A14_MR_RFI_NIGC_Phys_Access_1.docx

United States Department of the Interior

INTERIOR BUSINESS CENTER

Washington, DC 20240

Request for Information (RFI) DOIDFBO240031

Overview, Questions, and Instructions

1.0 PURPOSE

The Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisitions Services Directorate, on behalf of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) is releasing this Request for Information (RFI) to seek feedback from industry to assist the Government in the improvement of requirements and identify potential interested small businesses for a requirement for NIGC to purchase and have installed a physical access control system. Following installation, the contractor will provide a base year and four option years of operations and maintenance services.

This RFI will be used to:

• Identify Interested Vendors that are capable of providing high performance outcomes.

• Identify Qualified/Capable Interested Vendors that are qualified small business, small-disadvantaged business, Indian-owned small business, woman-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, HUBZone, 8(a), and Indian-owned business.

• Obtain industry experience, best practices, recommendations, and lessons learned from performance in a single vendor environment for scope similar to this requirement.

• Provide input into the Government’s requirements document.

2.0 BACKGROUND/ OVERVIEW

The scope of the procurement is for the purchase and installation of an access control system to support the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). The office space that will utilize the access control system is being remodeled at this time and any contract award resulting from a future RFQ will be required to coordinate all activity with a general contractor and building owner.

This will be a Firm Fixed Price contract to purchase an access control system. There is no GFE/GFP provided on this contract. The contractor is responsible for providing the hardware and software along with installation, maintenance, and updates during future option years.

3.0 HOW TO RESPOND

If you are interested in participating in this market research activity, you may submit a White Paper response in accordance with the requirements and instructions contained herein. White Papers submitted in response to this RFI must be provided via email to mark_salyer@ibc.doi.gov no later than 5:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, 7 May 2024. Please be advised that it is the interested vendor’s responsibility to ensure the Government receives your submission on or before the specified due date.

4.0 SUMISSION OF QUESTIONS

Any questions regarding this RFI must be submitted via email to mark_salyer@ibc.doi.gov no later than 2:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 3 May 2024. Please be advised that questions and/or comments may not be protected as proprietary. The Government reserves the right to transmit those questions and answers of a common interest to other interested vendors.

5.0 INDUSTRY DISCUSSIONS

Based upon the Interested Vendors’ responses, the Government may choose to meet with potential Offerors and hold one-on-one discussions. Such discussions will be considered further Market Research intended to obtain clarifications of potential capability and/or experience to assist the Government in defining and developing its requirements.

6.0 WHITE PAPER REQUIREMENTS

White Papers must be submitted as an email attachment in either Microsoft Word format or a portable document format (pdf). White Papers are limited to twenty (20) pages, not including the title page and the table of contents. Your submission must use black 12-point font, single-spaced, double-sided. Page margins must be one inch at the top, bottom, and each side. Headers, footers, and page numbering may be outside the 1-inch margin, but not less than a .5-inch margin. Headers, footers, tables/figures, and page numbering may be in 10-point or 12-point font.

White Papers should address the following elements to the maximum extent possible. You may answer any or all of the questions, to the best of your ability.

1. Company Profile:

a. A brief description of your company.

b. Identify a Point of Contact (POC) including name, phone number and email for any follow-on information.

c. It is anticipated to use NAICS 334290, Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing. The RFQ will be using a Small Business set aside, the Small Business Size Standard is 800 Employees.

2. Specifically, discuss at a minimum the following:

a. Your past performance and organizational experience in one or more of the scope elements described in the RFI.

b. Review the NIGC Physical Access Control requirements document and provide comments and feedback that may be helpful in clarifying the Government’s requirement.

Attachment 1 to Request for Information (RFI) NIGC Physical Access Control System

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