Request for Proposal - FBI Social Media Alerting
Closed Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from .
- Solicitation number
- 15F06720R0000063
- Agency
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Redstone Arsenal Field Office
Field Offices, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Bureau of Investigation seeks to acquire a commercial off-the-shelf social media alerting tool and related services through a firm fixed price contract. The tool must provide early alerts on national security and public safety events derived from lawfully collected open source social media data across multiple platforms. Proposals are due by March 4, 2020 and will be evaluated based on technical approach, past performance, and price. Presentations by the apparent awardee will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis in late March 2020.
There is no set-aside designation. The NAICS code is 541511 with a period of performance from April 30, 2020 through April 30, 2025 including a one-year base period and four one-year options. Pricing should be proposed on a per user subscription basis with volume discounts up to approximately 38,000 users. The solicitation does not name any incumbents but seeks to enhance the FBI's situational awareness of threats through open source social media data posted before other forms of notification. Award is anticipated by the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Redstone Arsenal Field Office.
Notice text
4 versions
Update #4 · Latest ·
Revision 3 updates the RFP and SF33 and also provides Government responses to all vendor questions received. - February 20, 2020. All other information remains unchanged.
Revision 2 to RFP and SF 33 - February 19, 2020 - This revision changes the Government response date to questions to February 20, 2020 and also changes the Proposal submission date to 1pm CST on March 4, 2020. all other infromation remains unchangd.
Revision 1 to RFP and SF 33 - February 13, 2020 - This revision changes the Government response date to questions to February 19, 2020 and also changes the Proposal submission date to 1pm CST on March 3, 2020. all other infromation remains unchangd.
The purpose of this procurement is to acquire the information that the FBI requires to proactively identify threats to the United States and its interests through a means of a social media alerting service. Through the resulting contract vehicle, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shall obtain early alerts on ongoing national security and public safety-related events through lawfully collected/acquired social media data. The mission-critical capitalization of open source social media data from multiple platforms will enhance the Bureau’s awareness of and ability to respond to an ever growing and diverse range of threats to U.S. National interests.
Social media platforms are often used as the first means of alerting to various threats, natural disasters, and crimes; sometimes before the authorities are called. Through this procurement, the FBI seeks to acquire a Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) social media alerting tool that will allow for the receipt of publicly available data from social media platforms. The intent is not to "scrape" or otherwise monitor individual social media activity. Instead, the requirement seeks to identify an immediate alerting capability to better enable the FBI to quickly respond to ongoing national security and public safety-related incidents.
The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price contract. The anticipated period-of-performance is a base year and four one-year option periods. The Period of Performance is April 30, 2020 - April 30, 2025.
Update #3 ·
Revision 2 to RFP and SF 33 - February 19, 2020 - This revision changes the Government response date to questions to February 20, 2020 and also changes the Proposal submission date to 1pm CST on March 4, 2020. all other infromation remains unchangd.
Revision 1 to RFP and SF 33 - February 13, 2020 - This revision changes the Government response date to questions to February 19, 2020 and also changes the Proposal submission date to 1pm CST on March 3, 2020. all other infromation remains unchangd.
The purpose of this procurement is to acquire the information that the FBI requires to proactively identify threats to the United States and its interests through a means of a social media alerting service. Through the resulting contract vehicle, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shall obtain early alerts on ongoing national security and public safety-related events through lawfully collected/acquired social media data. The mission-critical capitalization of open source social media data from multiple platforms will enhance the Bureau’s awareness of and ability to respond to an ever growing and diverse range of threats to U.S. National interests.
Social media platforms are often used as the first means of alerting to various threats, natural disasters, and crimes; sometimes before the authorities are called. Through this procurement, the FBI seeks to acquire a Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) social media alerting tool that will allow for the receipt of publicly available data from social media platforms. The intent is not to "scrape" or otherwise monitor individual social media activity. Instead, the requirement seeks to identify an immediate alerting capability to better enable the FBI to quickly respond to ongoing national security and public safety-related incidents.
The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price contract. The anticipated period-of-performance is a base year and four one-year option periods. The Period of Performance is April 30, 2020 - April 30, 2025.
Update #2 ·
Revision to RFP and SF 33 - February 13, 2020 - This revision changes the Government response date to questions to February 19, 2020 and also changes the Proposal submission date to 1pm CST on March 3, 2020. all other infromation remains unchangd.
The purpose of this procurement is to acquire the information that the FBI requires to proactively identify threats to the United States and its interests through a means of a social media alerting service. Through the resulting contract vehicle, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shall obtain early alerts on ongoing national security and public safety-related events through lawfully collected/acquired social media data. The mission-critical capitalization of open source social media data from multiple platforms will enhance the Bureau’s awareness of and ability to respond to an ever growing and diverse range of threats to U.S. National interests.
Social media platforms are often used as the first means of alerting to various threats, natural disasters, and crimes; sometimes before the authorities are called. Through this procurement, the FBI seeks to acquire a Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) social media alerting tool that will allow for the receipt of publicly available data from social media platforms. The intent is not to "scrape" or otherwise monitor individual social media activity. Instead, the requirement seeks to identify an immediate alerting capability to better enable the FBI to quickly respond to ongoing national security and public safety-related incidents.
The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price contract. The anticipated period-of-performance is a base year and four one-year option periods. The Period of Performance is April 30, 2020 - April 30, 2025.
Update #1 ·
The purpose of this procurement is to acquire the information that the FBI requires to proactively identify threats to the United States and its interests through a means of a social media alerting service. Through the resulting contract vehicle, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shall obtain early alerts on ongoing national security and public safety-related events through lawfully collected/acquired social media data. The mission-critical capitalization of open source social media data from multiple platforms will enhance the Bureau’s awareness of and ability to respond to an ever growing and diverse range of threats to U.S. National interests.
Social media platforms are often used as the first means of alerting to various threats, natural disasters, and crimes; sometimes before the authorities are called. Through this procurement, the FBI seeks to acquire a Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) social media alerting tool that will allow for the receipt of publicly available data from social media platforms. The intent is not to "scrape" or otherwise monitor individual social media activity. Instead, the requirement seeks to identify an immediate alerting capability to better enable the FBI to quickly respond to ongoing national security and public safety-related incidents.
The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price contract. The anticipated period-of-performance is a base year and four one-year option periods. The Period of Performance is April 30, 2020 - April 30, 2025.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FBI Social Media Alerting | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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| Opportunity | Agency | Set-aside | Responses due |
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| Facilities Technology Management (FTM) | Redstone Arsenal Field Office | No set-aside |
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