FDP RFI.pdf

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

FINANCE AND FACILITIES DIVISION | PROCUREMENT SECTION

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE PROGRAM SOFTWARE

January 6, 2025

Security Division, Security Integrity & Investigations Section, Clearance and Adjudications Unit, Financial Disclosure Program

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DISCLAIMER:

THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST

FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTE. 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

ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF

RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY

RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

INTRODUCTION

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Security Division, is seeking vendors to develop and/or implement a software solution to support the FBI’s Financial Disclosure Program. This program is mandated by Executive Order 12968, and requires certain employees to file a yearly financial disclosure form. Filings require the submission of information related to assets, liabilities, and income, among other requirements.

An effective software solution will provide a platform to ingest, analyze, and archive this financial data.

Responses to this RFI may be used to formulate final requirements and/or to identify qualified vendors capable of meeting those requirements. The description below outlines preliminary requirements for the FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE PROGRAM SOFTWARE. Responses to the RFI should include detailed information on potential software solutions, their implementation, and associated pricing and licensing fees. The FBI may request demonstrations of proposed software solutions. The information gathered may be used to formulate acquisition strategies for competitive solicitations.

BACKGROUND

The Financial Disclosure Program (FDP) was implemented by the FBI in 2002, and has evolved from a paper-based system to an electronic filing system. Based on multiple predetermined factors, certain FBI employees must disclose personal, spousal, and dependent financial information on an annual basis. The Security Division manages the Financial Disclosure Program, ensuring filers have secure electronic access to financial disclosure forms used to submit financial information.

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The volume of FDP data is substantial, with approximately 29,000 annual filers. The FDP team consists of an analytical staff of approximately seven individuals responsible for ensuring filers are compliant. The team is also responsible for resolving financial anomalies or concerns identified by both manual and automated analysis tools.

Any prospective vendor will be required to provide their basic tools or capabilities of any similar analytical tool for their Financial Disclosure Software; to include a Back-Office repository, a reports and training environment, thresholds, triggers, and alerts designed to identify high risk financial behavior, and FDP non-compliance.

The current software utilizes five virtual servers located in the Secure-Cloud-On-Premise (SCOP). The accreditation boundary consists of three production servers and two quality assurance servers. Four servers utilize the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system while one server utilizes Windows 11. All servers are connected to the enterprise database to store and archive financial disclosures.

The objective of the Request for Information (RFI) is to assess Financial Disclosure Program software solutions that meet FBI requirements and specifications. The ideal solution will allow for testing and evaluation in order to verify capabilities and ensure seamless integration into the existing FBI environment.

Requirements of the RFI:

The FBI requests capability statements from vendors with expertise in FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM SOFTWARE, to include publicly available and commercially available information platform offerings. The intent of this Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain information that will assist the FBI in determining the market for independent, professional vendors that have the capability to create, ingest, archive, and analyze financial data to support the FBI Financial Disclosure Program. The ability to segment and customize data collection capabilities is important for tools to align with authorized law-enforcement usage. There will be additional attachments that include more indepth details of the requirement. The FBI also requests explanations of additional, new, or cutting-edge capabilities that may be of interest to the FBI and add value to this contract.

CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

This RFI is open to qualified vendors capable of meeting specific requirements for FINANCIAL

DISCLOSURE PROGRAM SOFTWARE.

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The Government requests vendors with the ability to provide the services and/or products for this contemplated requirement identify themselves by responding to this RFI. The Government requests the following information:

This RFI is open only to US-based companies. They may be other-than small businesses as well as small businesses, 8(a), minority-owned, and other specialty classes of businesses. While it is not a requirement for submission to this RFI, for the major system option, companies with facilities clearances and the ability to provide up to TS-cleared support personnel are preferred.

The Government seeks to know which firms can provide the designated services and products for this contemplated requirement by identifying themselves and responding to this RFI. The Government requests the following information:

1.Company name and business size.

2. Provide evidence and descriptions that show your company can provide the requested services and/or products required (i.e. technical ability, personnel, and experience). Information provided shall be succinct and related to the requested requirements in this RFI. All submissions shall be unclassified.

3. State whether your company is found on the GSA Schedule or NASA SEWP and if capable of providing these services on schedule. If able to provide the services on schedule, provide the schedule and SIN.

4. Provide evidence that this effort is commercial or non-commercial.

5. Any other assumptions, comments, concerns, and/or questions relating to the contemplated services.

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Required Information:

Contractor Legal/DBA Name:

Contractor Address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone:

Email Address:

Unique Entity ID (UEID):

Cage Code:

Facility Clearance (if applicable):

Applicable NAICS Codes:

Standard Business Size:

GSA Schedule:

NASA SEWP Contract:

CONTEMPLATED REQUIREMENT

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE PROGRAM SOFTWARE.

The FBI's Security Division (Sec D), Clearance and Adjudication Unit, Financial Disclosure Program is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to:

Gather industry information on the enclosed requirements.

Request information on any industry changes or improvements that the FBI should consider when looking to achieve products and capabilities that meet requirements and are compatible with the commercial environment.

Request information on potential barriers to obtaining solutions that meet objectives needed to accomplish stated requirements. The areas of interest for contemplated requirements and scenarios are addressed below.

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DISCLAIMER and RESPONSES

THERE IS NO COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A

SOLICITATION AS A RESULT OF THIS RFI. THIS IS BEING ISSUED SOLEY FOR

INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A

SOLICTIATION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.202(e), RESPONSES TO THIS

NOTICE ARE NOT OFFERS AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT

TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR

QUOTE. 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 ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS

ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN YOUR RESPONSE

1. All interested parties shall submit capability packages in response to this notice.

2. Do submit succinct, thoughtful responses to the requirements/questions listed in this RFI.

3. Do submit comments that address the FBI's requirements, assumptions, conditions or contemplated approaches to this future acquisition.

4. Do submit information and suggestions that may encourage new, different, or innovative approaches that would result in products, solutions, and direct savings to the FBI.

WHAT SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN YOUR RESPONSE

1. Do not submit proposals or offers.

2. Do not submit past performance information or general descriptions of corporate experience.

3. Do not submit requests to be considered for award or to be notified of a future solicitation.

4. Do not submit requests to be added to a mailing list or distribution list.

5. Do not submit questions or comments not related to this RFI.

6. Do not respond via telephone.

RFI SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS:

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The subject line of the email correspondence shall read: FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE PROGRAM SOFTWARE RFI Response (Company Name).

Questions regarding this RFI are due by 5:00PM EST on February 10, 2025. Questions shall be submitted via e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Harriett Williams (hlwilliams2@fbi.gov) and Contract Specialist Dionna Brown (dnbrown@fbi.gov). Oral questions will NOT be accepted. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after that date and time will be answered.

Questions shall NOT contain classified information. To the maximum extent possible, the Government will strip all questions and responses of proprietary information (as indicated by the respondent) and make collective responses available to all interested parties by 5:00PM EST on February 20, 2025.

All responses shall be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) format and shall not exceed 15 pages. All responses should be e-mailed no later than 5:00 PM EST on February 28, 2025, to Harriett Williams and Dionna Brown. E-mail verification will be sent upon receipt.

The cost of responding to the RFI shall be exclusively borne by the organization submitting the information. No costs will be reimbursed by the Government. The FBI makes no implied or in fact contract by issuing this RFI.

All clarifications, questions, and responses must be made via email. All questions regarding this RFI shall be in writing. No phone calls will be accepted. Phone messages will not be returned.

mailto:hlwilliams2@fbi.gov