140P2123R0009_Sources_Sought_1.docx

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

This Request for Information (RFI) is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of the Interior National Park Service. This Request for Information is intended for all socio-economic groups. This is a Request for Information announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. Responses from other than the above mentioned groups will not be considered. The National Park Service is conducting market research to identify potential sources with the intention to award a service contract, which has a requirement to sustain, operate, and maintain the Recreation Business Management System (RBMS), the NPS service-wide point-of-sale system used for collecting, remitting, accounting for, and reporting on recreation fees under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA). RBMS consists of three primary components: (a) on-premises point-of-sale devices used in fee collection locations at national park units, such as entrance stations, visitor centers, and campground offices; (b) a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce.; and ©, a data reporting environment deployed in the Microsoft Azure cloud (Platform as a Service).

The Contractor shall be experienced in furnishing services for the above programs.

Responses to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, Unique Entity ID, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) and a capabilities statement demonstrating experience in the above areas.

The contract period will be for one (1) base year plus (4) option years from the date of contract award. NAICS Code is 541512. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than the date and time listed on SAM.gov. This notice will help the National Park Service in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact National Park Service staff in regards to this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss this matters related to this procurement action, all questions will be addressed during the solicitation stage by the Contract Specialist. All firms responding to this Request for Information (RFI) are advised that their response is not a request for proposal therefore, will not be considered for a contract award.

If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on SAM.gov for all qualified interested parties at a later date, and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any service. The government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Information will only be accepted in writing by e-mail to tim_wind@nps.gov.

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DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. 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. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.