Open Source Intelligence Services

Please see the attached, updated Q & A sheet..

Please see the attached Amendment 05 and updated Q & A sheet, Attachments 03 and 04. .

Please see the attached, updated Q & A sheet..

Please see the attached 19AQMM19R0093 Amendment 04 and updated Attachment 03..

Please see the attached Updated Q & A..

Please see the attached 19AQMM19R0093 Amendment 03, Amended Attachment 03..

Please see the attached 19AQMM19R0093 Amendment 02, Amended Attachment 03 and 04, added Attachment 08 and Updated Q & A..

Please see the Amended Attachment 03 and Updated Q & A. Official amendment to follow..

Please see the attached 19AQMM19R0093 Amendment 01, Amended Attachment 03 and Updated Q & A..

Attached please find the U.S. Department of State's official Request for Proposals for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Open Source Intelligence Services acquisition.
As stated in the attached RFP, RFP questions are due March 05, 2019 and Phase I Proposals are due by March 11, 2019 7:00AM..

Please see the attached Q & A, updated Instructions, Evalaution Factors and Pricing Workbook..

Attached please find the U.S. Department of State's DRAFT Request for Proposals for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Threat Investigations and Analysis Directorate, Open Source Intelligence acquisition.

The Department will accept written questions, comments, and other feedback on this draft RFP by email submitted to the Contracting Officer at AfrasiabiF@state.gov no later than the closing date/time of this notice.

Questions, comments, and other feedback will NOT be accepted in any form other than email. Telephone calls regarding this notice will not be accepted.

This is a DRAFT RFP only. No proposals, capability statements, or statements of interest are being solicited at this time. No such information should be submitted and no such information will be accepted or considered by the Government.

Nothing in this DRAFT creates any commitment or obligation; only the final RFP will control the eventual solicitation and evaluation process.

The Department will not answer questions or respond to comments or feedback received in response to this notice. Rather, the Department will consider such input as the Department finalizes the RFP for issuance.

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Please see the attached Industry Day Briefing Preesntation and Company Attendee List. The Company Attendee list also contains the wait-listed firms that were unable to attend due to space restrictions..

Emails have been sent to the confirmed attendees of the Industry Day on 13 Feb 2019. Emails have also been sent out to wait-listed attendees. If you have not received one of these emails yet, you will not be able to attend Industry Day as registration is now being closed. The presentation/briefing will be posted on FBO on 13 Feb 2019, along with a list of the attending firms..

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Threat Investigations and Analysis (DS/TIA) will convene a meeting ("Industry Day") regarding the forthcoming award of Open Source Intelligence (OSIN) contract. The OSIN contract is brand-new requirement. The meeting will be convened for the benefit of potential industry partners. During the meeting, members from DS/TIA and the Office of Acquisitions Management (AQM) will present the Department's vision for the acquisition, including how it fits into the overall TIA mission. The cognizant Contracting Officer will present the Department's acquisition strategy. The meeting will be convened on February 13, 2019 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM Eastern Time at SA-18, Conference Room 101, 8380 Alban Rd, Springfield, Virginia 22150. Check-in will begin at 9:45AM. The last hour of the meeting is set-aside for networking between potential competitor team members. Each attendee must be registered in advance with AQM. Registration opens on February 6, 2019 and closes on February 11, 2019 at 4pm. Space is limited. Each company may register no more than two (2) individuals. Should registrations exceed the capacity of the venue, the number of company representatives will be reduced. The Department reserves the right to limit company representation to one (1) individual. Therefore, when registering, individuals must be designated as the First and Second, (i.e., A and B) representative for their company. The information forwarded for each registrant is as follows: full name, company affiliation, and participant designation (i.e., First = A and Second = B). The identification and email address of the company's point of contact shall also be provided. All information shall be forwarded to Mr. Farzad Afrasiabi at AfrasiabiF@state.gov and Renee McElrath at McElrathRN@state.gov. On February 12, 2019, AQM will notify the company point of contact as to how many individuals may represent the company at the meeting. Questions regarding the meeting content will only be addressed in accordance with the instruction provided by AQM at the meeting. Answers to any questions, along with a copy of the material presented at the meeting will be subsequently published via fbo.gov..

The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), Directorate of Threat Investigations and Analysis (TIA), Open Source Intelligence Program has a requirement for open source monitoring and analysis support services, as well as logistical and office management services, in order to facilitate the production of timely, accurate, and relevant open source intelligence products and services.
The solicitation, when finalized, will be available on or about 22 February 2019. All announcements and amendments made to the solicitation will be posted at www.fedbizopps.gov. To receive updates, click on "Register to Receive Notification". Offerors are not requested to provide notice of their interest in the solicitation.
No paper copies of the solicitation will be mailed. The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: the synopsis will be posted for approximately fifteen (15) days. Once the solicitation announcement closes on FedBizOpps, the Offerors will have approximately thirty (30) days to submit proposals. The Question and Answer (Q & A) period opens with the posting of the solicitation and shall be handled in accordance with the instructions contained in Section L. The contract is anticipated to be awarded within approximately sixty (60) days after proposal submission. All dates are subject to change and Offerors will be notified of any changes.

We will not be handling Question and Answers (Q & A) at this time via phone or email. Q & A will be handled during the Q & A period of the solicitation only.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541990. This requirement will be solicited under full and open competition. Partial or incomplete offers will not be accepted or considered.

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