MODIFICATION
76 -- Online Collaboration Tool
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Procurement Services Center, S-4306 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20210-0001, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20210-0001
- Solicitation Number
- DOL121RI21430
- Archive Date
- 4/17/2012
- Point of Contact
- Nashaunte J. Graham, Fax: 2026934579, Lesa Llewellyn, Fax: 202-693-4579
- E-Mail Address
-
graham.nashaunte@dol.gov, Llewellyn.Lesa@dol.gov
(graham.nashaunte@dol.gov, Llewellyn.Lesa@dol.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information This Request for Information (RFI) announcement is for information and planning purposes only; it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. A contract may not be awarded as a result of this RFI announcement. The Department of Labor (DOL), on behalf of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), intends to procure licenses and services for an online collaboration tool that promotes the ability for staff to collaborate through a web conferencing vehicle from multiple, remote locations for the purpose of conducting meetings, training sessions, and other events. It is anticipated that the online collaboration tool would include, but not be limited to, capabilities such as video, white boarding, instant messaging/chat, and voting. Large and small businesses are to submit capability packages. Capability packages must be submitted by April 2, 2012. Interested small business concerns in NAICS code 519130 with a size standard of 500 employees are encouraged to submit their capability packages. The capability packages for this RFI market survey are not expected to be proposals, but rather statements regarding the company's existing experience in relation to the areas specified in this RFI. Capability packages must not exceed 20 pages; responses to questions should not exceed 500 words per question and must be submitted electronically. All contractor questions must be submitted no later than 3:00 PM/EST, March 25, 2012. All interested parties must outline their experiences in the following questions: 1. Does your product's telecommunication capabilities address VOIP, Integrated Toll and Toll-Free calling w/ a call-in and call-back option during a web conference, broadcasting (one-way audio), Full duplex (two-way audio), Capability to use a third-party teleconference, toll and toll-free to support large audiences, and etc.? Please explain. 2. Can your product's meeting scheduler capabilities and interface provide the following functionality to (1) send and receive email or calendar notifications for a scheduled event, (2) schedule re-occurring meetings or templates, (3) provide a meeting calendar to launch and attend meetings, and (4) configure events to be public or private from the meeting calendar? Please explain. 3. What are your product's conferencing capabilities (e.g., real-time file and application sharing, designation of alternating presenters during a session, up to 3000 attendees, secure file transfer from the leader to attendees, change of leader during a session, embedded video, support for slide presentations, animated video, web content, application sharing, documents, spreadsheets and other presentation materials, file types that are supported for sharing, and etc.)? 4. What does your product's messaging capabilities for real-time communication between the leader, presenters and participants provide? Please explain. 5. What administrative capabilities can your product offer? 6. What is your product's security level to assure protection of government's information assets? 7. What is your organization's capability to provide an adequate level of support to assure full utilization of the product and its features? 8. What is your product's capability to offer features to facilitate general utility of the product for tier level capabilities for meeting participants, to create meeting invitations, allow the meeting manager or administrator to start, stop or cancel events, allow for multiple meeting managers to initiate an event, etc.? 9. What is your product's capability to provide for universal access, i.e., for Internet access to the product from anywhere; hosting unlimited online meetings, per license; recording real-time audio/video and playing back meeting sessions; converting completed events into an universal format; etc.? 10. What is your product's shared video capability? 11. What are your product's collaborative Whiteboarding capabilities? 12. What are the licensing structure options that your product can provide for online conferencing? 13. What is your product's compliance to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) to include Technical standards from 36 CFR part 1194 Subparts B, C and D with respect to: technical standards; functional performance criteria; and information, documentation, and support requirements? Please explain. 14. How would your proposed web conferencing tool meet the identified requirements as applicable to the Government Product/Service Accessibility Template (GPAT) http://buyaccessible.net/blog/?p=205 ? Please explain. Based on the capability statements received, a written Request for Proposal (RFP) may or may not be posted on or about May 17, 2012. The RFP must be retrieved and downloaded from the Federal Business Opportunities website, www.fbo.gov. Contractors are responsible for all costs for submitting their capability packages. POC is Mr. Nashaunte Graham, email: graham.nashaunte@dol.gov or Lesa Llewellyn, email: llewellyn.lesa@dol.gov.
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