Hyland Temporal Node Gateway Software and Services

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Request for Information/Sources Sought

36C10B20Q0029_1

Hyland Temporal Node Gateway Software and Services

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/Sources Sought in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e) to conduct market research for information and planning purposes only. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes it does not constitute a Request for Quotation (RFQ) or a promise to issue a RFQ in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not, at this time, seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested vendor s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if any is issued. It is the responsibility of the responders to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

Requirements:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Procurement, Acquisition, and Logistics (OPAL), Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) is soliciting for information related to the attached Draft Product Description (PD) for Hyland Temporal Gateway software licenses with warranty, software maintenance, professional support during installation and training services. Interested parties are invited to review the attached PD and to submit comments or suggestions. The goal of this RFI is to provide a procurement framework that may be used for a subsequent acquisition. Nothing in this document should be considered binding or in any way obligate VA to perform. VA welcomes comments on any part of this document.

For project planning and information gathering, the Draft PD is attached which defines the scope of requirements. Information obtained from this RFI will be used within VA and will not be disclosed outside of the agency.

Please submit the following:

Your organization s capability to provide the entire range of requirements. Specifically, please provide a brief summary of your technical approach to meet all the requirements specified in the Draft PD.

Request Company information to include:

Company Name

CAGE/DUNS Number under which the company is registered in SAM/VetBiz.gov

Company Address

Point of contact name

Telephone number

Email address

Socioeconomic data

For Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)/Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) concerns, indicate whether you could meet VAAR 852.219-10 (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION) VA Notice of Total SDVOSB set aside and 13 CFR §125.6, which states, the contractor will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the Government to it to firms that are not SDVOSBs as defined by VAAR 852.219-10 (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION).

Company Business Size and Status for NAICS 541513

Names and types of current federal contracts and/or contract vehicles that can be utilized for the scope of the requirements (GSA, GWAC, or any other Schedule if you are included in one or more. Please include Contract Number, expiration date, etc.)

RFI SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please submit your RFI response in accordance with the following: 1) No more than 25- pages. 2) Mark your response as Proprietary Information if the information is considered business sensitive. 3) NO MARKETING MATERIALS ARE ALLOWED AS PART OF THIS RFI.  The Government will not review any other information or attachments included, that are in excess of the 25-page limit.  The Government will not review generic marketing materials that do not address the information contained herein or the attached documents.

All interested parties shall respond no later than 3:00 PM EST on October 31, 2019 via e-mail. If you have any questions on the RFI, please submit via e-mail as well. Please note 36C10B20Q0029_1 in the subject line of your response.

The TAC point of contact for this RFI is Contract Specialist, Eleanor Slocum, Email address: Eleanor.Slocum@va.gov, and Contracting Officer, Sharon Fernandes, Email address: Sharon.Fernandes@va.gov.