ensure That All Patients Have Adequate Access To Timely, High-quality, Specialized Care, Va Continues To Deploy Modernization Efforts And Clinical Care Innovations To Maximize Care Efficiency Without Jeopardizing Quality Or Access. In This Mission Of Enhanced Access Through Modernization, Va Has Determined There Is Opportunity To Improve The Management, Forecasting And Monitoring Of The Costs Associated With Care Provided To Veterans By Providers In The Community. Optimizing These Cost Management Functions Would Allow Va To More Efficiently Plan And Execute The Clinical And Financial Processes Associated With Providing Community Care To Their Veteran Population. To Effectively Capitalize On This Opportunity, Va Must Continue To Address The Need For More Robust Processes To Define, Document And Manage Community Care Costs Through The Utilization Of An Advanced Medical Cost Management Solution (amcms) Software As A Service (saas) Tool.â the Veteran Health Administration (vha) Integrated Veteran Care (ivc) Leads Operational Functions To Ensure The Care Provided To Veterans By Community Providers Is Scheduled, Accessed, And Paid For In A Timely Manner. The Passing Of The Va Maintaining Systems And Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (mission) Act And The Recent Passing Of The Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (pact) Act Of 2022, Further Solidifies The Importance Of Ivc S Role In Maintaining Responsible Veteran Care Through Efficient Allocation Of Resources. In An Effort To Better Manage, Forecast And Monitor Health Care Purchased Outside Of Va Medical Centers (vamc) Through The Community Care And Choice Programs, Ivc Is Embarking On The Continued Development Of An Amcms Saas, To Leverage Commercial Healthcare Organization Best Practices.â existing Applications va Has Multiple Data Sources To Include, (but Not Limited To) Corporate Data Warehouse, Financial Service Center And Electronic Claims Administration And Management System (ecams), Which Will Need To Continue To Be Utilized As Sources For Data Gathering/mining. Additional Data Expectations Are Outlined In The Salient Characteristics Section Of The Pd/pws. desired End State system Shall Have Or Achieve An Enterprise-wide (va-wide) Authority To Operate system Shall Support Va Trusted Internet Connection (tic) system Shall Be Accessible Both Within Va Facilities And Remotely. system Shall Be A Configurable Commercial-off-the-shelf (cots) Saas Product. system Shall Enable Direct Single-sign-on (sso) Through Integration With Va S Ssoe system Shall Have Adaptable Integration Options To Support Integrations With Future Va Systems. system Shall Allow For Integration With Current And Future Cots Software And Analytical Tools Utilized By Va, Including But Not Limited To Tableau, Ms Power Bi, Service Now system Shall Have Or Achieve An Enterprise-wide (va-wide) Authority To Operate va Users Shall Be Able To Appropriately Export Information From The System, Consistent With Va Security And Privacy Requirements (user Role Access Or Other Solutions To Restrict Access To Protect Pii) system Shall Facilitate Role-based User Access And Authorization. system Shall Be Able To Provide Continuous Release Capability. system Shall Be Able To Offer Application Program Interfaces (apis) That Can Be Consumed By Va Systems, E.g., Va.gov system Shall Maintain Capacity To Have Data Refreshed On Referral, Claim And Data Validation For Check Sums And Financial Reconciliation Weekly. provide Unlimited End User Access To Amcms Saas Solution Via A Secure Website. incorporate Comparison Of Va Established Benchmarks To Industry Standard Benchmarks By Type Of Care By Visn, Vamc And/or Ccnr(s). provide Data Storage Capacity That Includes The Current Fiscal Year As Well As Six (6) Prior Fiscal Years. Currently Up To 50 Million Claims Are Processed Annually. provide A Reporting Structure That Will Allow For Development Of New Metrics To Analyze Outliers In Financial And Utilization Benchmarks. provide Capabilities Required To Predict, Forecast, And Analyze The Availability Of Healthcare Services To Assess Network Adequacy. allow Vha Ivc To Monitor And Analyze The Physical Coverage Of Their Ccn (community Care Network) In Proximity To Veteran Locations And Across Medical Specialties. provide Community Care Projection Reports That Manage, Track, And Monitor All Ccn Administrative (admin) Fees For The Purposes Of Supporting Budget Formulation And Decision-making Processes. instructions For Responding To This Rfi confidentiality: No Proprietary, Classified, Confidential, Or Sensitive Information Should Be Included In Your Response. The Government Reserves The Right To Use Any Non-proprietary Technical Information In Any Resultant Solicitation(s). response Format/page Limitations: the Overall Total Page Limit For Responses To This Rfi Is Six (6) Pages. Responses Should Be Submitted In Microsoft Word Format With Times New Roman Font, 12 Pt. Minimum That Addresses The Above Information. Interested Parties Should Limit Marketing Material To Allow Sufficient Space For Adequately, Directly, And Substantively Responding With The Information Of Most Interest To The Government. in All Correspondence Relevant To This Rfi Please Identify