US Department of Justice, Criminal Division SOLUTIONS SOUGHT - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Email List Service / Communication Support US Department of Justice Criminal Division is conducting preliminary Market Research to determine viable FedRamp authorized/approved software applications to allow the Division to send high volumes of Unclassified but Confidential and/or Sensitive email(s), newsletters, DOJ Highlights to Federal, State, and Local Government officials and selected non-government members. Respondents are asked to provide a sampling or a demonstration of offered solution(s). Upon completion of DOJ review and analysis of offered solutions, a formal Request For Information (RFI) and/or Solicitation (Request for Quote/Proposal) with a draft/final Statement of Work (SOW) may be published for a potential contract opportunity. Basic Requirements: Lists must support between 50,000-100,000 email addresses each with potential for growth. List users must be able to attach files to emails being sent out. Lists must filter out out-of-office and other automatic replies and not make it back to the senders. Lists must have subscription automation capability, via emailing a ‘mailman’ address or filling out a web form. Lists must have the customizable form fields. Lists must have a level of security confidence for sensitive information to be sent out to law enforcement. This is NOT classified information but should have an assurance of security. Cloud Solutions must be FedRamp authorized. Desired but not mandatory: Ability for bounce backs to be automatically removed. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY . This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a solicitation, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Any contract that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome of a competitive process. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested vendor’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future Request for Quote/Proposal (RFQ/P), if any are issued. The formal closing date/time for this RFI and for the submission of responses is December 29, 2023 Noon, Eastern Standard Time . All responses should be submitted electronically using PDF, HTML, MS Word and/or PowerPoint formats with subject “ Company Name, 15JCRM-24-RFI-0001 ” to the following Email addresses:
[email protected] and
[email protected] . *Total e-mail file limit size is restricted to 5MB. Files exceeding this threshold must be submitted over multiple Email messages and be identified as “Email #x of #y”. The official contacts for this RFI to whom all requests and communications should be addressed are: Contracting Officer, Mr. Erwin Rivera,
[email protected] Contract Specialist, Ms. Carissa Stump,
[email protected] The response to this RFI does not require the vendor’s current capabilities and its potential solution. In the response, please specifically address the following: What software application is the recommended solution? Does the recommended solution meet all basic and desired requirements listed above? How is the respondent associated to the recommended solution (e.g. developer, reseller, distributor, etc.)? Is a sample or demonstration available, if so, pls provide Point(s) of Contact for Coordination. Recommended NAICS code(s) Questions and Answer session: Submit questions in the attached QA Template NLT 1200, EST, 12 DEC 2023. Responses will be posted NLT 19 DEC 2023.