SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Communications Cloud Service and Software maintenance (VA-22-00045308)
- Notice Date
- 5/12/2022 4:31:01 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CENTER NJ (36C10B) EATONTOWN NJ 07724 USA
- ZIP Code
- 07724
- Solicitation Number
- 36C10B22Q0301
- Response Due
- 5/16/2022 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 05/21/2022
- Point of Contact
- Dennis.Simms@va.gov, Dennis Simms, Phone: Michael J. Weckesser, Fax: Michael.Weckesser@va.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Dennis.Simms@va.gov
(Dennis.Simms@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Office of Public Affairs Communications Cloud Service and Software maintenance 36C10B22Q0301 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) is conducting market research for a draft requirement in support of OIT and Office of Public Affairs. VA OIT and Office of Public Affairs has a draft requirement for renewal of its deployed brand name GovDelivery Communications Cloud Service Software as a Service (SaaS), as well as ancillary Software Maintenance and professional support services. Salient characteristics have been provided to identify potential alternatives to the deployed solution. The solution will provide enhanced web site and e-mail communication tools for public organizations. These services will enable VA to communicate harvested data from across the enterprise s business lines in a manner that is easily consumable by the public. The Contractor shall provide services to allow users to create customizable profiles and subscribe to information from across VA web sites as well as assist. The period of performance of this effort shall be 12-month base period, plus four 12-month option periods and five-optional tasks, to be exercised at the Government s discretion. The entire effort shall not exceed 60 months. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort is 518210. See specific requirements in the attached DRAFT Product Description. This is a Pre-solicitation notice/request for information (RFI) only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bids, Request for Quotations, or a Request for Proposal. Do not submit a proposal or quote. This market research is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this Pre-Solicitation notice/RFI. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this Pre-solicitation notice/RFI. Any contract that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome of a competitive process. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this Pre-solicitation notice/RFI. Submission Instructions: General Your response must address capabilities specific to the services required in the attached PD and must include the following: 1. Request Company information to include: Company Name CAGE/Unique Entity ID Number under which the company is registered in SAM/VetBiz.gov Company Address Point of contact name Telephone number Email address Socioeconomic data For Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)/Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) concerns, indicate whether you could meet the requirement that a Government procurement, an information technology procurement classified under SDVOSB/VOSB is in accordance with Veterans First Contracting Act for the applicable NAICS. Additionally, please note your verification status. Company Business Size and Status for NAICS 518210 Names and types of current federal contracts and/or contract vehicles that can be utilized for the scope of the requirements (NASA SEWP, GSA, GWAC or any other Schedule if you are included in one or more. Please include Contract Number, expiration date, etc.) Capability Statement Submit a capability statement describing your company s ability to meet the requirements in the attached draft PD. The capability statement shall be limited to 10 pages and no more than 5MB. RFI submissions shall be provided to the POCs identified in this posting NLT than May 16, 2022 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. In addition, please provide the following information: Questions for Vendors If proposing an alternative brand name solution, please respond to the below questions: 1. Is your solution Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FEDRAMP) at the moderate level? 2. Is your product SaaS approved? 3. Does your product have an existing Department of Veterans Affairs Authority to Operate (ATO)? 4. Please provide a description of your capability to migrate an existing subscriber base of 16 million and over 5 thousand topics into your solution. Please detail the duration and approach to accomplishing this task. Submit questions in writing, regarding this RFI to Dennis.Simms@va.gov and Michael.Weckesser@va.gov. The Government will try to answer all questions. Those questions and answers will be posted to this site as an attachment.
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- Record
- SN06326112-F 20220514/220512230109 (samdaily.us)
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