Blackboard Collaborate Software License Renewal

This is an amendment to the previously posted Sources Sought/RFI.

The previous Sources Sought identified the potential requirement as CHESS. This amendment opens to all prospective offerors.

The intent of this notice is determine the availability of qualified sources technically capable of providing the following Commercial-Off the Shelf software. The Government requires renewal of BlackBoard Collaborate Software Maintenance License. The Government is seeking vendors who may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement.

The Government is seeking, for planning purposes only, all authorized distributors/resellers of Blackboard Collaborate Software License Renewal(s).

The Government is seeking vendors who may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. The Government is seeking responses to this sources sought synopsis from all interested businesses capable of providing the requirement.

Please indicate your business size (small, large, etc...); and if you are able to provide the Blackboard specific software against an existing contract mechanism (for example, GSA, NASA SEWP, NIH, and so forth)in your responses; or, if you feel you have a compatible product that can function as a Blackboard Collaborate software license renewal.

The information from this market research is for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a Request for Quotation (RFQ); it is strictly a Request for Information (RFI) as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e). NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. This

RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a RFP or as an obligation on the part of the Government for follow-on acquisition. Responses to this notice are not offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain questions concerning this market research. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 511210 software publishers.

All responsible parties that feel they can provide this product should forward their capabilities information in writing to the designated contracting point of contact - EMAILS ONLY.
Contracting Point of Contact: Cori Duford at email cori.j.duford.mil@mail.mil

Again, please note that this is not a solicitation but a sources sought.