832674430 IBM Sources Sought.pdf

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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

832674430

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is seeking sources for J-9 Hosting and

Compute (HaC) Mainframe Line of Business (MLOB) International Business Machines (IBM)

Mainframe Software Products and Support.

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:

DISA/Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO)/PS8323

2300 East Drive, Building 3600

Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 62225

INTRODUCTION:

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses and large businesses (including the following subsets: Small Disadvantaged

Businesses, Certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small

Businesses and Woman-Owned Small Businesses) to provide the required products and/or services.

DISA J-9 HaC is seeking information from potential sources for its current MLOB IBM suite of software licenses. DISA has a mixture of perpetual and subscription-based IBM licenses.

Potential offerors must be able to provide Subscription and Support (S&S) for all International

Product License Agreement (IPLA) licenses, as well as IBM Monthly License Charge (MLC) products, which are not perpetual and are paid for based upon monthly usage. Potential offerors must be authorized by IBM, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), to provide the required licenses and support.

The anticipated Period of Performance is a base period, with four (4) one-year optional periods.

Base Year: October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Option Year 1: October 1, 2027 – September 30, 2028

Option Year 2: October 1, 2028 – September 30, 2029

Option Year 3: October 1, 2029 – September 30, 2030

Option Year 4: October 1, 2030 – September 30, 2031

DISCLAIMER:

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS

IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION

AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.

RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER

NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. NO

FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

NOTICE. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS IS STRICTLY

VOLUNTARY.

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CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND: This requirement is currently being executed under the following:

Contract Number: GS35F110DA/HC108421F0248

Contract Vehicle: General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)

Incumbent and their size: IBM; Large Business

Method of previous acquisition: Sole Source

Period of performance: October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2026.

Contract Number: GS35F110DA/HC102816F0672

Contract Vehicle: General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)

Incumbent and their size: IBM; Large Business

Method of previous acquisition: Sole Source

Period of performance: October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2021

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

1) Describe and provide an example of your company’s experience to provide IBM mainframe software, both IPLA and MLC products for mainframe environments.

2) Describe and provide an example of your company’s experience providing software support for IBM IPLA and MLC products within a mainframe environment.

3) Describe and provide an example of your company’s experience with providing software support for continuing equipment operations on an existing IBM infrastructure, such as, but not limited to, troubleshooting operating environment problems that cannot be duplicated in the vendor facility, repairing software problems that cannot be independently remedied with the contractor helpdesk personnel, installation/implementation of new products, etc.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Potential offerors must be authorized by IBM, the OEM, to provide the required licenses and support. Please state in your response if you are authorized by IBM to provide the required licenses and support.

SOURCES SOUGHT:

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is

513210 Software Publishers, with the corresponding size standard of $47M.

In order to make a determination for a small business set-aside, two or more qualified and capable small businesses must submit responses that demonstrate their qualifications.

Responses must demonstrate the company’s ability to perform in accordance with FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting.

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To assist DISA in determining the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought Notice, provide information regarding any plans to use joint ventures (JVs) or partnering. Please outline the company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner who combined can meet the specific requirements contained in this notice.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Responses should include:

1) Business name and address;

2) Name of company representative and their business title;

3) Small Business Socio-economic status (if small);

4) CAGE Code;

5) Prime contract vehicles; to include ENCORE III, SETI, NIH CIO-SP4, NASA SEWP V, General Service Administration (GSA): OASIS, ALLIANT II, VETS II, STARS III, MAS (including applicable SIN(s), groups or pools), or any other Government Agency contract vehicle that allows for decentralized ordering. (This information is for market research only and businesses with a valid cage that lack prime contract vehicles are still encouraged to respond to this notice.)

Businesses who wish to respond must send a response via email No Later Than (NLT) 2:00 PM

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 15, 2026 to monica.l.hinkle2.civ@mail.mil and lisa.pregartner2.civ@mail.mil. Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package addressing the specific questions above (no more than five pages) demonstrating the ability to perform the services listed under Required Capabilities and Special Requirements.

Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government and contractor personnel reviewing submitted responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as pursuant to 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.

For information on DISA’s requirements, you can find current information on our home page:

www.disa.mil – that includes current forecast and the current acquisition strategies. If there is no information regarding the requirement you may be inquiring about, then there is no additional publicly available information. Please continue to review www.disa.mil.

http://www.disa.mil/