SOURCES SOUGHT
76 -- DoDL Global Incident Map Subscription
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2024 7:31:35 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 519290
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- Contracting Office
- FA8052 773 ESS SAN ANTONIO TX 78236-0119 USA
- ZIP Code
- 78236-0119
- Solicitation Number
- FA8052PRE0746
- Response Due
- 6/27/2024 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 07/12/2024
- Point of Contact
- Courtney Perry, Jennifer Flores
- E-Mail Address
-
courtney.perry.5@us.af.mil, jennifer.flores.21@us.af.mil
(courtney.perry.5@us.af.mil, jennifer.flores.21@us.af.mil)
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Synopsis published by the United States Air Force (the Government or USAF). There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research to determine whether there are businesses available capable of providing an alternative product that meets the characteristics below. The Air Force anticipates procuring this product as a FY24 base effort with two (2) one-year options. The projected period of performance for this subscription is: Base Year: 01 August 2024 � 31 July 2025 Option Year 1: 01 August 2025 � 31 July 2026 Option Year 2: 01 August 2026 � 31 July 2027 Responses to this sources sought notice will assist in a determination of whether it is in the best interest of the Government to proceed with a competition. FSC: 7630 NAICS: 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services Size Standard: 1000 employees Subscription name: DoD Global Incident Map Subscription Description: Global Incident Map Subscription that provids a fully customizable map that displays critical events happening in real-time across the globe. Product Characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered: Must provide a fully customizable map that displays critical events happening in real time across the globe. Must include everything from terror acts to kidnappings, and port security red flags to aviation incidents. Must show information is updated 24/7 or as incidents happen. Must provide customized maps showing location of incidents with information on the incident. Must use human analysts to make a judgement call on virtually all items, except earthquakes. Must provide unbiased and a-political, and beholden to no outside investors or other interests which might impact editorial or content decisions Must use a broad scope of coverage with dozens of maps/feeds covering a wide variety of incidents of interest to corporate security, government, intelligence, military, NGO, law enforcement, and public sector clients. Must be able to create new maps and new OSINT gathering projects, resulting in KML, GeoRSS, ESRI Feature Layers for short turnarounds and unique requests due to new situations/incidents in the world effecting DoD missions Must be able to provide monthly usage statistics Must work with contract POC (EBSCO Stacks) to establish authentication methods to provide optimal accessibility for all eligible patrons. Security between the Website and server must be Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 Must have HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with long duration deployed on the servers to mitigate/prevent man-in-the-middle attacks Website certificates should be RSA 2048-bits (SHA256withRSA) DAF Libraries must be able to test the website to evaluate if it meets requirements. Must provide a username and password to see available global incident map. The Government will consider responses received within 14 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement. If the Government competes this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is an administrative decision by the Government that is solely within its discretion. Contractors should be aware of the following information: Contractors must include the following information: � � � �a. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers. � � � �b. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above. � � � �c. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone. � � � d. Company CAGE Code or UEI. � � � e. Capabilities Statement � � � 2. This requirement is not intended for specific brand name products. Offerors are encouraged to suggest products other than those that may be specifically referenced by brand name. Responses must address how alternate product meet the product characteristics specified above. � � � 3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not reimburse the respondents for any costs associated with their response. This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Proposals nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government reserves the right to contact the submitting parties, on an as required basis, for further clarification on material provided. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose. Responses shall be emailed to Courtney Perry at courtney.perry.5@us.af.mil no later than 27 JUN 2024, 4:00 PM CDT. Any questions should be directed to Courtney Perry through email.
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- Record
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