U. S. Senate Wellbeing Application

The United States Senate Office of the Sergeant at Arms seeks a contractor to provide, implement, configure, host, maintain, and support a secure, fully customizable employee wellbeing application serving as a centralized digital portal, with proposals due November 23 and questions due November 6. There is no set-aside; this is open competition.

Place of performance is Washington, DC. The contract is a one 12-month base period with one optional 12-month renewal on a firm fixed price basis. Base year pricing includes two months of administrator training and twelve months of support services; the option year covers twelve months of support services only. Pricing is tiered by user count (1–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–2,000, 2,001–4,000, and 4,001–8,000 users), and all costs must be fully burdened with administrative costs included.

The application must integrate with OKTA for identity management, support SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect protocols, and include functionality for resource navigation, customizable wellbeing challenges, event calendar management, workgroup segregation, and administrative reporting with quarterly access code changes. Help desk support must be available 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM ET, excluding weekends and holidays.

Cybersecurity requirements mandate contractor compliance with NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, SP 800-161, and SP 800-171 Rev 2; FedRAMP Moderate or High authorization for cloud services; data encryption in transit and at rest; role-based access controls; multi-factor authentication; endpoint protection; privileged account management; and breach notification within 72 hours. The contractor must maintain Senate data within the United States and patch critical vulnerabilities within 1 day, high within 7 days, medium within 14 days, and low within 28 days.

Proposals consist of three volumes: Technical (50 pages maximum), Price, and Administrative. Award is based on technical capability, past performance, and price as evaluation factors. An oral presentation is required for all compliant proposals. The NAICS code is 541519, Other Computer Related Services; PSC is DA10.