Responses to Questions-NIST-AMD-CPO-SSN-F-24-04.pdf
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This document contains responses to questions regarding a sources sought notice issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for a supply chain tool. The sources sought notice seeks information from vendors that can provide a commercial off-the-shelf tool with data to meet NIST's requirements. The key requirements for the tool include the ability to search and filter company information, download data in Excel or CSV format, and provide details on companies' past and current support to the U.S. government, ownership and investors, key personnel, supply chains, shipments, and other data points. The tool and data must be unclassified and commercially available. NIST is not seeking proprietary information from respondents, but rather company information, NAICS codes, small business status, and other relevant details to inform the upcoming procurement. No award will be made as a result of this sources sought notice, and responses will not be considered as proposals or quotations.
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Responses to questions to the sources sought notice NIST-AMD-CPO-SSN-F-24-04
# Section/ Subsection #
Question Responses
1 General Can you share current challenges you are experiencing that lead to you seeking a supply chain tool?
No, why the government needs the tool and data is not the request of the sources sought notice.
The government is looking for vendors that has an off the shelf tool with data that can meet the requirements identified in the sources sought notice.
2 General How do you see your organization utilizing the tool?
No, why the government needs the tool and data is not the request of the sources sought notice.
The government is looking for vendors that has an off the shelf tool with data that can meet the requirements identified in the sources sought notice.
2 General What products or consolidated reports are you looking to build with the tool?
Consolidated reports on risk areas in the companies and downloading full data set regarding the specific information requirement areas outlined in the solicitation. For example, download a table of all Tier One suppliers with as much detail about the relationships as possible (e.g. dates, type of relationship, supplier company info)
3 Background, Paragraph 3
What trends are you hoping to identify with the tool alone?
No, why the government needs the tool and data is not the request of the sources sought notice.
The government is looking for vendors that has an off the shelf tool with data that can meet the requirements identified in the sources sought notice.
4 Background, Paragraph 4
What are the classification requirements for the solution?
The government is looking for vendors that has a commercial off the shelf tool with data that can meet the requirements identified in the sources sought notice.
The tool and data are unclassified.
The tool and data need to be commercially available.
5 Background, Paragraph 5
"The tool shall provide the following..."
How is your organization currently approaching collecting the information required to be contained in the proposed tool? Specifically, are you relying on a "single source of truth", conducting ad-hoc analyses as needed, or utilizing other methods?
How the government is currently collecting data is not the request of the sources sought notice.
The government is looking for vendors that has an off the shelf tool with data that can meet the requirements identified in the sources sought notice.
6 The Tables shall provide..., Bullet 3
Does your organization have a defined methodology or framework that classifies risk information? Is the classification by level of risk, or are all risks considered as equally important?
How the government defines risk is not the request of the sources sought notice.
The government is looking for vendors that has an off the shelf tool with data that can meet the requirements identified in the sources sought notice.
7 How far back historically are you interested in going for information on the type of past and/or current support to the US Government?
As far as possible, but extreme fidelity on historic data is not as much a priority as validity/access of current/modern data (e.g. 2000 onward)
8 Under the Tables section, first bullet
What specific data points are being referred to?
All data. The Government does not want aggregate data and/or news articles as "data". We want specific data points for every specification identified in the sources sought notice. So, data points for each owner of the company, Tier 1 suppliers, shipments, investors, etc.
9 What is the frequency of updates you are looking for? Real time? Daily? Weekly?
etc.
Please provide in your response how often your data is being updated.
The Government will review this question and take it into consideration in any future requirements.
10 Will the tool need to be able to work with both externally sourced data and government provided data? Are there any classification requirements of the tool?
The Government will not provide any data for the tool. The tool must be commercial off the shelf product with the all the data identified in the sources sought notice.
The tool and data are unclassified.
The tool and data need to be commercially available.
11 Will the government provide stakeholders for workshops and scoping meetings to ensure a smooth customization process?
No, the Government is looking for a commercial off the shelf tool and data. This question is premature since this is no solicitation but a sources sought notice request vendors provide the Government capability statements.
The Government will review this question and take it into consideration in any future requirements.
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