It As A Response To The Va-24-00035655 Amcms Saas Tool (response And Subject Line Of Email) any Organization Responding To This Notice Should Ensure That Its Response Is Complete And Sufficiently Detailed. Respondents Are Requested To Limit Responses To The Information, And In The Format Provided Below. a - General Information organization Name And The Year In Which The Company Was Established / Founded (please List Any Previous Names Used). unique Entity Id: address: point Of Contact: phone Number: fax Number: email Address: any Applicable Schedules (general Services Administration (gsa), Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (mobis), Veterans Technology Services (vets) Government Wide Acquisition Contract (gwac), Etc.): business Size Status Based Upon The Applicable Naics Code Of 541519 Other Computer Related Services. (for More Information Refer To Http://www.sba.gov/): if Sdvosb/vosb, Is Your Business Verified In The Vetcert Database (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov) company Ownership (public, Private, Joint Venture). b Approach, Capability, And Experience Information describe Your Experience As A Contractor (specify Prime Or Sub,) And Current Capability To Execute Software/system Solutions Efforts In Large, Complex Regional (preferably National) Health Care Networks. How Have You Integrated With Or Transitioned From Legacy Solutions? What Experience Do You Have Integrating Claim Payment And Medical Cost Utilization Systems With Multiple Modalities And Locations Across Regional Or National Healthcare Systems? What Were The Timelines? What Were The Outcomes? Â What Are The Most Important Lessons Learned From Similar Efforts? detail Your Company S Capability And Experience Supporting Healthcare Cost Management Technology That Provides Modeling Of Data That Includes Standard Healthcare Codes, Medicare Reimbursement Rates, Fee Schedules And Other Required Data To Accurately Manage Healthcare Cost. detail Your Company S Capability To Determine And Manage Appropriate Accruals For Outstanding Liabilities Of Healthcare Obligations Based On Approved Referrals For Healthcare. describe How Your Company, Partner Or Sub-contractor's System Could Best Meet The Following Requirements: provide Real-time Interfacing Data Repositories, Electronic Health Record Systems And Va Systems To Display Financial And Utilization Data. system Displays Key Performance Indicators (kpi S) In Canned Reports And Available Through Ad Hoc Needs. system Displays And Stores Raw Data From Different Data Sources. system Tracks, Monitors, Updates Data On A Weekly Basis. how Does/will Your Company, Partner Or Sub-contractor S Solution Meet Requirements For Va Fedramp Approval At The Software And Hosting Level? describe How Your Company, Partner Or Sub-contractor S Solution Qualifies As A Va Software As A Service (saas) And Describe Its Hosting Environment. how Does Your Company, Partner, Or Sub-contractor S System Gather And Display The Real-data Refreshes And At What Capacity? how Many End Users Can Access Large Data Sets And Reporting Tools Concurrently? What Are The Average Load Times For The Number Of Users Identified? how Does Your Company, Partner Or Sub-contractor System Ensure Uninterrupted Access To Data And Reporting Tools During Data Refreshes? explain How Your Company, Partner Or Sub-contractor S Process To Address Data Integrity, Validation, And Reconciliation? explain How Your Company, Partner Or Sub-contractors Experience Working With Large Commercial Or Government Agencies Such As Dod, Hhs, Dva, Etc. small Businesses Should Also Include Information As To: the Intent And Ability To Meet Set-aside Requirements For Performance Of This Effort, If Set-aside, As Set Forth In Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (vaar) 852.219-73 (jan 2023) (deviation) And Vaar 852.219-74 (jan 2023) (deviation) Va Notice Of Total Set-aside For Certified Sdvosb, And Va Notice Of Total Set-aside For Certified Vosbs , Respectively, And 13 Cfr Â§125.6, The Contractor Will Not Pay More Than 50% Of The Amount Paid By The Government To It To Firms That Are Not Sdvosbs Or Vosbs As Defined By Vaar 852.219-73 (jan 2023) (deviation) And Vaar 852.219-74 (jan 2023) (deviation). Please Note That In Accordance With 13 Cfr Â§125.6 Limitations On Subcontracting Requirements, Demonstrate How You Will Not Pay More Than 50% Of The Amount Paid By The Government To Firms That Are Not Similarly Situated. offerors Shall Complete The Capabilities Worksheet, Capabilities Worksheet.xlsx . (not Included In Page Count.) Please Limit Responses In The Notes Section To 250 Characters Or Less Per Each Capability. **************************************************************************** submission: Responses To This Rfi Shall Be Submitted To The Following Points Of Contact Via Email To Erica.wortman@va.gov And Edward.hebert@va.gov No Later Than At 2:00pm Et On Monday, February 12, 2024. Please Note Va-24-00035655 Amcms Saas Tool In The Subject Line Of Your Response. questions: Questions Related To This Rfi And/or The Draft Pd Shall Be Submitted On, Or Before 2:00pm Et On Monday, February 12, 2024. Submit Questions, In Writing, Regarding This Rfi To Erica.wortman@va.gov And Edward.hebert@va.gov.

