OS_PAI Business Intelligence Tool SSA (002).doc

Classification Code:

NAICS Code: 518210 Contracting Office Address

Office of Naval Intelligence 4251 Suitland Road

Washington, DC 20395 This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS Announcement (SSA). SSAs are issued to assist the agency in performing market research to determine industry interest and capability. No Proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. The Government will not reimburse contractors for any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought notice.

A. NAVINTEL OPEN SOURCE/PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TOOLS BACKGROUND The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and NAVINTEL are positioning themselves to incorporate Open Source (OS)/Publicly Available Information (PAI) business intelligence tools to enhance their product lines with timely and relevant information on the nature, make up, and associations of companies that fall within its mission sets. These business intelligence tools it is seeking to acquire will access OS/PAI and proprietary data repositories through licenses/subscriptions to web or cloud-based solutions that are commercially available off the shelf (COTS) systems. ONI and NAVINTEL will not consider any software/hardware-based solutions nor entertain offers to create or build a solution.

B.

SOURCES SOUGHT SUMMARY

The purpose of this SSA is to identify U.S. based or U.S. subsidiary sources offering licenses or subscriptions to a web or cloud-based COTS solution that provides users with access to information on all aspects of companies globally. Sources must be able to demonstrate their solution’s conformity to the cybersecurity recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Special Publication 800-53. Sources must demonstrate the skills & experience in acquiring & incorporating emergent and evolving data and technologies. Sources will be required to disclose the specifics of how they acquire their data and the security infrastructure therein. Viable sources are required to have an existing web or cloud-based portal that is accessible from any Unclassified Department of Defense network. To demonstrate their qualifications, interested sources shall submit a White Paper and cost estimate per license providing the following information:

1) General Requirements – Sources shall provide a narrative detailing their experience and a detailed description on the types of corporate & business information (such as business name, address, telephone number, URL, etc…) their platform provides. In the narrative of their web or cloud-based tool the source will need to provide screenshots, images, or examples of the different collection or analytic capabilities of the platform to include how it visualizes, exports, or processes the data. The source will also need to provide a description of the cybersecurity architecture of their platform in the narratives and how it incorporated the best practices recommendations outlined in NIST SP 800-53. The source will also need to provide a description on their near- and long-term data acquisition efforts from a categorical perspective to protect their proprietary data sets (such as trade data, shipping data, or the incorporation/enhancement of analytic tools) to their platform in order to demonstrate their sustained commitment to adding relevant categories of data. The source will need to provide documentation and support the certification and approval of an Authorization to Operate (ATO) for processing, storing, or disseminating Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) if they offer a processing workspace.

2) Past Performance – Sources shall submit a detailed narrative explaining their company’s experience providing business intelligence datasets to the U.S. Government. This portion of the narrative shall include the contract number, period of performance, agency or entity supported, dollar value and type (individual or enterprise) of license or subscription, and a short synopsis of the scope of the effort.

NOTE: ONI is not seeking hardware or software solutions for any business intelligence tool but rather licenses or subscriptions to online web or cloud-based resources.

RESPONSES:

Responses to this Source Sought shall not exceed Twenty (20) pages in total. The responses to this Source Sought needs to be formatted through a word processing program (such as Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF). Responses to this Source Sought that are not in a word processing format will not be considered. In addition to the data requested under Section B above, responses shall include the following information: company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, email address, business size and small business status such as disadvantaged, 8(a), HUB Zone, Woman Owned, Minority Owned, and/or Veteran Owned. The information should be sent via email to angela.brooks@navy.mil with the subject “ONI/NAVINTEL Business Intelligence Open Source Tools” no later than 4:00 PM EST on May XX, 2021. Any questions in response to this SSA notice shall be submitted to the aforementioned email address. NOTE: Reimbursement will not be made for any costs associated with responses to this Sources Sought announcement.

C.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Sources should also demonstrate an ability in their narrative that they are able to provide the following:

1. Previous development and work experience with vetting and validating the multitude types/categories of corporate & business information (to include but not limited to business name, address, telephone number, URL, merger and acquisitions, public records, etc.).

2. Experience with different OS/PAI tradecraft collection or analysis based on the capabilities of their platform.

3. Experience with providing OS/PAI analytic support with their platform on a variety of U.S. Government mission sets.

4. Experience with the auditing and oversight of users of their platform on suspicious activity and preventing unauthorized access.

5. Experience with short- and long-term data acquisition efforts to their platform and provide examples.

6. Experience with providing documentation and support for initial or continuing assistance with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and/or Authorization to Operate (ATO) process(es) if their platform offers a virtual workspace for processing and/or disseminating data.

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