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See attached document: FY25 Product Description Access Solutions Final - Updated 05.28.25.

Request for Information Software License & Maintenance For Access Solutions

VA-25-00016374

1. Introduction

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center is seeking information on the availability of capable sources to provide software licenses and maintenance that will provide alerts to high-risk or unusual changes (such as bypass, all records), enable resource owners to review and certify user access, report detailed security activity metrics to help management with decision support. Brand name Access Solutions software licenses and maintenance for software is currently in use at the VA. The renewal is required to sustain IO’s Information Technology Center Information Technology Security protection and to support existing IO security architecture requirements in mainframe production. Additionally, the Access Solutions software licenses and maintenance are required to remedy software defects as well as enhancing and optimizing software; it includes all new fixes, patches, corrections, releases, updates, versions and upgrades to the software.

This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation or a Request for Proposal. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. Your response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. 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 RFI.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 513210, Software Publishers with a size standard of $47.0 million.

2. Submittal Information:

All responsible sources may submit a response in accordance with the below information.

There is a page limitation for this RFI of 2 pages (excluding Product Description (PD) feedback should your response include PD changes). Generic capability statements will not be accepted or reviewed. Your response must address capabilities specific to the requirement in the attached PD and must include the following:

a. Interested Vendors shall at a minimum, provide the following information in the initial paragraph of the submission:

Name of Company Address Point of Contact Phone Number Email address Company Business Size and Status For VOSB and SDVOSBs, proof of verification in SBA Vetcert.

b. Provide a summary of your proposed solution/technical capability to meet the PD requirements

c. Any Contract Vehicle of which you are a part that can be used to acquire your solution as well as the company business size and status for each vehicle as designated by the NAICS 513210, Information Technology Value Added Resellers, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.)

Responses are due no later than 10:00 AM EST, June 9, 2025, via email to Christopher Knight, Contract Specialist at Christopher.knight2@va.gov and Debra Clayton, Contracting Officer at Debra.Clayton2@va.gov. Please note your company name, and “36C10B25Q0364” in the subject line of your response. The email file size shall not exceed 5 MB. If additional information is required by VA to determine a contractor’s capability, additional information may be requested at a later date.

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