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VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF USA Tender

Software and IT Solutions

United States

Closing Date16 Oct 2024

Tender AmountRefer Documents

Details: Department Of Veterans Affairs (va) veterans Health Administration (vha) integrated Veteran Care (ivc) request For Information (rfi) performance Oversight And Access Reporting (poar) Software As A Service (saas) this Is A Request For Information (rfi) Only (as Defined In Federal Acquisition Regulation (far) 15.201(e)), And Shall Not Be Considered An Invitation For Bids, Request For Quotations, Or A Request For Proposal. Do Not Submit A Proposal Or Quote. This Market Research Is Issued For Information And Planning Purposes Only And Does Not Constitute A Solicitation Nor Does It Restrict The Government As To The Ultimate Acquisition Approach. In Accordance With Far 15.201(e), Responses To This Notice Are Not Offers And Cannot Be Accepted By The Government To Form A Binding Contract. Additionally, There Is No Obligation On The Part Of The Government To Acquire Any Products Or Services Described In This Rfi. You Will Not Be Entitled To Payment For Direct Or Indirect Costs That You Incur In Responding To This Rfi. Any Contract That Might Be Awarded Based On Information Received Or Derived From This Market Research Will Be The Outcome Of A Competitive Process. Interested Parties Are Responsible For Adequately Marking Proprietary, Restricted Or Competition Sensitive Information Contained In Their Response. The Government Does Not Intend To Pay For The Information Submitted In Response To This Rfi. be Advised That Set-aside Decisions May Be Made Based On The Information Provided In Response To This Rfi. Responses Should Be As Complete And Informative As Possible. The North American Industry Classification System (naics) For This Requirement Is 541519 With A Size Standard Of 150 Employees. A Company That Is A Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (sdvosb) Or A Veteran-owned Small Business (vosb) Must Be Vetcert Registered And Verified (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov). the Purpose Of This Rfi Is To Conduct Market Research To Obtain Information Pertaining To Industry Capabilities And Commercially Available Solutions For Performance Oversight And Access Reporting (poar) Software As A Service (saas). va Is Seeking Input On Potential Solutions And Requesting The Capabilities And Experience From Industry Partners Interested In Contributing To The Solution Or Providing These Services For Va. Businesses Of All Sizes Are Encouraged To Respond. The Government Requests That Contractors Respond To The Specific Questions Provided In This Request For Information. Responses Should Demonstrate Capability, Not Just Confirm The Company S Belief That The Capability Exists. the Agency Does Not Intend To Award A Contract As A Result Of This Rfi, But Rather Gather Capabilities And Market Information Pertinent For Project And Acquisition Planning. The Responses To This Rfi Will Be Captured As Market Research And May Contribute To The Development Of An Acquisition Strategy. Information Provided May Be Used To Assess Tradeoffs And Alternatives Available For The Potential Requirement And May Lead To The Development Of A Solicitation. All Submissions Become Government Property And Will Not Be Returned. The Government Reserves The Right To Use Information Provided By Respondents For Any Purpose Deemed Necessary And Legally Appropriate. the Information Provided In The Rfi Is Subject To Change And Is Not Binding On The Government. any Organization Responding To This Notice Should Ensure That Its Response Is Complete And Sufficiently Detailed. purpose this Request For Information (rfi) Is For Market Research Only. background the Department Of Veterans Affairs (va) Is The Largest Clinically Integrated Health System In The Nation, Providing Access To Medical Care For Approximately Nine Million Enrolled Veterans. The Veteran Health Administration (vha) Integrated Veteran Care (ivc) Leads Operational Functions To Ensure The Care Provided To Veterans By Community Providers Is Scheduled, Accessed, And Paid For In A Timely Manner. To Ensure That All Patients Have Adequate Access To Timely, High-quality, Specialized Care, Va Continues To Deploy Modernization Efforts And Clinical Care Innovations To Maximize Care Efficiency Without Jeopardizing Quality Or Access. va Is Seeking Services To Configure A Software As A Service (saas) Tool To Provide Vha Ivc A Comprehensive Resource For Automated Analytical Reporting Leveraged Across Multiple Levels Of The Va Organization, To Improve The Monitoring, Management, And Oversight Of Health Care Purchased Outside Of Va Medical Centers (vamc) Through The Veterans Community Care Programs (vccp). existing Applications va Has Multiple Data Sources To Include, (but Not Limited To) Edi Claims (837i, 837p, 837d, 835), Corporate Data Warehouse, Financial Service Center And Electronic Claims Administration And Management System (ecams), Which Will Need To Continue To Be Utilized As Sources For Data Gathering/mining. desired End State va Is Seeking A Dashboard And Reporting System That Has The Capacity To Configured And Subsequently Maintained Which Will Contain Categorized Reports Aligning To The Following Dashboard Titles: Network Management (nm) And Administrative Fees Oversight (admin Fee). network Management