Industry Questionnaire Response Submission Form.xlsx
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| 36U10122Q0032 0002.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36U10122Q0032 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| DRAFT PWS - Business Information Reports and Analytics Service.pdf | ||
| PIV Logical Access Policy Clarification FOR REVIEW ONLY.pdf | ||
| Procurement History Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) Public Record.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36U10122Q0032.docx | DOCX document | |
| VA Directive 6551 17_Mar_2016 FOR REVIEW ONLY.pdf | ||
| Sources Sought - Instructions to Respondents.docx | DOCX document |
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Response Submission
In order to be a more effective organization the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must utilize the skills and capabilities of commercial providers. For this reason we are conducting market research to identify potential providers of needed skills and capabilities.
We cannot stress enough how important it is that you take a few minutes to help us increase our market intelligence.
As part of our market research effort, we are seeking input from industry to identify the ability of the commercial market to fulfill specific requirements.
Thank you for your participation.
| 1 | Please enter the following point of contact information: | (Text entry) |
| Name of Firm: | ||
| Business Address: | ||
| Business City/Town: | ||
| Business State: | ||
| Business Zip Code: | ||
| Website URL address: | ||
| Point of Contact Name: | ||
| POC Phone Number: | ||
| POC email: | ||
| POC 2 Name: | ||
| POC 2 Phone Number: | ||
| POC 2 email: |
| 2 | Please indicate any small business designations that describe your company: | Select all that apply (X) |
| Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) | ||
| Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) | ||
| 8(a) Business Development Small Business Certification | ||
| HUBZone Business Concern | ||
| Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB in accordance with 19.1503) | ||
| Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB in accordance with 19.1503) | ||
| Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) | ||
| Small Business as per primary NAICS code of operation | ||
| Large Business | ||
| AbilityOne Firm | ||
| Other, please specify: |
3 Please provide your company's SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI) number:* (12-Digit alpha-numeric identifier) (Number entry)
4 Please provide your company's Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) identification number:* (9-Digit Identification Number without hyphen) (Number entry)
5 What is your company's primary NAICS code of operation for determining business size? (Number entry)
6 Identify which NAICS code your company would use to provide these specific requirements: (indicate only one code) (Number entry)
7 Is your company currently operating as a provider of business information reporting and analytics services? Yes/No
8 Is your company currently providing business information reporting and analytics services support to federal or state government agencies? Yes/No
| 9 | If you responded "Yes" to the previous question, please identify those government agencies. | Please provide the following information: |
| Agency Name: | ||
| Point of Contact name: | ||
| POC email: | ||
| Contract Number: | ||
| Period of Performance: | ||
| Agency Name: | ||
| Point of Contact name: | ||
| POC email: | ||
| Contract Number: | ||
| Period of Performance: |
| 10 | Please estimate what percentage of your company's annual revenues are derived from contracts for federal work in this area: | Select only one (X) |
| < 5% | ||
| 5% - 10% | ||
| 11% - 15% | ||
| 16% - 20% | ||
| 21% - 25% | ||
| 26% - 30% | ||
| 31% - 35% | ||
| 36% - 40% | ||
| 41% - 45% | ||
| 46% - 50% | ||
| 51% - 60% | ||
| 61% - 70% | ||
| 71% - 80% | ||
| > 80% |
| 11 | How many years of experience does your company have providing business information reporting and analytics services? | Select only one (X) |
| None | ||
| < 1 year | ||
| 1 - 3 years | ||
| 4 - 6 years | ||
| 7 - 10 years | ||
| > 10 years |
12 Is your company currently on a GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS)? Yes/No
| 13 | If you responded "Yes" to the previous question, please identify the contract(s) most relevant to this requirement. | Please provide the following information: |
| Schedule: | ||
| Contract Number: | ||
| SIN: | ||
| Schedule: | ||
| Contract Number: | ||
| SIN: |
14 Is your company currently on the VECTOR IDIQ? Yes/No
15 If you responded "Yes" to the previous question, what VECTOR service group would best satisfy the scope of this specific requirement? (Text entry)
| 16 | Based on the scope of the draft PWS, are there OTHER existing multiple award contracts (i.e. FSS, GWACs etc.) that you believe could be utilized to best satisfy this requirement? | Please provide the following information: |
| Agency Name: | ||
| Point of Contact name: | ||
| POC email: | ||
| Schedule/Procurement Vehicle Name: | ||
| Contract Number: | ||
| SIN: |
17 Based on industry standard practice, what are the attributes and capabilities that separate an average business information reporting and analytics services provider from an exceptional provider? (Free text)
| 18 | On average, what has been the amount of time your company has needed to onboard and fully transition into a new support contract? | Select only one (X) |
| < 10 business days | ||
| 10 to 20 business days | ||
| 21 to 30 business days | ||
| 31 to 45 business days | ||
| 46 to 60 business days | ||
| > 60 business days |
19 Is your company willing to commit to signed confidentiality agreements? Yes/No
20 Are you able to develop and substantiate a business information service price structure that offers maximum cost savings to the Government? Yes/No
