Sources Sought Notice (SSN) - 26-P-DATA.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

W9124J-26-P-DATA

Offsite Data Storage

This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) ONLY. The U.S. Government intends to procure a non-personal services Firm Fixed Priced (FFP) Purchase Order (PO) contract to provide all management, tools, supplies, equipment, transportation, and labor to safely and securely store backup media, digital records, and electronic data at an offsite location. Furthermore, the government desires to procure services on a small business set-aside basis, provided two (2) or more qualified small businesses respond to this SSN with information sufficient (Capability

Statement) to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if two (2) or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories

(including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically

Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price.

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. Furthermore, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this SSN. 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. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or

IFB or RFP, if issued. 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 Government-Wide Point of Entry (GPE) located at SAM.GOV. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 518210 –

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services.

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing computing infrastructure data processing services Web hosting services (except software publishing) and related services including streaming support services (except streaming distribution services) Data processing establishments provide complete processing and specialized reports from data supplied by clients or provide automated data processing and data entry services The size standard for this NAICS code is $40M with a corresponding Product Service Code of D325: IT and Telecom – Data

Centers And Storage. If a different NAICS code would be better suited, please state in your response what NAICS is better suited for this requirement and why.

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Off Site

Data Storage as defined in this performance work statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. In response to this Sources Sought Notice, please provide:

1. Capability Statement and a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM)

2. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition and identify alternatives or solution solutions. Also contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes@army.mil or 210-

466-3015, 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.

3. If, after reviewing the PWS, you feel that your firm can provide the support needed, please provide the name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, UEI 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.

4. 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.

5. Please provide information in sufficient detail regarding any relevant 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.

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 PWS.

10. All questions in response to this SSN shall be submitted on or before 12:00 PM CST on 01

Apr 2026. The Government will respond with answers within 3 business days after receiving questions.

mailto:scott.d.kukes@army.mil

11. Responses to this source sought notice shall be submitted on or before 1200 PM CDT on 10

Apr 2026 via email to Contract Specialist: Teresa Agostino at Teresa.m.agontino.civ@army.mil and Walter L. Williams, Contracting Officer at walter.l.williams24.civ@army.mil.

The Government will not return any information submitted in response to this notice.

In all responses, please reference W9124J-26-P-DATA. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. No telephonic responses will be accepted. No solicitation currently exists;

therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in www.sam.gov. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Primary Point of Contact: Secondary Point of Contact:

Teresa Agontino Walter L. Williams

Contract Specialist Contracting Officer

Email: teresa.m.agontino.civ@army.mil Email: walter.l.williams24.civ@army.mil mailto:Teresa.m.agontino.civ@army.mil mailto:walter.l.williams24.civ@army.mil http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:teresa.m.agontino.civ@army.mil mailto:walter.l.williams24.civ@army.mil