Dashboard Reports Consist Of Key Elements To Monitor Network Adequacy, Veteran Access, And Provider Utilization. administrative Fee Oversight Dashboard Reports Focus On Contract Performance Monitoring, Monitoring Per Member Per Month (pmpm) Fees And Utilization As Well As Contract Incentive/disincentive Factors (idf) For The Community Care Network (ccn) Contracts. reports Developed Shall Include Multiple Data Sources, As Defined By Va During Report Development, And Shall Include Retroactive Reporting Ensuring At Least Six (6) Rolling Years Of Reporting Is Housed Within The Dashboards. reports Developed Shall Provide Various Filtering And Sorting Abilities And Shall Also Allow For Geographic Mapping Display, When Applicable As Defined By Va. reports Developed As A Part Of The Creation Of The Dashboard Shall Meet, But Not Be Limited To, The Following Minimum Requirements:â â allow Vha Ivc To Monitor And Analyze The Access To Care Within The Ccn (community Care Network) In Relation To The Calculated Timeframes Between Various Date Stamped Data Elements. Wait Time Calculations Will Be Processed Utilizing Cc Referral And Claims Data With The Resulting Outputs Extracted Into Custom Network Management Reports That Allow End Users To Analyze Ccn Coverage At Various Granularities, Including Va Medical Center (vamc), Veterans Integrated Service Network (visn), And Va Enterprise Level.â allow Vha Ivc To Monitor And Analyze The Physical Coverage Of The Ccn (community Care Network) In Proximity To Veteran Locations And Across Medical Specialties. Drive Time Calculations Will Be Processed Utilizing Cc Provider And Veteran Location With The Resulting Outputs Extracted Into Custom Network Management Reports That Allow End Users To Analyze And Visualize Ccn Coverage At Various Granularities Including At A Medical Center, Visn & Enterprise Level.â this Capability Shall Also Include National Council For Prescription Drugs Programs (ncpdp) Transactions To Calculate Pharmacy Drive Times And Identifying The Closest Immediate Need Pharmacy. Drive Time Calculations Will Be Processed Utilizing Cc Provider And Veteran Location With The Resulting Outputs Extracted Into Custom Network Management Reports That Allow End Users To Analyze Ccn Coverage At Various Granularities, Including Medical Center, Visn & Enterprise Level. Â allow Vha Ivc To Monitor And Analyze The Utilization Of Providers Across Vccp Through The Analysis Of Network Status And Referral Volumes. Utilization Will Be Displayed Including Percentage Comparisons And Visuals That Allow End Users To Analyze Ccn Coverage At Various Granularities, Including Medical Center, Visn & Enterprise Level.â allow Vha Ivc To Monitor And Analyze A Visual Representation Of Approved Network Waivers (deviations) Across Multiple Provider Specialties And Categories Of Care Spatially Compared To Approved Counties And Zip Codes.â allow Vha Ivc To Analyze And Monitor Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (qasp) Performance Objective (po) Calculations Of The Ccn Contracts. These Reports Incorporate Network Dashboard Calculations For Wait Time And Drive Time As Well As Analysis Of Claims Processing, Scheduling Times, As Well As Other Quality Metrics.â allow Vha Ivc To Monitor And Analyze Up To A Full Year Of Ccn Per Member Per Month (pmpm)/per Member Per Case (pmpc) Budgetary Requirements Across The Unique Veteran And Total Expenditure Measure Selection. Data Incorporated Into This Include Invoice Payment Processing System (ipps) Data When It Is Available And Admin Fee Projections (leveraging Historical Claims And Referral Data) When Actual Information Is Not Available. The Resulting Outputs Extracted Into Custom Admin Fee Reports Will Allow End Users To Drill-down And Analyze Raw Data By Respective Pmpm/pmpc Category, Ccn Region, And Fiscal Year.â allow Vha Ivc To Monitor And Analyze Detailed Information On The Incentives (or Disincentives) That Are Paid (or Billed) To The Ccn Third Party Administrators (tpas) For Their Performance In Supporting Ccn And Its Various Initiatives. This Report Shall Project The Feasible Range Of Outcomes For Any Given Idf, Region, And Future Fiscal Year, It Also Incorporates Actual Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (qasp) Performance Objective (po), Tpa 837/835 Electronic Data Interchange (edi), Provider Profile Management System (ppms), And Tpa Improper Payment Audit Deliverable Data To Calculate The Specific Outcomes And Cost Impacts For Idfs 1 5 By Region And Fiscal Year.â â the Underlying And Supporting System Housing And Displaying These Reports Shall Meet The Following Minimum Requirements: be Fedramp Moderate Authorization And Validation Through Fedramp Marketplace With The Ability To Move To The High Impact Level Should The Need Arise. This Shall Apply To Both The Saas And Any Cloud Hosting Service/infrastructure. Shall Be Fips 140- 2, Nist 800, Hipaa, And 508 Compliant.â run On A Secure Cloud Infrastructure And Shall Be Accessible From Various Client Devices Through Either A Thin Client Interface, Such As A Web Browser (e.g., Web-based Email) Or A Program Interface.â not Require Download Of Software To Va Computers.â not Require Va To Manage Or Control The Underlying Cloud Infrastructure Including Network, Servers, Operating Systems, Storage, Or Individual Application Capabilities.