FEDLINK - Electronic Resources - IT Research Subscription - Executive

The United States Senate Sergeant at Arms is soliciting quotes from authorized FEDLINK Electronic Resources vendors for an Information Technology research subscription to provide Executive Peer Partner services and access to an online IT intelligence database. The procurement seeks to support five executive-level licenses designated for the Chief Information Officer, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Information Security Officer, with specialized requirements for data and analytics resources for the CTO and infrastructure and operations resources for the Deputy CIO. The selected contractor must provide a specifically assigned Executive Peer Partner with at least ten years of IT leadership experience, including a minimum of three years in a C-level role with federal government experience, to deliver confidential peer-to-peer advisory support on executive leadership, IT strategy, governance, and risk management. The evaluation will be conducted on a best-value basis with technical capability weighted more heavily than price, and offerors are encouraged to submit competitive pricing with discounts from their IDIQ pricing schedule. Proposals must be submitted by 12:00 Noon ET on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, to Holly_McDonald@saa.senate.gov, with technical proposals limited to ten pages excluding cover letters, title pages, and tables of contents.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractor or award value has been disclosed in the solicitation materials. The contract is for a one-year period of performance with the assigned Executive Peer Partner designated as key personnel who cannot be reassigned without express written consent from the Sergeant at Arms. The statement of work specifies that the same Executive Peer Partner must support all executives to ensure consistency, and every license holder must have individual one-on-one access to their named partner, with any resignation requiring written notification within forty-eight hours. The place of performance is Washington, DC 20510, and all contractors must comply with comprehensive cybersecurity requirements established in the Senate's Standard Operating Procedures for Cybersecurity, including adherence to NIST standards, FedRAMP compliance for cloud services, personnel security controls requiring background checks for staff with Senate building or network access, and breach notification procedures requiring reporting to the Senate Cyber Security Operations Center within seventy-two hours of any unauthorized access.