11.1 Inquiries Those who wish to submit questions concerning the RFI may do so by e-mail to Kirk D. Boykin, the Contracting Officer, email address is
[email protected] by Tuesday, January 22, 2013 by 12:00 pm, EST. Please include the RFI number/Title in the subject line. All questions and answers will be made available via a modification to the RFI posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website (ww.fbo.gov) no later than one week before the due date of the RFI responses. Those parties that are interested in this project will be requested to provide written responses which discuss their technical solutions and the feasibility of their approach. The written responses may include other alternatives and solutions for the Department of Commerce's consideration. Written responses will not be returned and will become the property of the Department of Commerce. 11.2 Instructions for RFI Responses: Responses must be submitted electronically to the e-mail address below: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Acquisition Management ATTN: Kirk D. Boykin EMAIL:
[email protected] Respondents must submit their responses via email in Portable Document Format (PDF) no later than Friday, February 1, 2013, 12:00 p.m., EST. The response should be no more than 15 pages in length and no larger than 5 megabytes and should use font size 12 or larger. Proprietary information submitted in response to this RFI will be protected from unauthorized disclosure as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). All proprietary markings should be clearly delineated. The respondent shall identify where data is restricted by proprietary or other rights and mark it accordingly. The format for the RFI responses is described below: The cover page shall contain (1) Company name, (2) Primary Point of Contact, (3) Phone Number and Email Address, (4) Cage Code, (5) NAICS Code, (6) Business Size, and (7) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract Number, if applicable. Introduction: Provide a brief description of existing capability to meet the RFI objectives or provide proposed Statement of Work language for the services and/or any proposed solution. In the event your company chooses to provide information subject to inclusion in a future RFP Statement of Work (SOW), clearly identify those portions and provide any appropriate authorizations for release of that portion of information within any subsequent RFP SOW issued by Commerce, exclusive of any proprietary markings. Technical Capability: The respondent's technical ability shall describe the services and/or any product solution(s) or dataset for the areas described in Section 2.0 of this RFI. The responses should include an overall description of the proposed services and/or any product solution(s) and provide technical data and a demonstrated ability for those areas identified. The descriptions should include schedule information for delivery of services and/or product(s); and the technical rationale for providing these to Commerce. Interested parties should provide information on their ability to use existing assets or procure, customize/configure, maintain and/or provide technical support for the resources needed for the proposed services and/or product(s). Interested parties should also describe technical benefits of their proposed services and/or product solution(s) in terms of existing technologies or resources, improvements/enhancements, cost efficiencies of their specific approach, and any other support capabilities that provide service and/or product excellence or uniqueness. Organization Experience/Past Performance: Provide a brief description of your organization's experience in same or similar services and/or product solution(s) to both commercial and government organizations; and optionally up to three references for same or similar services and/or any product solution(s) should be provided. Not responding to the RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. If a solicitation is released, it will be issued via the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this website for any information that may pertain to this RFI or a future RFP. The information provided in this RFI and any future changes to the RFI are subject to change and are not binding on Commerce. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested respondent's expense. Respondents are advised that the United States (U.S) Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI The objective of this RFI is to assess vendor capabilities and interest. Review of the responses to the RFI will focus on the offeror's technical capability to provide a quality solution, corporate experience/past performance for same or similar activity with commercial activities or government agencies, and responsiveness to the RFI. 11.3 RFI Response Due Date Please submit responses via e-mail to Kirk D. Boykin, Contracting Officer, at
[email protected] no later than Friday, February 1, 2013, 12:00 p.m. EST. 11.4 RFI Response Contact Respondents to this RFI shall designate a primary and one alternate point of contact within the company (Name, Address, Email, and Telephone Number). 11.5 Clarification of RFI Responses To fully comprehend the information contained within a response to this RFI, there may be a need to seek further clarification from those respondent(s) identified as capable. This clarification may be requested in the form of brief verbal communication by telephone; written communication; electronic communication; or a request for a presentation of the response to a specific Commerce group or groups. Commerce reserves the right to seek additional information from those vendors identified with unique solutions that are determined to be beneficial to Commerce.