â be Accessible To Multiple Simultaneous Va Users At Any Given Time. The Number Of User Accounts That Could Be Accessed Simultaneously By Users Of This Software Is Estimated At 500 Users.â â be Able To Support The Estimated Up To 50 Million Claims Per Year With Storage Capacity That Includes The Current Fiscal Year As Well As Six (6) Prior Fiscal Years.â include Data Objects That Shall Be Editable With The Support Of Data Authoring And Versioning (dav) Control.â â the Contractor Shall Ensure The Poar Saas Tool Is Available And Operational For Users 24/7.â â system Shall Have Or Achieve An Enterprise-wide (va-wide) Authority To Operate system Shall Support Va Trusted Internet Connection (tic) system Shall Be Accessible Both Within Va Facilities And Remotely system Shall Be A Configurable Commercial-off-the-shelf (cots) Saas Product system Shall Enable Direct Single-sign-on (sso) Through Integration With Va S Ssoe system Shall Have Adaptable Integration Options To Support Integrations With Future Va Systems system Shall Allow For Integration With Current And Future Cots Software And Analytical Tools Utilized By Va, Including But Not Limited To Tableau, Ms Power Bi, Service Now va Users Shall Be Able To Appropriately Export Information From The System, Consistent With Va Security And Privacy Requirements (user Role Access Or Other Solutions To Restrict Access To Protect Pii) system Shall Facilitate Role-based User Access And Authorization system Shall Be Able To Provide Continuous Release Capability system Shall Be Able To Offer Application Program Interfaces (apis) That Can Be Consumed By Va Systems, E.g., Va.gov system Shall Maintain Capacity To Have Data Refreshed And Validated Monthly provide Unlimited End User Access To Poar Saas Solution Via A Secure Website. instructions For Responding To This Rfi confidentiality: No Proprietary, Classified, Confidential, Or Sensitive Information Should Be Included In Your Response. The Government Reserves The Right To Use Any Non-proprietary Technical Information In Any Resultant Solicitation(s). response Format/page Limitations: the Overall Total Page Limit For Responses To This Rfi Is Five (5) Pages. Responses Should Be Submitted In Microsoft Word Format With Times New Roman Font, 12 Pt. Minimum That Addresses The Above Information. Interested Parties Should Limit Marketing Material To Allow Sufficient Space For Adequately, Directly, And Substantively Responding With The Information Of Most Interest To The Government. in All Correspondence Relevant To This Rfi Please Identify It As A Response To The Va-25-00012049 Poar Saas (response And Subject Line Of Email) any Organization Responding To This Notice Should Ensure That Its Response Is Complete And Sufficiently Detailed. Respondents Are Requested To Limit Responses To The Information, And In The Format Provided Below. a - General Information organization Name And The Year In Which The Company Was Established / Founded (please List Any Previous Names Used). unique Entity Id: address: point Of Contact: phone Number: fax Number: email Address: any Applicable Schedules (general Services Administration (gsa), Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (mobis), Veterans Technology Services (vets) Government Wide Acquisition Contract (gwac), Etc.): business Size Status Based Upon The Applicable Naics Code Of 541519 Other Computer Related Services. (for More Information Refer To Http://www.sba.gov/): if Sdvosb/vosb, Is Your Business Verified In The Vetcert Database (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov) company Ownership (public, Private, Joint Venture). b Approach, Capability, And Experience Information describe How Your Company, Partner Or Sub-contractor S Solution Qualifies As A Va Software As A Service (saas) And Describe Its Hosting Environment. how Does/will Your Company, Partner Or Sub-contractor S Solution Meet Requirements For Va Fedramp Approval At The Software And Hosting Level? **************************************************************************** submission: Responses To This Rfi Shall Be Submitted To The Following Points Of Contact Via Email To Erica.wortman@va.gov And Michael.marone@va.gov No Later Than At 1:00pm Et On Wednesday, October 16, 2024. questions: Questions Related To This Rfi And/or The Draft Pd Shall Be Submitted On, Or Before 1:00pm Et On Thursday, October 11, 2024. Submit Questions, In Writing, Regarding This Rfi To Erica.wortman@va.gov And Michael.marone@va.gov. see Attached Documents: Draft Pws Performance Oversight And Access Reporting (poar) Software As A Service (saas)

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National Institutes Of Health Tender

Consultancy Services

Corrigendum : Closing Date Modified

United States

Closing Date5 Jan 2024

Tender AmountRefer Documents

