SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Emergency Alert Notification System
- Notice Date
- 10/5/2016
- 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
- 10-2016
- Archive Date
- 11/5/2016
- Point of Contact
- Christopher Wiese, Phone: 402-233-7291, Denise Slocumb, Phone: 202-317-3380
- E-Mail Address
-
christopher.a.wiese@irs.gov, billie.d.slocumb@irs.gov
(christopher.a.wiese@irs.gov, billie.d.slocumb@irs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Sources Sought is a Request for Information (RFI) and is for planning purposes only. This is not a pre-solicitation or solicitation announcement and no contract will be awarded from this notice. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not answer any questions regarding this market research. The IRS is seeking potential sources, that are capable of providing a browser-based solution that makes broadcasting alerts and warnings to office employees and/or campus personnel nation-wide fast, easy, and accurate. The IRS is also considering a solution capable of broadcasting to multiple media sources (desktop, laptop, smart phones, cell phones, land lines, etc.). Vendors responding shall specify that their products meet the specifications provided below and provide detailed product information to show clear technical compliance. The broadcasting system shall be IPv6 compliant, provide visual and audio messages to targeted groups including but not limited to desktops/laptops, IP addresses, specific buildings and employees, be 508 compliant, TTY access, require no action on the part of the recipient, display a full screen message as the active window on each monitor throughout a facility, allow for the ability to send a message to a single or multiple buildings, the ability to send multiple messages at the same time with the ability for real time accountability of recipients' responses and be compliant with all Federal IT Security requirements and requirements. The system shall provide the capability to send audio and/or text messages to employee's personal devices and allow employee's the option to respond from their personal devices. All interested firms shall submit a response demonstrating their capabilities to produce the requested software to the Primary Point of Contact listed below. As stipulated in FAR 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely within the Government's discretion. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any government assessments. The Government's evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted. Capabilities package: All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package that explicitly demonstrates company capabilities-indicating examples of Government/ commercial sales-and product specifications related to this effort. The cost associated with the product, licenses, cost, and any implementation services offered. No telephonic submissions will be honored. All product information shall be submitted at no cost or obligation to the government. Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: Christopher.a.wiese@irs.gov and Billie.d.slocumb@irs.gov in a Microsoft word compatible format to be received no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, October 21, 2016.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/TREAS/IRS/NOPAP/10-2016/listing.html)
- Record
- SN04298215-W 20161007/161005234105-487d90b3e8c66d3b42cbad46e7ad9057 (fbodaily.com)
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