DA10--Workplace Management Software (VA-22-00016028)

Page 12 of 12 Page 1 of 12 Department of Veterans Affairs Workplace Management Software and Services Request for Information 36C10B22Q0049 INTRODUCTION This is a Request for Information (RFI) only issued for the purpose of conducting market research. Accordingly, this RFI constitutes neither a Request for Quote (RFQ) nor a guarantee that one will be issued by the Government in the future; furthermore, it does not commit the Government to contract for any services described herein. Do not submit a Quote. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not, at this time, seeking proposals or quotes, and therefore, will not accept, review, or evaluate unsolicited proposals or quotes received in response hereto. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. The Government does not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of the information being requested or, reimburse expenses incurred for responses to this RFI. The information provided may be used by VA in developing its acquisition strategy and Product Description (PD). Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary; however, any information received shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the respondent. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. This is a request for information and does not obligate the Government in any way, nor does it commit the Government to any specific course of action. The VA Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) is seeking response to develop its acquisition strategy for a proposed Firm Fixed Priced Task Order for brand name or equal 1E Tachyon Licenses. Please see attached draft Product Description with Salient Characteristics included. Please submit the below requested information by 1:00 PM EST on November 10, 2021 via email to Debra Davis Contract Specialist, at Debra.Bryce-Davis@va.gov and Meghan McCloskey, Contracting Officer, at Meghan.McCloskey@va.gov. VA reserves the right to not respond to any, all, or select responses or materials submitted. All current VA requirements identified herein or in the attached draft Product Description are subject to change at any time. A. General Company Information 1. Include the following identification information a. Company Name b. CAGE/DUNS Number under which the company is registered in SAM/VetBiz.gov c. Company Address d. Point of contact name e. Telephone number f. Email address g. NASA SEWP V GWAC Contract Number h. Socio-economic size under NAICS Code 541519. For Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) concerns, please advise if you are currently certified in the Vendor Information Pages Database (https://vip.vetbiz.va.gov/) 2. Based upon the requirements in the draft Product Description; please provide details on the proposed solution that your company would respond with, in the event an RFQ were released? A. If contemplating an or equal solution, please provide detail into how your proposed solution is offered/priced (e.g, Enterprise (to include proposed definition of Enterprise), subscription based, perpetual licensing) and how your solution is hosted/offered (on-premise/SaaS/COTS+IaaS) B. If contemplating an or equal solution, please provide comment whether the proposed salient characteristics captured in the draft Product Description provide requisite detail to propose an alternative. 3. Please provide any questions or recommended changes you may have to the draft Product Description.