Details: Presolicitation Notice the Government Is Seeking Capability Statements On Behalf Of The National Institute On Drug Abuse (nida) From Business Organizations Under The North American Industry Classification System (naics) Code 518210, That Can Provide A Scalable Data Sharing Platform According To Anticipated Future Needs As The Data Collection Grows And Potential New Use Cases Arise For Nida’s Abcd Study As Well As Other Potential Datasets. This Data Sharing Platform Shall Include Project Management, Data Analytics, Operations, Database, And Data Analytics Support, Software Engineering, Managing A Help Desk, Infrastructure Support To The Research Community Who Are Trying To Deposit Or Access Data, Scientific Support To Program Staff And Other Federal Employees, And Quality Assurance Checks On The Data Provided. this Is A Presolicitation Notice. This Is Not A Solicitation For Proposals, Proposal Abstracts, Or Quotations, However, Potential Offerors Can Submit A Capability Statement. The Purpose Of This Notice Is To Obtain Information Regarding: (1) The Availability And Capability Of Qualified Business Sources; And (2) Their Size Classification Relative To The North American Industry Classification System (naics) Code For The Proposed Acquisition. Your Responses To The Information Requested Will Assist The Government In Determining The Appropriate Acquisition Method, Including Whether A Set-aside Is Possible. The Established Naics Code Is 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, And Related Services. The U.s. Small Business Administration Establishes A Size Standard For 518210 As $40,000,000 In Revenue Or Less. background Information And Objective: the National Institutes Of Health (nih) Is The Nation’s Leading Medical Research Agency And The Primary Federal Agency Whose Mission Is To Seek Fundamental Knowledge About The Nature And Behavior Of Living Systems And The Application Of That Knowledge To Enhance Health, Lengthen Life, And Reduce Illness And Disability, Conducting, Supporting And Making Medical Discoveries That Improve People’s Health And Save Lives. the Platform Will Provide A Data Sharing Ecosystem For Large, Population Neuroscience Studies Such As The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (abcd) Study. The Abcd Study® Is An Ongoing Longitudinal Study That Is Following The Development Of Youth Enrolled When They Were 9-10 Years Of Age And Followed Until They Are 19-20 Years Old. The Abcd Study Has Been Collecting Multi-modal Data And Making Those Data Available With The Research Community Since 2018 (the Study Launched In 2016). multi-modal Longitudinal Research Data Is Being Continuously Gathered From Nearly 12,000 Individual Participants Of The Abcd Study For The Research Community To Mine And Analyze To Provide New Knowledge Related To Adolescent Brain Development. The Current Database Used For Storage And Dissemination Of Data Is No Longer Capable Of Supporting The Growing Dataset And The Increased Demand For Access To The Data. The Abcd Study Needs A Data Sharing Platform Capable Of Facilitating In Situ Computations Of Complex Data Sets, Instead Of Only Supporting Download Of Multiple Copies Of The Data And Thereby Increasing Security Risks And Expenses. The Abcd Program Seeks To Transfer The Entire Data Collection To A More Capable And Robust Platform That Will Securely Store The Data While Also Providing An Easily Accessible Workspace From Which Data Can Be Processed And Analyzed Using A Variety Of Data Analysis Tools. As A Repository Holding De-identified Human Subjects Research Data, The Data Sharing Platform Must Efficiently Comply With All Relevant Federal Regulations Related To Security And Research Subject Privacy. The Platform Must Also Have The Capacity To Support Additional Multimodal Data From The Hbcd Study, A Population Neuroscience Study Of Infant And Early Childhood Development. project Requirements: capable Vendors Shall Demonstrate Expertise In Managing And Expanding A Research Infrastructure That Will Be Responsible For Hosting The Storage And Access Of Multiple Research Data Types From The Abcd Study, And Other Large Datasets. This Includes, But Is Not Limited To, Demonstrating The Capability To Share De-identified Data From Minimally, 12,000 Research Participants And The Capability Of Storing At Least 200 Terabytes Of Data Within A Single Infrastructure. Interested Small Business Organizations Must Demonstrate The Required Capabilities And In-depth Knowledge In The Areas Listed Below: project Management. Capable Vendors Must Demonstrate Their Experience And Expertise With Providing Overall Project Management Of Health Science Data Sharing Platform, With Past Experience In Ensuring That The Technical And Operational Implementation Meets The Scientific, Technical, And Program Needs Of Nida. Interested Vendors Should Demonstrate The Capability To = Extend The Existing Infrastructure To Establish And Maintain An Improved Centralized Data Management, Tracking, And Distribution Platform Capable Of Providing Secure Storage, Analysis, Curation, And Public Access Of Raw/derived Data. Interested Parties Should Describe Their Approach To Ensuring That Nih Data Sharing Policies And Standard Operating Procedures Are Followed. Additionally, Past Experience In Research Infrastructure Is Requested To Demonstrate The Capability To Participate In Scientific And Technical Presentations And Panels As Requested By The Nih In Their Efforts To Meet Project Specific Goals. operation And Database Support. Capable Vendors Should Demonstrate Their Ability To Perform System Base Installation, Configuration And Implementation For The Nih Data Sharing Platform. Once Established, The Platform Will Be Hosted In The Cloud And Use Single Sign On With 2-factor Authentication. Vendors Must Demonstrate Their Capability To Scale, Tune And Optimize The Platform To Accommodate Approximately 3,000 Users Per Year With Full Operation, Monitoring And Maintenance. This Includes Providing Support For A Help Desk And Training Videos For Users. Interested Vendors Must Demonstrate Their Capability To Provide Abcd Specific Branding And