Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) - Sources Sought

This Request for Information (RFI) as identified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201 (c)(7) is issued solely for market research and planning purposes.  It does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotes.  ATF is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals.

This is a follow-on RFI from GSA RFQ1712456.

Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.  Those who respond to this RFI should not anticipate feedback concerning their submission.  All submissions will become the property of the Government and will not be returned.  Proprietary information, if any, must be clearly marked on all material(s) submitted.  All information received marked Proprietary will be handled in accordance with 41 USC §§ 2101-2107.  Responding to the RFI is completely voluntary and will not enhance or adversely affect responses to any resulting future solicitation.  There is no competitive advantage gained by any of the respondents to this RFI.  Additionally, the Government will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this RFI.  Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.  No promise of future business with the Government will result from responding to this RFI.

The Government is not required to respond to any questions submitted in response to this RFI.  At the Government’s discretion it may schedule demonstrations with vendors as time permits following the close of the RFI response period.   Additionally, Industry is encouraged to advise the Government what other information it needs to better understand its requirements, to reduce the risk contingency built into pricing, and to reduce barriers to competition.

Instructions:
1. Read Attachment 1.
2. Fill out Attachment 2 based on the information in Attachment 1.
3. Provide Attachment 2 to brian.palmer@atf.gov.
4. If able, please provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) to brian.palmer@atf.gov.  The ROM is for informational purposes only to explore the range of costs for this project.  There is no negative reprocussions for not providing a ROM.

Response Guidelines:

Respondents should include the following information:

• Organization name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers, website address (if available) and the name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a point of contact having the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with Government representatives.

• Company Information: Business Size and Socio-Economic Status – Provide your company’s business size (small/large) and include all your firm’s NAICS codes in the RFI response.  In addition, indicate your business’ socio-economic status (e.g., HUBZone, Service Disable Veteran Owned Small business, Women-Owned small business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a) Program

• Contract Vehicles – The RFI response shall include all current contract vehicles (e.g., GWACs, GSA Multiple Award Schedules).