HYCU PROTEGE RFI.pdf

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

TALON HYCU PROTÉGÉ SUITE

Request for Information (RFI)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) NOTICE

SOURCES SOUGHT– THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS RELEASED

PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10,

MARKET RESEARCH.

This RFI is only issued for information and planning purposes. It shall not be construed as either a solicitation of the obligation on the part of the Government. All information received from this RFI will be used for Market Research purposes only. The Department of Treasury solicits vendor responses to this RFI for market research purposes only. This RFI will not result in a contract award.

The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses to this RFI nor otherwise reimburse vendors for the preparation of any information submitted or Government use of such information. There is no guarantee of a solicitation resulting from this RFI.

Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified regarding the outcome of the information received. All data received in response to this Sources Sought synopsis marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be fully protected from release outside the Government.

The Government shall not be liable for or suffer consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with all applicable Government regulations. All documentation shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned.

Reference/Notice Number: 2024-TALON-OITA

Project Title / Short Description: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation (CI) Technology Operations (TechOps) requires, a hybrid-cloud/multi-cloud and cloud neutral/vendor neutral/hypervisor neutral design model to preform backup, disaster recovery, and data management services to CI’s infrastructure clusters.

PCS or FSC Code: 7E20 - IT and Telecom

NAICS Code: 334119: Electronic Computer Manufacturing/Size 1,250 Employees

This will be a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside

Release Date: June 17, 204

Response Date: June 24, 2024

Primary Point of Contact: Greg Lombardozzi

Contact Information for Primary Point of Contact:

Email: Gregory.J.Lombardozzi@irs.gov

Description: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation (CI) Technology Operations (TechOps) requires, a hybrid-cloud/multi-cloud and cloud neutral/vendor neutral/hypervisor neutral design model to preform backup, disaster recovery, and data management services to CI’s infrastructure clusters.

Additional information may be referenced within the contents of the draft Statement of Work which will be posted with this Request for Information (RFI).

Please respond to the following questions within your submission if your organization can provide the requirements in the DESCRIPTION SECTION of this RFI. Please use a separate document to address the following:

1. Organization name, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, Business size (large or small) and socio-economic status (i.e., 8(a), Small Disadvantaged, Historically Under-utilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business, etc.), address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, web site address, telephone number.

2. Identify any strategic sourcing vehicles or federal supply schedules your company holds

(e.g. GSA schedule numbers and SIN category(ies)) or are aware of that would support this potential requirement.

3. Provide a tailored capability statement addressing the requirements of this RFI.

4. Provide up to two contracts within the last three (3) years, where your company provided such or similar and support services to meet the salient capabilities listed above in the DESCRIPTION SECTION of this RFI. For each contract, describe the work’s complexity, scope, and duration.

All data received in response to this RFI that is marked or designated as corporate of proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

Submit responses to the following POC:

Greg Lombardozzi

Contracting Officer

Gregory.J.Lombardozzi@irs.gov

Questions due date is: 5pm EST Monday June 24, 2024

Terms and Conditions regarding this Notice:

This Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. All costs associated with responding to this Notice are solely at the responding party's expense. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Further, the Government may contact the vendor for additional information regarding the information submitted as part of this market research effort. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Government Point of Entry or other similar source (e.g., GSA E-buy).

However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract or agreement. The Government will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this notice. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if one is issued.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in responses to this Notice, unless otherwise appropriately marked by the Respondent. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information received in response to this Notice in any resultant solicitation(s).

Do Not Submit any Proposals/Offers in response to this Notice.

Place of Contract Performance: Place of performance can be Contractor site or a remote location with the COR’s approval.