SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Tools Re-engineering & Implementation Project
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- 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
- 1019-030125
- Archive Date
- 5/5/2010
- Point of Contact
- Theresa J. Hunt, Phone: (703) 875-6019
- E-Mail Address
-
huntt@state.gov
(huntt@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of State is seeking information and supply sources capable of providing real-time network discovery and data collection from heterogeneous mix of devices consisting of approximately 80,000 workstations, 10,000 servers, and 10,000 routers/switches and paired encryption/decryption devices. Enterprise management systems are expected to utilize Commercial-Off the-Shelf (COTS) sources. The enterprise network management system must include the following: •Discover all network attached devices/endpoints (including network core infrastructure such as routers and switches, servers, workstations, printers, VoIP phones, network video cameras, badge readers, thin clients, virtual machines, UPS, FAX, turnstiles, etc.) in real-time or near real-time •Retrieve endpoint information from DHCP, DNS, and/or Active Directory •Support SNMPv3 for queries of network devices including network switches and routers. •Support FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption for system communications. 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 intend 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. DESCRIPTION The Department of State (DoS) is performing market research to determine industry interest and capabilities for an Enterprise Network Management System (EMS). The Enterprise Network Management System market is quite large and dispersed. Many vendors offer EMS products that support the business management of enterprises using Internet Technology (IT). Business enterprises design and implement an IT network infrastructure to provide a communications link to all corporate computer users within an enterprise. This IT infrastructure is comprised of network devices called routers and switches. These devices are regionally and globally interconnected to provide a communication path by which its users could process, send and receive mission critical business information. Previously, the strength of the IT network infrastructure was only defined by the computer access and availability of the above mentioned network devices. Recently, the market trend had evolved to the point where the strength of the enterprise IT network infrastructure is now defined by the more complex integration or correlation of all network events that occur on the enterprise network. This new network analysis and evaluation process is sometimes called IT Event Correlation. This request for information (RFI) hopes to gain information on the various capabilities that the industry can offer for Enterprise Network Management. This RFI focuses on nine (9) primary functional areas. These functional areas are: •Manager of Managers •Performance and Fault Management •End –to-End Configuration Management •Syslog Capture and Query Capability •Application Performance Monitoring •SNMP Reporting and Latency •Device Access Control and Security •Packet Capture and Netflow Reporting •Centralized Software Management 1.1Terms and Definitions The Enterprise Network Management market consists of IT terminology that warrants some definition. Some of these terms are as outlined below include but are not limited to: •Data Collection: Collection of data from managed devices on a network. •Data Correlation: The processing of data from multiple managed devices to determine their causal and dependent relationships. •Enterprise Discovery: The process of determining all the managed network devices on an enterprise business network. •Network Modeling: Simulation of information flow and communications on a network using network modeling tools and software. •Root-Cause Analysis: Determination of the original cause of multi-alarm events. The nine primary functional areas identified above are defined as: •Manager of Managers - This is the highest level in the enterprise network management architecture. The network management subsystems defined below will forward status information up to the Manager of Managers. Its primary objective is to provide the functionality to be able to correlate information from lower level network management systems. It will create customized operational views that will be used to display and/or forward events and alarms to the appropriate person/groups that needs to know priority events occurring with in the enterprise. It will provide a single point of entry (login) for all the subsystems. The manager of manager will store event data, display the alerts and take preconfigured action when necessary. •Performance and Fault Management - This subsystem will have the ability to monitor and display system availability and performance data of all devices in the Enterprise. Latency, SNMP collected data, and Event and Alarm management are displayed and recorded in this subsystem. The system shall have the ability to record and display historical performance data of any device in the enterprise including routers, switches, servers and desktops. •End-to-End Configuration Management - This subsystem archives all the computer system configurations (startup, running, and past) of all the devices in the enterprise. These devices include but are not limited to routers, switches. Computer systems such as servers and desktop workstations are also included. It should detect in real time when a network configuration change is made to any of the aforementioned devices. •System Log (Syslogs) Capture and Query Capability - This subsystem shall be able to query/capture all syslogs for every device on the network, parse syslogs for “events of interests” and forward them up to the Manager of Managers level. •Application Performance Monitoring - This subsystem shall be able to capture performance data compiled from various applications running on the network. This data will be used to monitor the performance of a computer application from a user client perspective as well as from the perspective of a network server running various application services. Examples are web client browser applications and web services running on web host server. •SNMP Reporting and Latency - This subsystem will be able to measure and report on all SNMP MIB variables and latency network data collections. •Device Access Control and Security - This subsystem maintains the credentials and permissions to login into computer systems on the Enterprise network. Network technology such as single sign-on logins will be employed to more efficiently manage connections to multiple systems on the network. •Packet Capture and Netflow Reporting - This subsystem shall be able to capture network packets and Netflow data between network devices. This data will be used for network packet inspection and to generate various reports. •Centralized Software Management and Deployment – This is the subsystem that manages software application deployments and/or operating system patches. It can report on the operating system patch level of network devices, desktop workstations and servers. 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 Theresa Hunt, 1701 N. Ft. Myer Drive, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209. Email is huntt@state.gov. The due date and time for submission of responses is Tuesday, April, 20, 2010 at Noon (EST). 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 Potential Requirements 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. 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. CONTENT: 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 capability to provide cleared personnel for access to DoS facility Security Clearance levels;
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