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Staff·Wednesday, September 01, 1999
U.S. CUSTOMS SEEKS PRIME CONTRACTOR FOR FUTURE UMBRELLA SYSTEM
U.S. CUSTOMS SEEKS PRIME CONTRACTOR FOR FUTURE UMBRELLA SYSTEM
U.S. Customs said Thursday that it will begin seeking proposals fora prime contractor to design and build its future umbrella system, the AutomatedCommercial Environment. The agency
wants to replace its 16-year-old Automated CommercialSystem, which Customs says is no longer flexible enough to handle future industry data.Earlier this year, Customs hired Mitre Corp. to
assist in developing a blueprint for itsfuture system. The estimated cost of the system ranges from $1.4 billion to $1.8billion over a four-year development period. Customs and industry
lobbyists are stillseeking ACE funding from Congress. Information concerning Customs modernization, pilot efforts, applicablebackground, and the planned solicitation will be published on
ProcureNet, the acquisitionpage on Customs website (http://www.customs.treas.gov/procurenet). A pre-solicitation meeting with interested vendors is scheduled forOct. 8 in Crystal City,
Va. The solicitation is planned for release in January 2000.Michael Rebain, Customs’ contracting officer, will handle pre-registration forms andquestions not found on ProcureNet.