SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Enterprise Desktop Management Software - Software Product List
- Notice Date
- 5/13/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Acquisitions, Acquisition Management, 1735 N. Lynn St., Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- SAQMMA14I0022
- Archive Date
- 6/11/2014
- Point of Contact
- Nichole Townes, Phone: 7035161580
- E-Mail Address
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townesns@state.gov
(townesns@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Software Product List Enterprise Desktop IT Management Tools and Services RFI PURPOSE This Request for Information (RFI) is released to conduct market research for planning purposes only. This RFI shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for proposal, or in any way an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire products or services. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this RFI, or the Government use of any information provided. The Government does not guarantee any action beyond this RFI. Information provided in response to this RFI will be used by the U. S. Department of State (DOS) in developing its acquisition strategy, including but not limited to: (a) Requirements definition and determination of commercial availability; (b) Logical grouping of items for a single competition or multiple competitions; (c) Decision to make single or multiple awards under each competition; (d) Socio-economic set-aside decisions; (e) Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition/Limited Sources Justification/Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity (e.g. only one source or brand name only); (f) Potential use of existing government-wide contract vehicles; (g) Identification of the applicable Section 508 accessibility standards (see 36 CFR 1194) that can or cannot be met by supplies that are available in the commercial marketplace in time to meet the agency's delivery requirements. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. DOS is requesting industry feedback on its ability to provide supplies based on the requirements described herein. REQUIREMENTS The Department of State's (DoS) Bureau of Information Resource Management, Business and Planning/ Governance, Resources, and Performance Management/ Sourcing Management (IRM/BMP/GRP/SM) has responsibility for a broad portfolio ranging from Enterprise Licensing and support of the Microsoft and Oracle Enterprise license agreements to IT CCB management and testing of desktop COTS. The team as well as responding to current USG mandates related to contractor/government ratio. The division is also working on strategic sourcing by identifying new potential IT procurement vehicles that will reduce cost and save procurement time. As part of Sourcing Management's search for enterprise desktop management tools and services, they are requesting industry to configure, manage, secure and support desktops in physical, virtual and publishing environments. The desired capabilities are: • Data Leak protection and control over devices and network resources • Server/workstation management and monitoring • Data modeling for database design • Performance monitoring/analysis • Network management and managed file transfer • Security information and event management • Security, operations, and application analysis • Protection of endpoints • Deployments, system requirements, and computer imaging • Mobile management RFI RESPONSE CONTENT AND FORMAT (a) The Government is not interested in marketing responses and such generic documents will not be considered by the Department. Only responses meeting these specific instructions shall be included in the Department's market research analysis. (b) Failure to comply with any of these instructions may result in removal of the response from the Department's RFI/market research analysis. The Department is under no obligation to request clarification or additional information not provided in the initial response. (c) ALL respondents must submit completed Attachment A - CLIN List and General Requirements, which includes - (1) Respondent company and contact information; (2) Line item ("CLIN") list, for the respondent to indicate which of the supplies it can provide, including any available government-wide contract vehicle information; (d) RFI respondents are NOT required to supply all of the requested items (although they are highly encouraged to do so if able). Respondents may provide one or more items under this RFI. (e) For all items suggested by the respondent as an alternative brand or part number (an "equal"), the respondent should submit supporting documentation as indicated in the spreadsheets. Again, this documentation is only required for items supplied by the respondent as an alternative brand or part number (an "equal"); do NOT provide these supporting documents for the exact brand and part numbers identified in the government Attachment - DOS already has that information. (f) For all items supplied by the respondent as an alternative brand or part number (an "equal"), the respondent must provide the manufacturer's Voluntary Product Assessment Template (VPAT) showing the extent to which the Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to that product are met or are not met by that product. (g) All documents must be submitted in the government-supplied Microsoft Excel (.xls or.xlsx) format, with no changes to the government-created cells or formatting. (h) Respondents must NOT submit their responses in any alternate format (e.g. MS Word, Adobe.pdf, or in the body of an email). Such responses will not be accepted. Only the government's MS Excel Attachment A = shall be accepted, in MS Excel format, as attachments to the submission email. In summary, the complete submission package shall be an email sent to Townesns@state.gov, with the following attachments: (a) Completed Attachment A, MS Excel. (Make sure you review all applicable tabs in the MS Excel workbook - scroll to the right!); (b) Supporting documentation for all items (if any) supplied by the respondent as an alternative brand or part number (an "equal"); (c) Section 508 manufacturer's VPATs for all items (if any) supplied by the respondent as an alternative brand or part number (an "equal"). Pricing information is not requested, may not be submitted, and will not be considered at this time. QUESTIONS Questions must be submitted by email to Townesns@state.gov such that they are received at that electronic address no later than May 19, 2014. Answers to questions that are timely received will be aggregated and attached to this FedBizOpps notice prior to the closing date/time of this notice. All communications regarding this RFI shall be directed to Nichole Townes, Contract Specialist, U.S. Department of State, at the contact information listed in this posting. RESPONSE SUBMISSION Responses must be submitted as MS Excel and supporting attachments to an email to Townesns@state.gov such that they are received at that electronic address no later than time and date specified in the posting. All communications regarding this RFI shall be directed to Nichole Townes, Contract Specialist, U.S. Department of State, at the contact information listed in this posting.
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