RFI - Enterprise Systems Architecture, Engineering, Development and Integration

Added: Dec 22, 2014 4:52 pm

This Request for Information (RFI) is being issued as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's (USCB) effort to conduct Market Research related to acquiring IT systems architecture, engineering, development and integration services from firms with experience supporting complex and mission-critical integrated IT solutions. This RFI is intended to assist USCB in understanding current business practices, technical capacity, and operational capability to assist in identifying potential industry sources.

The USCB is seeking sources to determine the availability and technical capability of businesses, including Small Disadvantaged, HUBZone, Certified 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned, and Woman Owned Small Businesses, to provide the required services outlined in this RFI and in the attached draft Professional Work Statement (PWS). It is extremely important that businesses responding to this RFI do so with highly effective capabilities and experience statements.

All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Therefore, respondents are advised not to include proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in submitted responses. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. However, based on the information provided, and as part of its ongoing market research, the USCB reserves the right to contact individual respondents for additional information.

This RFI is for informational purposes only. This is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. This notice does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation, award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. There are no funds available to pay for preparation of responses to this RFI. All information submitted in response to this RFI is strictly voluntary.

Responses shall be submitted in accordance with the submission instructions in the attached RFI document.