Customization Of The Portal, And Additional Study Branding As Needed, To Support User-level And Administrative-level Dashboards And Messaging System Configurations. Capable Vendors Should Describe Their Approach For Making The Platform Available To The Research Community 99.5% Of The Time, Exclusive Of Planned Maintenance And Upgrades Being Installed. Interested Vendors Shall Describe Their Capability To Implement And Maintain A Disaster Recovery Plan Utilizing Cloud Services And/or Nih Internal Disaster Recovery Capabilities. program Support. Interested Vendors Shall Be Capable Of Providing The Following Support: (1) Work With Independent Groups To Support Data Analysis Tools And Pipelines Being Developed By The Field; (2) Curate And Maintain Over 300 Data Dictionaries Associated With The Abcd Study; (3) Be Knowledgeable In How Supported Data (e.g., Developmental Research, Mental Health, And Addiction Science) Are Collected And Shall Help Educate The Research Community On How To Access, Use, And Share Genomics, Neuroimaging, And Other Complex Datatypes That Are Needed By The Research Community; (4) Quality Assurance; And (5) Policy Support, Including The Development Of Policy Documents, Support The Nih To Obtain Omb Approvals For Data Submission/access Agreements, And Work With Nih Program And Grants Management Staff To Ensure That Data Sharing Terms Of Award Are Properly Defined And Used. software Engineering Maintenance And Extension. Interested Vendors Should Describe Their Capability To Support The Following Core Functionality: data Validation And Submission – The Contractor Will Require All Data To Conform To The Abcd Data Dictionaries And Allow Submission Of Data Through Csv File Validation And Upload, Receipt Of Data Through Contractor Databases. data Sharing – Support Automated Data Sharing At Predefined Times As Defined By The Nih. systems Integration – The Contractor Is Required To Integrate With All Applicable Nih Enterprise Systems. query And Data Delivery – A Data Cart Capability Allowing Data To Be Queried And Downloaded By Assessment, Element, Project, Study, Subject, Ontological Concept, Omic Alteration/gene/location. search – The Contractor Is Required To Maintain Search Capabilities Through The Data Sharing Platform And Query Tools And Allow Search Results To Be Made Available Directly Within The Cloud To The Research Community. access, Authorization And Permissions – The Contractor Will Allow Summary Data To Be Made Available Anonymously. study Definition – Allow Data To Be Shared With A Doi. direct Data Capture – The Contractor Will Need To Extend Its Capabilities To Acquire All Of Its Data Directly Through Web Services From The Abcd Data Analysis, Informatics & Resource Center (dairc). The Contractor Will Be Required To Efficiently Support Direct Data Access From The Dairc Through Web Services. content Management - The Contractor Is Required To Provide Seamless Integration Of Text, Video And Training Content Throughout The Data Sharing Platform, Providing An Integrated Information Architecture Across The Platform And Each Of Its Supported Research Domains. data Dictionary Extension – All Data Dictionaries Have Been Harmonized And Curated Using Administrative Tools Specific For This Purpose. The Contractor Will Extend These Tools Allowing Research Labs To Propose Additions And Changes That Are Approved By Nih And The Abcd Project Team. electronic Data Access Approvals – The Contractor Will Be Required To Implement An Efficient Electronic Access Authorization System Allowing Signing Officials At Nih-recognized Institutions To Sponsor Access Using The Nih Single Sign On Infrastructure. help Desk Support - The Contractor Shall Maintain Help Desk Phone Support From 7am To 7pm Et, Excluding Weekends And Holidays Using A Government Approved Help Desk Ticketing System Proposed By The Contractor hosting - Data From The Abcd Study Will Be Housed In The Amazon Cloud As Well As On Premises With The Contractor. The Contractor Must Support And Have Experience Hosting 200 Terabytes Of Human Subjects’ Research Data – Principally Genomics And Neuroimaging Files Stored In The Amazon Cloud And On Its Premises. The Contractor Shall Host In A Manner Designed To Securely Link Data From Various Databases To Create Cohesive Hipaa-sensitive Datasets For Research And Operational Analysis. outreach And Training. Interested Vendors Shall Provide Their Approach To Implementing Training Sessions For The Research Community And Internal Nih Staff On How To Effectively Use Infrastructure Provided By The Data Sharing Platform. This Training Will Include, But Is Not Limited To Webinars, Meetings, And Training Videos. transition In. Interested Vendors Shall Describe Their Approach To Ensuring That There Will Be Minimum Service Disruption To Vital Government Business And No Service Degradation During And After Transition. This Approach Should Detail How These Transition Activities Will Be Completed 60 Calendar Days After The Start Date Of The Award. transition Out. Interested Vendors Shall Identify How They Will Coordinate With An Incoming Contractor And/or Government Personnel To Transfer Knowledge Regarding The Following: project Management Processes points Of Contact location Of Technical And Project Management Documentation status Of Ongoing Technical Initiatives appropriate Contractor To Contractor Coordination To Ensure A Seamless Transition transition Of Key Personnel