Marines want to move Camp Lejeune armory off paper and into the web
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Nick Wakeman
A new solicitation for a SDVOSB contract also leans on the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul deviation instead of the standard FAR.
The Marine Corps wants a contractor to move the Camp Lejeune armory out of the world of paper and into the cloud.
A request for quotations posted on Aug. 26 is looking for a company to offer an automated armory tracking system that is a software-as-a-service solution. The Camp Lejeune provost marshal’s office wants an automated armory tracking system that will streamline operations as well as maintain accurate custody tracking.
The Marines also want to maintain strict compliance with Marine Corps inventory standards.
The current system is manual and primarily paper based. The replacement should include features such as real-time asset tracking, digital check-in and check-out, automated receipt generation, and instant digital audit trail.
The Marines also want the contractor to deliver the system as a turnkey solution that uses standard web browsers on authorized Defense Department devices.
The contract is set aside for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses. It will have a one-year base and two one-year options.
Interestingly, the solicitation refers to the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul for its authority, and not the standard Federal Acquisition Regulation. FAR Overhaul is still in the proposed rule phase, but contracting officers are already applying it through class deviations like this one which makes this an early real-world test of the new rules.
Proposals are due Sept. 9.