Sources Sought Notice - Sole Source W9124J25RAFES Army Fire and Emergency Services final 18 Mar 25.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government intends to award a contract on a SOLE SOURCE basis to E-9 / Locality Medica, Inc.’s (DBA: First Due) in support of a Fire & Emergency Services Enterprise-Wide Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) compliant Information Technology Cloud-Based Software License solution for a period of performance not to exceed 66 months.

The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C §2304(c)(1) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

Any information provided in response to the sources sought will not be returned to the responder. Each potential source is also requested to provide the contract number(s), dollar value(s) and brief description of work previously or currently being performed, which specifically demonstrates the contractor’s ability to successfully satisfy the requirements of the Technical Services. Firms shall also provide point of contact information where available for the efforts cited above.

Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The NAICS code(s) is 513210, Software Publishers. The corresponding Product Service Code (PSC) is 7A20 – IT and Telcom – Application Development Software (perpetual license software).

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this source sought notice.

The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

In response to this sources sought, please provide:

1. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solutions. Also contact the U.S Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Alternate Advocate for Competition (AAFC), Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 520-944-7373, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the Sources Sought Notice.

Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

2. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

3. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

4. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

5. Also provide documentation proving that the application utilizes a single COTS

FedRAMP compliant Cloud-Based Army Enterprise-Wide in IT Software License solution.

6. Information to help determine if the requirement (item or service) is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

7. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition, including competition among small business concerns.

8. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/ PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.

9. Upon receipt of responses, the Government will request from our Customer an assessment regarding each firm’s potential to fulfil our requirements as depicted in the PWS.

10. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted on or before 12:00 PM

CST on 16 April 2025 via email to Teresa M. Agostino, Contract Specialist at

Teresa.m.agostino.civ@army.mil and Angelic Hatcher, Contracting Officer at angelic.m.hatcher.civ@army.mil. The Government will not return any information submitted in response to this notice.

11. In all responses, please reference W9124J-25-R-AFES and Army Fire & Emergency

Services Records Management System in the subject line. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. No telephonic responses will be accepted.

Primary Point of Contact: Secondary Point of Contact:

Teresa M. Agostino Angelic M. Hatcher Contract Specialist Contracting Officer Email: Teresa.m.agostino.civ@army.mil Email: angelic.m.hatcher.civ@army.mil