21 If you answered yes to the previous question, can you describe the specific details of the business information service price structure that would offer maximum cost savings to the Government? (Free text)
| 22 | What "brand name" business information reporting and analytics services would you use to meet these specific requirements? | (Text entry) |
| Product Name: | ||
| Product Number: | ||
| PWS Section(s) This Product Full Fills: | ||
| Product Name: | ||
| Product Number: | ||
| PWS Section(s) This Product Full Fills: |
| 23 | Identify the capabilities that your "brand name" business information reporting and analytics service currently supports: | Select all that apply (X) |
| Cross reference to business SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI) number? | ||
| Cross reference to business D-U-N-S Number? | ||
| Cross reference to business trade name? | ||
| Cross reference to business physical address? | ||
| Cross reference to business mailing address? | ||
| Cross reference to business phone number? | ||
| Cross reference to business website? | ||
| Cross reference to business employees? | ||
| Cross reference to business socio-economic designations? | ||
| Cross reference to business Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code? | ||
| Cross reference to business North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code? | ||
| Cross reference to business economic diversity? | ||
| Cross reference to business history? | ||
| Cross reference to business officers? | ||
| Cross reference to business directors? | ||
| Cross reference to business registration? | ||
| Cross reference to business operations data? | ||
| Cross reference to business special events? | ||
| Cross reference to business government activities? | ||
| Cross reference to business family tree? | ||
| Cross reference to business government contracts? | ||
| Cross reference to business financial statements? | ||
| Cross reference to business accountant statement? | ||
| Cross reference to business exclusion records? | ||
| Cross reference to business debts to Federal agencies? | ||
| Offer a regularly updated database of data elements identified above? | ||
| Find a match for the data elements identified above in a government database against your database? | ||
| Offer a measurement that correlates to what degree a match is confirmed between the two databases? | ||
| Offer a fully searchable database for real-time pulls of data elements identified above? | ||
| Offer an Application Programming Interface (API) for on-demand pulls of data elements identified above? |
| 24 | How many consistent years of experience does your company have providing the "brand name" business information reporting and analytics services you would use to meet these specific requirements? | Select all that apply (X) |
| None | ||
| < 1 year | ||
| 1 - 3 years | ||
| 4 - 6 years | ||
| > 10 years |
| 25 | Identify the Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) requirements your database supports: | Select all that apply (X) |
| Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card enabled authentication? | ||
| User authentication services compliant with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-63-3? | ||
| Identity Assurance Level (IAL) 3? | ||
| Authenticator Assurance Level (AAL) 3? | ||
| Federation Assurance Level (FAL) 3? |
| 26 | Identify the VA internal Single Sign-On (SSOi) solution requirements your database supports: | Select all that apply (X) |
| Automated provisioning service? | ||
| Enterprise provisioning service? | ||
| Interfacing with VA’s Master Person Index (MPI) to provision identity attributes? | ||
| VA defined unique identity (e.g. Secure Identifier [SEC ID] / Integrated Control Number [ICN])? | ||
| Multiple authenticators for a given identity? | ||
| Authenticators at every Authenticator Assurance Level (AAL) appropriate for the solution? | ||
| Identity proofing for each Identity Assurance Level (IAL) appropriate for the solution? | ||
| Federation for each Federation Assurance Level (FAL) appropriate for the solution, if applicable? | ||
| Two-factor authentication (2FA) through an applicable design pattern as outlined in VA Enterprise Design Patterns (reference included Directive 6551 17 Mar 2016)? | ||
| A Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) implementation if the solution relies on assertion-based authentication? | ||
| Additional assertion implementations, besides the required SAML assertion, that are compliant with NIST SP 800-63-3 guidelines? | ||
| Authentication/account binding based on trusted Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) headers if the solution relies on Trust based authentication? | ||
| Role Based Access Control? | ||
| Auditing and reporting capabilities? | ||
| Compliance with PIV Logical Access Policy Clarification (reference included memorandum)? |
27 Would you be able to provide oral presentations at time of solicitation, consisting of a virtual walk-through of your "brand name" business information reporting and analytics capability providing each of the data elements you selected in question 23 above? Yes/No
28 If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, what information would you need to see in a user story to enable oral presentations that consists of a virtual walk-through of the "brand name" business information reporting and analytics services you would use to meet these specific requirements? (Free text)
| 29 | On average, how much lead-time would you need to provide an Application Programming Interface (API) with real time on-demand pulls of the data elements specified in this requirement? | Select only one (X) |
| < 2 weeks | ||
| 2 to 4 weeks | ||
| 4 to 6 weeks | ||
| 6 to 8 weeks | ||
| 8 to 10 weeks | ||
| > 10 weeks |
30 Would your company submit a proposal/quote for a Firm-Fixed-Price contract on a future solicitation of this requirement? Yes/No
End of Questionnaire
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