Request for Information Professional Information Technology Services Support Contract

The United States Department of State's Foreign Service Institute will host an Industry Day on Thursday, January 18, 2018 to provide information and to accept questions about its potential future requirements for an enterprise-wide Learning Management System. Information received by the government may be used to assist in planning future technical requirements and developing acquisition alternatives. See attachments for more information.

The purpose of this amendment is to provide information on the tentative date pertaining to Industry Day. Due to the government's requirements, the tentative date has been moved from Monday, December 11, 2017 to Tuesday, January 16, 2018. The final date and further instructions will be publicized via amendment to this notice on or before Friday, December 22, 2017. Firms that have already expressed interest in attending Industry Day do not need to submit additional information. Your firm will be contacted to confirm attendance.

The purpose of this amendment to provide answers to questions submitted to the government, see attachment; extends the due date for capability statements from November 21, 2017 to December 4, 2017; and to announce Industry Day.

Industry Day has been tentatively scheduled to be held at FSI in Arlington, VA on December 11, 2017. All interested firms are required to send an email to the contracting officer at harrisaL2@state.gov by close of business December 1, 2017 indicating that the firm is interested in attending Industry Day. Due to spacing limitations, no more than two (2) individuals from any firm will be allowed to join. Seating will be limited to the first fifty (50) firms responding to the contracting officer by the due date. Further details about Industry Day will be released via amendment to this notice the first week of December.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. The United States Government will not pay for information submitted in response to this notice nor will information submitted in response to this notice be returned.

The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Foreign Service Institute, Office of the Executive Director, is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, including small business set-asides, small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 8(a) small businesses, woman-owned small businesses (WOSB), veteran owned small businesses (VOSB), service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), and Historically Under-utilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses capable of assisting the government in replacing its existing legacy Learning Management Systems (LMS).

This Request for Information (RFI) is for informational and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to enter into a future contract. Respondents will not be paid or reimbursed for any information provided to the government in response to this RFI.

See attachments.