A11_Request for Information_RFI.pdf

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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Request for Information Date: December 14, 2022

This Request for Information (RFI) is being released pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 10 Market Research. The information collected through the process considered to be market research as described by FAR

2.101 and in accordance with FAR 10.002. This Request for Information (RFI) is the initiation of market research under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations.

This announcement does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), or a Request for Proposal (RFP), and it should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the Government to issue a formal solicitation or ultimately award a contract.

In addition, vendors responding to this RFI shall bear all risks and expenses of any resources used to provide the requested information. The submission of capability information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary.

The Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this RFI to identify qualified and responsible Small Business vendors (e.g., 8(a); Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business; Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business; Small Disadvantaged Business; Veteran-Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business and Economically, Disadvantaged Women- Owned Small Business) having an interest in and possessing the resources and expertise to develop a Budget program to automate the stages of the budget execution cycle.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to these services is 511210.

Contractors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

The Government intends on purchasing the following license:

Description Part Number Splunk Enterprise – Term License with Standard Success Plan – 750GB/day SE-T-LIC-ST

Anticipated Period of Performance: Beginning May 2023

Splunk is the only SIEM Tool incorporated to support all required SOC, NOC, and Network Security Monitoring to meet and exceed OMB requirements for M-2 1-31 and 800-115. This SIEM Tool is needed for Event Logging, Event Forwarding, Time Stamps, Protecting and Validating Log Information, just to name a few capabilities needed to support the Executive Order 14028. Splunk security solutions meet the basic requirements of SIEM systems, and in addition, provides security analytics that offer context and visual insight into security incidents. Splunk meets the government’s requirements for on-premises, cloud, or hybrid deployment options.

We are currently working on meeting the Executive Order 14028 deadlines using Splunk. Switching to another tool in midstream would greatly impact and delay meeting the required deadlines. Using another tool would require needed https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

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Vendors may submit their Capability Statements for this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Capability Statements received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Capability Statements must provide sufficient detail that demonstrates technical experience, skills and capabilities to fulfill the Government’s requirement as outlined in this Request for Information.

All responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to Latinia Buck, Contract Specialist, at Latinia.Buck@oig.hhs.gov. Facsimile responses will not be accepted. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Interested vendors should monitor a government point of entry site for further information. Your firm’s response to this RFI is appreciated.

SUBMISSION TIME AND DATE

Responses to the information provided above are due no later than Noon 20 December 2022. Responses received after this date and time may not be considered.

mailto:Latinia.Buck@oig.hhs.gov