Notice ID: 140D0424Q0156
POB directs and manages formulation, presentation, justification, and execution funds control for the DOI budget. POB’s Information Technology (IT) portfolio includes the internally-managed IT system POB Enterprise Budget Support System (PEBSS) and its associated applications, the Office of the Secretary (OS) Budget Execution and Reporting Tool (BERT), including the Revolving Fund Management System (RFMS) and Manpower.
Objectives
The overall objective is to have the contractor perform all relevant development, security, and operations and maintenance-related work activities for PEBSS and its related current and future-developed applications. PEBSS is a “living” system, under continuous development following an iterative software development lifecycle (SDLC) management process. Major duties include but are not limited to: operations and maintenance, including reconciliation activities; enhance functionality; develop new reports; integrate and maintain data from multiple sources; maintain system cybersecurity and privacy compliance; develop additional applications in support of budget formulation, execution, and funds control; manage and deliver training; support budget process standardization through documentation; and perform on-going performance optimization initiatives and track system response times ensuring they stay within acceptable measures.
The contractor must provide technical knowledge and expertise in systems development, systems integration, information technology, and financial management (US Standard General Ledger Budgetary Accounts) for all Department of the Interior, most notably OS appropriations and funds.
Scope
The contractor must perform, at a minimum, the following services:
Development:
- Perform PEBSS system and application-related development work, including but not limited to the Allocation and Formulation applications.
- Manage development activities using an iterative SDLC process.
- Leverage best practices in code repository management, change control, configuration management, and bug tracking using DOI-provided repository tools.
- Create documentation, as needed, to address any known documentation gaps for the existing system and its applications as well as for any new applications developed by the contractor.
Security:
- Perform all relevant code update/patching, system modernization, and associated development activities necessary to ensure PEBSS maintains full compliance with relevant Government-wide, Departmental, and component-level cybersecurity and privacy requirements.
- Provide system data and access, as needed, in response to requests from DOI cybersecurity and privacy officials.
- Update or create new, as applicable, all system security, compliance, and privacy documentation as required by policy.
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