RFI -Pentaho 2021_Contract_Opportunities.docx

Request for Information Notice of Sources Sought Pentaho Software Maintenance Renewal

Issued by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service:

July 7, 2020

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL RESPONDENTS

Introduction:

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is conducting this Request for Information (RFI) as market research to purchase Renewal of Maintenance of Pentaho Software. The current intent is to contract for the purchase of:

Pentaho Custom PDI Subscription -Premium Support -12 Training Credits Annually -3 Support Contacts -16 Production Cores -16 Dev/Test Cores Hitachi Vantara Corporation - PREM-PLATS1M-16

All information contained in this RFI is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is not binding to the Government. The Government will not reimburse vendors for any information submitted in response to this request. The determination of a procurement strategy, based in part upon submissions by interested parties, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Please follow the instructions below for submittal.

Instructions for Vendors:

Please review and provide responses to the questions outlined below.

Responses:

Instructions on how to respond are contained in Section E. The responses to this RFI shall address the requirements and related questions in Section B. Section A provides the background on DFAS. DFAS requests a response by 5:00 PM EST on 14 July 2020.

A. BACKGROUND

Pentaho Data Integration Enterprise Edition Subscription is needed for the production environment while Pentaho BI Suite Enterprise Edition Subscription - Development & Test are needed for the Development/Test environment. The software is needed for to extract, translate and load data. Retirement and Annuitant Pay (R&A Pay). Pentaho is used to support Defense Retiree and Annuitant System (DRAS) production payroll applications. The Defense MilPay Office (DMO) uses Pentaho software to support Business Intelligence (BI) COGNOS reporting.

B. STRATEGIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE MARKETPLACE

DFAS is conducting a market survey regarding the purchase of maintenance support for Pentaho Software.

This RFI requests the sharing of the following information:

1) Corporate Profile

· The Profile of your company/institution.

· Include the number of years your company has been in the application software business.

2) Pentaho Software Maintenance

· Provide a detailed explanation of what maintenance support covers as it applies to the Pentaho Software.

3) Pricing model and licensing agreements

· Provide details on the estimated costs for maintenance support of Pentaho Software listed below:

· Provide a detailed explanation concerning the available software maintenance support.

4) Quoted products

· Are you willing to provide an official quote if requested?

5) Miscellaneous/Additional Points

· Any additional information that you consider relevant to your offering in the market and that you think we should know regarding your products.

C. SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

1) Small Business

· The purpose of this RFI is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Small Businesses, e.g., General Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HUBZone and others interested and capable of performing the work. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) NAICS (h) Type of small business, to include Service Disabled Veteran Owned small Business, Veteran-Owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone Small Business, Women Owned small business, and Small Disadvantaged business, if applicable.

· Small Businesses are encouraged to provide responses to this RFI in order to assist DFAS in determining potential levels of competition available in the industry, as well as helping to establish a basis for developing any subsequent potential subcontract plan goal percentages.

D. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

DFAS, Columbus OH.

E. RESPONSES

Brevity is encouraged and will be interpreted as effective communication. Responses shall be e-mailed as either a pdf or MS Word attachment and must include a cover letter on institution letterhead including the institution name, point of contact, address, phone number, fax number, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. DFAS requests a response by 5:00 PM EST on 14 July 2020. All initial correspondence shall be via email. If needed, DFAS may establish a dialog with vendors who respond to gain a better understanding of their potential solutions. Please e-mail responses by the date shown above to the following point of contact:

Chrissy Webb Email: Chrissy.j.webb.civ@mail.mil

Jamillah Timmons Email: jamillah.a.timmons.civ@mail.mil

F. DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kind of offers will be considered in response to this RFI. Responses to this notice are not offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Propriety information will be safeguarded in accordance with applicable Government Regulations. Proprietary information or trade secrets should be clearly identified. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned.

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