Internet-based communications service provider
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE in support of the Small Business Administration, Denver, Colorado, for market research purposes only to determine the availability of potential businesses with capabilities to provide the services described below. Potential offerors are invited to provide feedback via e-mail to [Greg Roseman] at [Gregory.Roseman@sba.gov]. Responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. All responses due by September 4, 2019 at 12pm MST. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. THIS NOTICE IS APPLICABLE TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS ONLY. HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER ALL RESPONSES SUBMITTED. Potential contractors shall provide, at a minimum, the following information: 1) Company name, address, and point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and DUNS. 2) Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program. Anticipated North American Industry Classification System (541810) code is [Advertising Agencies] with a size standard of $16.5M. The largest a firm can be and still qualify as a small business for Federal Government programs is no larger than 15 million dollars in revenue. [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other (please specify) 3) Documentation of technical expertise and capability must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine whether your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for any future acquisition. It is imperative business concerns responding to the sources sought articulate their capabilities clearly and adequately. Provide a brief capability statement (Max 2 pages) with enough information to determine if your company can meet the requirement. The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a Request for Quotations, Request for Proposals or Invitation for Bids, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather the Government is requesting a short statement regarding the company's ability to provide the requirement below. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities statement. Submission of capabilities statement will assist our office in tailoring the requirement to be consistent with industry standards. The capabilities will be evaluated for the purpose of determining to Set-Aside for the Small Business (SB) Community or to conduct as an Unrestricted Procurement and to determine the number of capable contractors available. Other than small businesses may respond to this notice in the event the market does not indicate SB interest. Note: Do not include Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in responses. Not responding to this Sources Sought does not preclude participation in any future or potential solicitation, or Request for Quotation. It is the intent of Small Business Administration to use the information gathered for market research purposes only. If a formal solicitation is released, it will be posted via the Federal Business Opportunity (http://www.fbo.gov). 4) DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT: Item Number Description Quantity 0001 Internet-based communication Service 12 months 1001 Internet-based communication Service (Option Year 1) 12 months 2001 Internet-based communication Service (Option Year 2) 12 months 3001 Internet-based communication Service (Option Year 3) 12 months 4001 Internet-based communication Service (Option Year 4) 12 months The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Disaster Assistance (ODA) seeks an Internet-based communications service provider with a database of reporters and editors at daily and weekly newspapers, periodicals, magazines, trade publications, and television and radio stations across the country related to the ODA program and relevant disaster assistance materials. The database shall be continually updated so that the list is correct, and it shall be able to target media that cater to small business constituencies and disaster survivors. The database shall allow users to develop customized media lists and employ those lists to allow unassisted press release distribution tough contractor's e-mail system. Additionally, the provider shall conduct media monitoring, analytics (examples of analytics could include, but are not limited to Google Analytics, Social Media Metrics, and more) and media reports to determine historical performance of ODA material and trends related to the ODA program. The provider shall conduct training when requested, offer user manuals to subscribers at ODA, and offer a toll-free support line for users. The vendor shall provide ODA service for up to 50 registered users/subscribers in SBA Headquarters in Washington, DC and Disaster Field Operations Centers located in Atlanta, GA and Sacramento, CA who create lists and share them with other government staff. The vendor shall provide a daily national sweep of all media that have a presence, with a specific focus on disaster assistance, as well as and state, local, and tribal outlets on the Internet, collect such e-clippings based on a customized list of words and/or pases, and deliver them in an easy-to-use daily, early AM e-mail with hot links, which can be provided by the SBA Press Office to a limited list of other users in the agency. The e-clippings stories so collected should also be accessible on the vendor's Website. The vendor shall also provide a wire service distribution of press releases to media across the country, segmented by geography, media type and interest area. Outreach to Spanish-language media is also preferred.. 73351019Q0043 Small Business Administration Office of Performance Management and the Chief Financial Officer
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