RFI - Software Development Services.docx

RESPONSE TO SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

I. REQUEST FOR INFORMATON SUBMISSION NOTICE

This Request for Information (RFI) will be used to identify potential sources that are interested in and capable of providing software development services in a remote capacity for two (2) systems of the Peru Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Funds’ (SBS) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Please reference the following attachments for details of the requirement:

· Statement of Work

· Attachment A - SIGSO – Software Development Requirements

· Attachment B - SISDEL – Software Development Requirements

In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is issued solely for conducting market research, information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Government. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kind of offers will be considered in response to this RFI. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and/or any follow-up information requests.

Responses to this notice will assist the Government in identifying potential sources in determining if a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business (HUBZone), or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate, and in determining whether this approach to securing contracting support is practicable. Additionally, it will help identify if any current Government-wide acquisition contracts (GWAC’s) exist to support this effort.

The purpose of this RFI is to communicate and solicit feedback from industry on the “Draft” version of an upcoming overseas requirement for services and does not constitute a solicitation or agreement. No solicitation is guaranteed to be resultant from the RFI.

Contractors shall provide company capabilities. The contractor shall provide their NAICs code and provide suggested NAICs codes for the market research.

Please do not provide generic capability statements as they shall add no value to this RFI. The Government is seeking specific information in conjunction with the specifications of this requirement as outlined in the attached Statement of Work.

The page limitation for responses is 20 pages.

All responses shall be submitted in writing via email to Amy Moseley (Contract Specialist) at MoseleyAR@state.gov by Wednesday July 24th and 3:00PM EST.

In order to participate in any resulting RFQ/RFP and to be eligible for an award, the proposer must have (i) a current CAGE Code, (ii) a UEI#, (iii) be registered to do business with the Government of the United States in the System For Award Management (SAM) and not be on the Excluded Parties List: https://www.sam.gov.

II. COMPANY INFORMATION

Company Name:

Address:

UEI:

Company Website:

POC Name:

Phone:

Email:

III. SOCIOEONOMIC STATUS

a. Provide information pertaining to your company’s socio-economic status for federal procurement programs (small, HUBZone, 8(a), Women-owned, veteran-owned, etc.) under their suggested NAICS.

Response:

IV. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

a. Provide a list of the services provided by your company meeting the requirements of this RFI. Where a particular standard is included in the RFI address your company’s product/service compliance with said requirement. Additionally, make note if the Statement of Work specifications prevent competition (such as specifications are too narrow) or if the specifications are not clear.

b. Does your company have the ability to deliver the requirements listed in the Statement of Work, AND within the timeframe specified? Please elaborate on your core competencies.

c. Can your company provide past performance history for similar requirements?

d. Please provide a recommended CLIN structure for this requirement as outlined in the Statement of Work.

V. EXISTING CONTRACTS

a. List any existing contract vehicles through which the US Department of State can access your company’s services (i.e., GSA, NASA SEWP, IDIQs, etc.)

VI. RECOMMENDATION

a. Did your company identify any areas in the draft specifications that present excessive risks or other concerns? If so, please provide detailed information and suggested mitigation. This can be provided utilizing track changes in the Statement of Work as well.

b. Based on the Statement of Work what is a recommended quality assurance plan standard that could be used to measure successful performance.