SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - FLASH DRIVES - Flashdrive Objectives
- Notice Date
- 8/5/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334112
— Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, Virginia, 22219
- ZIP Code
- 22219
- Solicitation Number
- SAQFLASHDRIVE
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2009
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia I Harper, Phone: 7038756218
- E-Mail Address
-
harperc@state.gov
(harperc@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Word version of the DOS Objectives for the Flashdrives DESCRIPTION Department of State (DoS) in performing market research to determine industry interest and capabilities. This is a Request for Information (RFI) announcement only. This is not a solicitation or request for proposal and in no way commits the Government to award a contract. The Government does not intent to award a contract(s) based solely on the submissions of this RFI nor does it intend to pay for any costs incurred in response to this announcement. This RFI is solely intended for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for expenses associated with this RFI. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. MARKET RESEARCH – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (Capability Statement) Instructions: 1.The Request for Information (Capability Statement) response should be concise and focused and not exceed five (5) pages including cover pages, table of contents etc. 2.Sale brochures, videos, and other marketing information materials are not solicited and will not be reviewed. 3.Do not submit cost or price information with the response. 4.Interested companies shall submit an electronic copy of their capability statements via email to Cynthia Harper at HarperC@state.gov). Interested companies/vendors are to submit their responses by 12 pm EST on August 14, 2009. 5.No phone calls related to this Request for Information will be accepted. All correspondence shall be via email. An interested party should be able to demonstrate, in any capability statements submitted, experience with program engineering, production control and delivery of modernized information technology systems. DoS may award one or more contracts to have access to the full range of expertise required. Experience may include: both government and commercial work that the offeror has performed. Demonstrated evidence may include, but not be limited to customer names and addresses, description of work performed/delivered, description of types/complexity of systems worked on, description of strategies to accomplish the work, description of communication strategies with the customer, and significant accounting and information technology issues resolved. Interested parties should be able to demonstrate their ability to perform these evaluations with only personnel that are U.S. citizens. Finally, offerors should include an analytical comparison of their capability in terms of the services requested in this RFI. All vendors with an appropriate product addressing the requirements set forth in the RFI are invited to submit a Capability Statement and contact information. The Capability Statement should discuss the product’s capabilities relative to potential requirements, the product’s requirements and any other pertinent information that would enhance the understanding of secure flash drives. Include a brief description of the respondent’s past experience providing similar services/supplies including the number of units sold. Additionally, respondents must have been in business supplying government customers not less than five years. Vendors must have a GSA schedule and should provide the contract number of that schedule. Any proprietary information contained in the capability statement must be marked accordingly. Interested sources may submit brief capability statements signed by a corporate official with authority to bind the company and verify that the company can provide a solution to the specifications identified herein. EACH RESPONSE SHOULD CONTAIN: Company and Contact Information: 1.Company Name and Address; 2.Contact Name, Title, Phone Number, Fax Number, and e-Mail Address; 3.Organizational history and capabilities statement; 4.Geographic location(s) of office(s) and number of employees at each domestic and international location; 5.Current Facility Clearance Level; 6.General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contract Number(s); and 7.GSA Government-Wide Acquisition Contract Family and Number(s). OBJECTIVES: The U.S. Department of State is seeking information and supply sources capable of providing secure flash drives from Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) sources. The candidate flash drive must include: a.Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2, Level 3 certified encryption module utilizing 256-bit AES Key for encryption b.Self-contained, environmentally hardened, tamper-proof housing c. Anti-malware protection d. Autorun prevention e.Centralized management of: 1.Device assignment, with remote user activation 2.Password recovery 3.Firmware updates 4.Device/User policy control (password settings, trusted onboard applications, etc.) f.Remote destruction capability, rendering data and media inaccessible/unusable g.All devices, components and management applications must be designed and manufactured in the US. h.Ability to connect to a PC or laptop without requiring a software client, extension cable, or preventing use of adjacent USB ports. Additionally, the following features are desired, but not essential: (a)Integrated PKI certificate validation 1.Key recovery 2.Key escrow (b)Integrated Biometric authentication (c)Tracking of off-network devices (phone home)
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/A-LM-AQM/A-LM-AQM/SAQFLASHDRIVE/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of State, United States
- Record
- SN01900577-W 20090807/090806001628-e89561ee1c1e86526462de04da0ec741 (fbodaily.com)
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