Sources Sought Synopsis Notice - OINS Monitoring Platform Software

The Department of Commerce's Office of Intelligence and National Security (OINS) is seeking a cloud-based, subscription-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform to enhance detection, assessment, and response to threats targeting executive protection subjects. This Sources Sought Synopsis Notice is market research to determine vendor capabilities prior to formal solicitation and does not constitute a request for proposals; responses are voluntary and submission costs are at the vendor's own expense. The required platform must provide comprehensive open-source intelligence (OSINT) and digital threat monitoring across social media, mainstream and alternative networks, surface web, deep web forums, and dark web environments, with automated real-time alerting, geospatial awareness for at least ten worldwide locations, threat identification and identity-resolution capabilities, impersonation detection, investigative reporting tools, and case-management functionality accessible via desktop and mobile applications. Vendors must demonstrate expertise meeting the draft Statement of Need requirements and provide a rough order of magnitude cost estimate. The deadline for submitting capability statements is March 9, 2026, at 12:00 pm EST, with responses limited to five pages and directed to Dgreen@doc.gov and CPalmer@doc.gov.

This acquisition has no small business set-aside designation, though responses will be used to determine whether a set-aside is warranted or to establish subcontracting goals. No incumbent contractor or current contract holder is identified in the notice. The contract structure consists of a 12-month base period with four optional 12-month extension periods, initially supporting monitoring of one protected subject with scalability to additional subjects as operational requirements evolve. The solution must be compatible with restricted government network environments and require no on-premises infrastructure, with all platform updates, maintenance, system enhancements, and vendor-provided training included within the subscription cost. Vendors must possess one of the following prime contract vehicles: ENCORE III, SETI, NIH CIO-SP4, NASA SEWP V, GSA OASIS, ALLIANT II, VETS II, STARS III, or GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). Specific budget or award value information is not disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice.