TAC-11-0216 & 0217 - Windows 7

Please send all Capabilities Statements and correspondence in regard to this Request for Information (RFI) to Justin Helfman, Contract Specialist at justin.helfman@va.gov. Please also copy Cara.DiNocera@va.gov.

Capabilities statements for this RFI are due NLT 3pm Wednesday August 24, 2011.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information & Technology (OIT), Enterprise Systems Engineering (ESE) Program Administration Office (PAO) - Windows 7 Deployment Project



This is a sources sought for the Deployment of Windows 7. This effort will support migration of all desktops and laptops and the application they run across the VA enterprise to the new Microsoft Windows 7 operating system (OS). The project includes the building and testing the compatibility of application packages, building a desktop hosting environment, providing a Windows 7 and Office 2010 help desk, providing training, as well as program management support services to include:

1. Program Management Support

2. Reviewing existing applications to verify compatibility

3. Testing solutions

4. Building of software deployment packages

5. Windows 7 Engineering support

6. Help desk support

7. Training



VA will use the Windows 7 Laboratory in Albany, NY to develop and test the contractor's Windows 7 development and production images as well as software packaging, compatibility, analysis and remediation. VA will utilize the ESE Client Services (CS) Virtual Lab at PITC to virtually host desktops and hosted applications that will be available for user testing of the operating system and software packages under Windows 7 and operating system builds prior to deployment.



THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT.



It is requested that any interested party submit the information required below via email to the point of contact listed at this bottom of this announcement.



Interested contractors shall provide the following:



" Company Name;

" Company Address;

" Point of contact name;

" Telephone number;

" Email address;

" Company's business size, including applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s); CAGE code and

" Brief capabilities statement not exceeding 2 pages.



This request for information, or "sources sought," shall not be construed as a Request For Quote. Information is to be provided on a voluntary basis. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges including postage and shipping will arise as a result of the submission of contractors' information.



RESPONSES DUE: Please submit a brief technical capabilities statement if interested to include the above information by August 24, 2011 3:00PM EST via email to Cara DiNocera at cara.dinocera@va.gov.