Active Directory Support Services Software Maintenance or Equivalent Product

Project Title / Short Description: Active Directory Support Services Software Maintenance or Equivalent Product

PSC: 7A21 IT and Telecom - Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software)

NAICS Code: 541519 - Information Technology Value Added Resellers

Release Date: November 22, 2024

Response Date: December 02, 2024

Primary Point of Contact: Ebenezer Owusu @ ebenezer.k.owusu@irs.gov 

Secondary Point of Contact: Adrienne Mitchell @ adrienne.g.mitchell@irs.gov

Introduction:

This is a Sources Sought released pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, Market Research. This is NOT a solicitation for quotations, quotation abstracts, request for bids or quotations, or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future.

Description:

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Directory Services Branch (DSB) is contemplating the acquisition of Brand Name Active Roles Server and Recovery Manager for Active Directory Software Maintenance or Equivalent Product software as a product. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain knowledge and information on the capability of any similar or compatible hardware and software products relative to the Government’s requirement.

DSB needs a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) product that supports security back up and restoration activities of Active Directory (AD) objects across multiple managed domains that provides change monitoring and notification for directory objects and attributes and provides both command line style and Graphical User Interface (GUI) access to manage directory services and all component objects, as well as allow granular delegation of those rights as needed. The period of performance shall be a base period of 1-year (12 Months from Date of Award), with three (3) 12-month option periods after Base Period.

In order to ensure availability of functionality, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires a brand name Active Roles Server and Recovery Manager for Active Directory Software Maintenance or Equivalent Product software that is supported by the products and/or services in the line items in the attached Sources Source Notice.

Requested Information:

Interested parties are requested to submit statements on the capability of Brand Name Active Roles Server and Recovery Manager for Active Directory Software Maintenance or Equivalent Product software or similar or compatible products that can meet or be modified to meet the Government’s requirement by Monday, December 02, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

• Name of vendor
• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
• NASA SEWP contract number (if applicable)
• GSA contract number (if applicable)
• Business size applicable to NAICS
• Socioeconomic business category
• Name of Hardware, Software, and Support manufacturer/publisher
• List of line items with descriptions, and part numbers
• Features/Spec Sheet
• License agreement
• Product availability
• Any other information demonstrating software capability.

Terms and Conditions regarding this Sources Sought: This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes. The submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. This Sources Sought does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. All costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought are solely at the responding party's expense. Any organization responding to this Sources Sought for hardware and software brands similar or compatible to Active Roles Server and Recovery Manager for Active Directory Software or equivalent product should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine hardware, software, and support capability relative to the Government’s requirement. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in responses to this Sources Sought for commercially available software.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by Monday, December 02, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Ebenezer Owusu at ebenezer.k.owusu@irs.gov and Adrienne Mitchell @ adrienne.g.mitchell@irs.gov. Additional information on the required services is listed below.

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact the Contract Specialist, Ebenezer Owusu at ebenezer.k.owusu@irs.gov.