The US Government (USG) is examining options to acquire an APPS system that will deliver an integrated human capital management system that shall encompass all aspects of human resource management from personnel and equipment authorizations, personnel accountability, compensation planning and management, payroll services, retirement/pension management and reporting. This system will be fielded in Afghanistan, used by Afghan soldiers and maintained in Afghanistan.

Objective/Goal

The primary goal of this Market Survey is to identify potential sources for a commercially available system meeting the required capabilities stated above. Responses to this Market Survey will be utilized to help shape the procurement provisions, budget requests, and overall acquisition strategy for this requirement.

 Instructions for Responding to this Market Survey

 .) Interested parties should respond with a letter addressing all of the administrative and survey information requested below.

 .) For the purposes of this market survey, interested parties may provide responses with regards to any combination of the listed tasks.

 .) Please respond to every question in your response. If you cannot answer the question, please indicate this by responding with "No response."

 .) Please spell out all acronyms in their first instance of use.

 .) To ensure proper handling of your response, please clearly mark any proprietary information.

 .) Please provide a release statement with your response package indicating that any proprietary information contained may be distributed to Army personnel involved with this Market Survey

 .) Responses must be ten 10 pages or less and font size 11 or high.

 .) Reponses may include up to an additional ten 10 pages of pictures, pricing models, or charts of system (not included in the ten page limitation).

 Administrative Information Required

.) Company Name:

.) Mailing Address:

.) Contact Information for Responding to this Questionnaire:

            •a. Name:

            '•b. Title:

            •c. Mailing Address:

            •d. Telephone:

            •e. E-Mail Address:

 SURVEY QUESTIONS

 What similar efforts to the work describe herein has your company performed? Please provide specific examples.

 . Does your company have an implementation and sustainment partner is Afghanistan, if so where?

 . Does your company have a turn-key solution with integrated hardware, software, available for incremental purchases?

 . Does your company have a system capable of web based application?

 . Does your company have a system capable of Windows based applications?

 . Does your company have a system capable of UNIX based applications?

 . Does your company have a system capable of multiple language support for English, Dari, and Pashtu?

 . Does your company have a system capable of administrator fingerprint or other biometric login?

 0. Can the database compile reports for admin and leadership use?

 1. Does your company have a system capable of producing audit logs?

 2. Does your company have a system capable of role based access?

 3. Does your company have a system capable of user input verification of identity for known employees?

 4. What is projected procure to delivery timeline of system for integration?

 5. Please provide a rough order of magnitude cost estimate for a complete system:

                 a. Two central ID production centers with 5 to 10 additional stations

                 b. 100 data entry stations remotely linked to central production server

                 c. Plan for the development, training and turnover of the APPS objectives  
                    to be performed  during the period of performance to a designated
                     office.