SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Request for Information – SSA Network Load Balancer Replacement Project - Requirements Document
- Notice Date
- 5/9/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334210
— Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1st Floor, Rear Entrance, 7111 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21244
- ZIP Code
- 21244
- Solicitation Number
- SSA-RFI-13-LBRP1
- Point of Contact
- Christopher D Mettee, Phone: 410-965-9486
- E-Mail Address
-
christopher.mettee@ssa.gov
(christopher.mettee@ssa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Load Balancer Replacement Project Estimated Requirements Document The Social Security Administration (SSA), Office of Acquisition and Grants (OAG), in conjunction with its customer, the Office of Telecommunications and Systems Operations (OTSO) Division of Network Engineering (DNE), is currently performing market research to determine the availability of sources to provide a Local and Global Load Balancer solution to the agency. We are looking for sources capable of providing Load Balancers compatible within the agency's network infrastructure for deployment at its data centers located nationwide. The agency seeks information for products compatible with the requirements in the attached Load Balancer requirements document. Specifically, interested firms should submit the following information: 1) General Information: Include the company name, address, point of contact name, point of contact number, DUNS Number, business size status for the indicated NAICS code. 2) Capabilities: In twenty-five pages or less, provide an explanation for how your firm has the capability to support the agency's Load Balancer requirements. Include details of the make and model that can meet the agency's requirements and how the device meets those requirements. 3) Documentation Comments: Provide any comments or suggestions to the current requirements documentation. Identify any areas that appear ambiguous or otherwise unclear. 4) Availability of Services through Existing Contracts: Identify if your firm believes that a General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) or Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) exists that could meet these requirements. If so, provide specific details that could assist the agency evaluate the identified source of supply. Interested sources that believe they have the bona fide capability to perform these services should submit a detailed statement of their solution, in writing, to Christopher Mettee, Contracting Officer, Division of Information Technology Equipment and Maintenance, 7111 Security Boulevard, First Floor Rear Entrance, Baltimore, MD 21244. In addition, SSA will accept responses submitted electronically via e-mail at Christopher.Mettee@ssa.gov. Facsimile responses are not acceptable. Please reference SSA-RFI-13-LBRP1 in the e-mail subject line. SSA must receive all responses by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 21, 2013. Synopsis Terms and Conditions: • This is a sources sought announcement, a market survey for written information only. • This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and the Government will not award a contract from this announcement. • The Government will not reimburse for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. • The Government will not accept any telephone calls, or requests for a bid package or solicitation. There is no bid package or solicitation. • In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement, if any, that may arise from this announcement; the Government will not give information regarding the technical point of contact. • The Government will not make appointments for presentations. This synopsis is for planning purposes only, not a commitment by the Government. • The Government will use responses to this sources sought/market research notice to make appropriate acquisition decisions.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Nationwide, United States
- Record
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