SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- JAVA APPLICATION SERVER - QUESTIONNAIRE
- Notice Date
- 11/16/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (OS:A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 500, Oxon Hill, Maryland, 20745
- ZIP Code
- 20745
- Solicitation Number
- JAVAAPPSERVER
- Archive Date
- 12/15/2011
- Point of Contact
- JOHN P. OLVER, Phone: 2022831419
- E-Mail Address
-
john.p.olver@irs.gov
(john.p.olver@irs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DRAFT SOW QUESTIONNAIRE November 16, 2011 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES Background. In accordance with the attached Statement of Work and questionnaire, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seeks an experienced industry partner to provide software and services to deploy Java Application Server and other open source software in support of its mission. This deployment will happen in phases and when strong business cases exist. In order to execute this strategy and to evolve its own internal support resources and structure, the IRS will need a full suite of support services for the Java software. Java software and other open source "projects" have evolved from their limited scope/audience grass-roots origins to being capable of supporting full-scoped, enterprise class services. Most segments of industry and government have adopted this software on some scale and, in many cases, deploy a significant portion of their mission critical services on such platforms. The purpose of the future solicitation, if issued, would be for the Offeror to plan, design, build, deploy, and maintain a new IRS environment that is characterized by agility in rapid deployment for continuous improvements, optimization Java open source products and evolution of Java open source products. NOTE: The IRS does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request for Information or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Notwithstanding use of terms such as "proposal" or "Offeror" or "Contractor" in this Request for Information, the Contractor's response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal; however, comments deemed noteworthy may be incorporated into the future solicitation, if issued. The IRS intends to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement with the issuance of Task Orders under the GSA Schedule 70. The attached Statement of Work (SOW) is the IRS's draft statement of the work required, processes to be used, deliverables to be made, and other provisions planned to conduct the subsequent acquisition. Contractors are requested to provide their comments on any matter they deem appropriate that will improve the conduct and execution of the solicitation process and the potential resulting contract. The goal of requesting information is NOT for Contractors to state their firms' capabilities or their preeminence in the field, but to improve the contents of the SOW to better reflect latest industry information that may be available to the Contractor, provide different approaches that have succeeded for the Contractor in the past, and otherwise achieve the IRS's goals of providing a Java open source solution that is efficient and cost-effective. Specifically, as this is NOT a Request for Proposals, the Contractor should not divulge proprietary information or specific solution proposals in response to this RFI. Please be advised that personnel reviewing these responses are bound by all nondisclosure regulations that govern Federal acquisitions. Specific Areas for Comment. Please provide answers to the questionnaire attached. Response Guidelines. • Responses to this RFI shall be provided in Microsoft Word 2003, using "8.5 x 11" page size, 12 point font and margins of at least 1/2". • Clearly identify the Contractor's name, location and point(s) of contact, including name, address, phone/fax number (s) and e-mail address. Please do not include descriptions of Contractor's capabilities or qualifications in the other sections below (any marketing brochures will be discarded). • Provide additional comments of interest to the Contractor. Responses shall be submitted by e-mail. All documentation must be provided within a WinZip file and each section must be properly identified with a maximum of 4MB limitation. The IRS appreciates all responses, but will not respond to any questions regarding the information contained in this RFI. However, the IRS may consider the responses when preparing the contents of any resulting solicitation. Contact Information Responses must be submitted to the Contacting Officer within 14 calendar days after issuance of this RFI, or no later than 3:00 pm on Wednesday November 30, 2011. Emailed responses shall be sent to John.P.Olver@IRS.gov.
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