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United States Department of the Interior

INTERIOR BUSINESS CENTER

Washington, DC 20240

SPECIAL NOTICE

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, CAPABILITIES, & SOURCES SOUGHT

Department of Interior Team Awareness Kit for Interior (TAK-I)

Issue Date: April 2, 2025

Response Due Date: April 22, 2025, 1PM, Local Washington, D.C. time

Email:

Correspond directly the Contracting Officer, Matthew Mosellen, at Matthew_Mosellen@IBC.DOI.Gov, and Contract Specialist, Maura Donovan, at maura_donovan@ibc.doi.gov. Questions/ Responses submitted by any other method will not be accepted or answered. Please ensure that your email response has Team Awareness Kit for Interior (TAK-I) in the subject line.

Issued by:

This Request for Information (RFI) is being issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), on behalf of DOI, the Office of Wildland Fire (OWF).

RFI Purpose:

This RFI is a market survey for written responses with information to identify potential sources for DOI/OWF to enhance its operational capabilities by establishing a Team Awareness Kit for Interior Server (TAK-I Server) through either a fully managed service model or a more conventional cloud hosting solution.

As part of this initiative, DOI seeks to engage with industry stakeholders to gain insights into the advantages and disadvantages of various options, including their respective implementations, operational management, and support structures. A particular focus will be placed on understanding the cost implications associated with each approach as an order-of-magnitude comparison. Additionally, DOI is open to exploring innovative hybrid solutions that leverage the strengths of both Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) models. Respondents are encouraged to provide balance SaaS and PaaS approaches as they see fit to meet DOI/OWF’s requirement.

Ultimately, the goal is to achieve a cloud-based TAK Server that adheres to FedRAMP and capabilities consistent with Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) High standards, ensuring high availability and reliability while enhancing situational awareness capabilities across the Department. Through this dialogue, DOI aims to identify the most effective strategies and technological innovations available to fulfill its mission.

This RFI requests responses from all qualified firms.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort described herein pursuant to FAR part 10, Market Research. This is for planning purposes only.

Any information submitted by respondents to this Source Sought Notice is voluntary. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kinds of offers will be considered in response to this RFI. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Government for any purpose and should refrain from providing proprietary information in the response. If any proprietary information is provided to the Government, the Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information.

Submission Format:

Submissions shall be made in accordance with the page and text size limitations provided under Attachment 1.

Post RFI Plan:

The Government intends on issuing a solicitation for Team Awareness Kit for Interior (TAK-I) from authorized resellers that can meet the Department of the Interior’s requirement with solicitation and award projected to occur in FY25.

Attachments:

Attachment 1 – RFI Survey Response Attachment 2 – RFI Industry Feedback Attachment 3 – RFI SOW – Team Awareness Kit for Interior (TAK-I) image1.png