schedules And Milestones actions Required Of The Government interested Organizations Must Demonstrate And Document In The Submitted Capability Statement Extensive Experience In The Technical Areas Listed Above. instructions: capability Statement /information Sought. companies That Believe They Possess The Capabilities To Provide The Required Product/service Should Submit Documentation Of Their Ability To Meet Each Of The Project Requirements To The Contracting Officer. The Capability Statement Must Specifically Address Each Of The Project Requirements Separately. Additionally, The Capability Statement Should Include 1) The Total Number Of Employees, 2) The Professional Qualifications Of Personnel As It Relates To The Requirements Outlined, 3) Any Contractor Gsa Schedule Contracts And/or Other Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (gwacs) By Which All Of The Requirements May Be Met, If Applicable, And 4) Any Other Information Considered Relevant To This Program. Capability Statements Must Also Include The Company Name, Unique Entity Id From Sam.gov, Physical Address, And Point Of Contact Information. The Response Must Include The Respondents’ Technical And Administrative Points Of Contact, Including Names, Titles, Addresses, Telephone And Fax Numbers, And E-mail Addresses. interested Companies Are Required To Identify Their Type Of Business, Applicable North American Industry Classification System (naics) Code, And Size Standards In Accordance With The Small Business Administration. The Government Requests That No Proprietary Or Confidential Business Data Be Submitted In A Response To This Notice. However, Responses That Indicate The Information Therein Is Proprietary Will Be Properly Safeguarded For Government Use Only. Capability Statements Must Include The Name And Telephone Number Of A Point Of Contact Having Authority And Knowledge To Discuss Responses With Government Representatives. Capability Statements In Response To This Market Survey That Do Not Provide Sufficient Information For Evaluation Will Be Considered Non-responsive. When Submitting This Information, Please Reference The Solicitation Notice Number. the Established Naics Code Is 518210. Respondents Must Provide Clear And Convincing Documentation Of Their Capability Of Providing The Products And Support Services Specified In This Notice. Also, Information Must Be Provided In Sufficient Details Of The Respondents’ (a) Staff Expertise, Including Their Availability, Experience, Formal And Other Training; (b) Capability To Perform The Work; (c) Prior Completed Projects Of Similar Nature; (d) Compliance With Requirements: Vendors Must Identify And Demonstrate Specifically How They Will Meet The Requirements Listed Above. any Other Specific And Relevant Information About This Particular Area Of Procurement That Would Improve Our Consideration And Evaluation Of The Information Presented Is Desirable. Documentation May Include, But Not Be Limited To, Contracts Both Government And Commercial The Organization Performed, References, I.e., Names, Titles, Telephone Numbers And Any Other Information Serving To Document The Organizations Capability, E.g., Awards, Commendations, Etc. one (1) Copy Of The Response Is Required And Must Be In Microsoft Word Or Adobe Pdf Format Using 11-point Or 12-point Font, 8-1/2” X 11” Paper Size, With 1” Top, Bottom, Left And Right Margins, And With Single Or Double Spacing. the Information Submitted Must Be In An Outline Format That Addresses Each Of The Elements Of The Project Requirement And In The Capability Statement Paragraphs Stated Herein. A Cover Page And An Executive Summary May Be Included But Is Not Required. any Business Concerns That Believe They Possess The Capability Necessary To Successfully Undertake The Work Described Above Must Submit Capability Statements Electronically To The Contract Specialist, Rob Bailey At Rob.bailey@nih.gov, No Later Than 4:00 P.m. Est On January 5, 2024. The Subject Line For The Submission Should Include This Presolicitation Notice Number And Organization Name. Nida Will Not Accept Paper Or Faxed Capability Statements. this Notice Is Not A Request For Proposals. This Notice Is For Information And Planning Purposes Only And Does Not Commit The Government To Any Contractual Agreement. This Notice Does Not Obligate The Government To Award A Contract Or Otherwise Pay For The Information Provided In Response. The Government Reserves The Right To Use Information Provided By Respondents For Any Purpose Deemed Necessary And Legally Appropriate. Any Organization Responding To This Presolicitation Notice Should Ensure That Its Response Is Complete And Sufficiently Detailed To Allow The Government To Determine The Organization’s Qualifications To Perform The Work. Respondents Are Advised That The Government Is Under No Obligation To Acknowledge Receipt Of The Information Received Or Provide Feedback To Respondents With Respect To Any Information Submitted. After A Review Of The Responses Received, A Solicitation May Be Published On Sam.gov. However, Responses To This Notice Will Not Be Considered Adequate Responses To A Solicitation. confidentiality. No Proprietary, Classified, Confidential, Or Sensitive Information Should Be Included In Your Response. The Government Reserves The Right To Use Any Non-proprietary Technical Information In Any Resultant Solicitation(s).

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