Info. to USGS Div. AOs: Change in Direction for DOI- IDEAS To: "AO - All Administrative Officers" Subject: (Fwd) Info. to USGS Div. AOs: Change in Direction for DOI- IDEAS program Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- Forwarded mail from "John Peterson" Received: from mailrvao1.er.usgs.GOV (mailrvao1.er.usgs.gov [130.11.62.8]) by qvarsx.er.usgs.gov (Geomail 1.2.3) with ESMTP id JAA03642 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 09:20:13 -0500 Received: from mailid (jpeterson.er.usgs.gov [130.11.55.177]) by mailrvao1.er.usgs.GOV (EMAIL 1.2.1) with SMTP id JAA00088; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 09:22:00 -0500 From: "John Peterson" Message-Id: <970204091625.ZM18327@mailid> Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 09:16:23 -0400 X-Mailer: Z-Mail 4.0.1 (4.0.1 Apr 9 1996) To: Dsharon_Brown@nbs.gov, "Alice A Sabatini, Administrative Officer, Reston, VA" , "Gayle A Sisler, Reston, VA" , "Joseph S Pillera, Reston, VA" , "MaryLou D Pectol, Reston, VA" , "Carole Carter-Pfisterer, Reston, VA" Subject: Info. to USGS Div. AOs: Change in Direction for DOI- IDEAS program Cc: "Donald A Palmquist, Reston, VA" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit After reviewing the costs, schedule and leadtime associated with upgrading the DOS based CACI SACONS IDEAS software to a Windows version, repeated delays and difficulties in delivering version 2.2 b/c, updates to the software and the on-going user dissatifaction with the level of "user friendliness" of the software, DOI has decided to evaluate alternative software to replace the CACI SACONS software which underlies the IDEAS system. This decision was made at a meeting at DOI in late January. OPS-OAFA staff are working with WASC and DOI staff to prepare a solicitation which will be directed to a number of firms who have automated procurement systems on a special GSA schedule. There is hope that a decision can be made within a 60 day period whether or not alternative software represents the "best value" for DOI. What this means for operations at the three OPS procurement offices running the current IDEAS software is that sometime after selection and testing, we (and the other DOI bureaus running CACI SACONS IDEAS) will convert to the new software. There is no question that this will involve additional implentation resoure expenditures but the promise of software with full windows capabilities and full use of wordprocessing capabilities along with a number of other improvements would make it worthwhile. I intend to keep you informaed as this change in direction unfolds. ---End of forwarded mail from "John Peterson"