SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Research on the Economic Impact of Cyberattacks on Small Businesses
- Notice Date
- 6/6/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Small Business Administration, Office of Chief Finanical Officer- Aquisition Division, SBA Contracting, 409 Third Street, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20416, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20416
- Solicitation Number
- SBAHQ-18-N-0003
- Archive Date
- 6/28/2018
- Point of Contact
- John R. Babcock, Phone: 3038447253
- E-Mail Address
-
john.babcock@sba.gov
(john.babcock@sba.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The purpose of this notice is to identify potential qualified Small Business concerns that may be interested in and capable of performing the work described herein. The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy welcomes all qualified Small Business concerns with the appropriate qualifications and past experience to submit Corporate Capability Statements that demonstrate their ability to successfully accomplish the goals of the project as listed below. The U.S. Small Business Administration does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses to this notice or otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made; no formal evaluation of the information received will be conducted. The U.S. Small Business Administration may later on issue a Request for Proposals. However, should such a requirement fail to materialize no basis for claims against the U.S. Small Business Administration shall arise as a result of a response to this notice. Background: The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy examines the role and status of small business in the economy and independently represents the views of small business to federal agencies, Congress, and the President. It is the source for small business statistics presented in user-friendly formats and it funds research into small business issues. For more information on the Office of Advocacy, including past research projects, visit http://www.sba.gov/advocacy/847. The research described in this notice assesses the economic impact of cyberattacks on small businesses, entrepreneurship, and the small business labor market. Businesses of all sizes are confronting a growing number of cybersecurity threats, but small businesses often lack the knowledge and resources to invest in and maintain cybersecurity protections the way larger businesses can. Recent surveys and data breaches indicate that small businesses are highly vulnerable to costly cyberattacks, but are often insufficiently prepared to detect or recover from them. A 2018 report by Verizon found that 58 percent of cyber breach victims were categorized as small businesses, and a 2012 survey by the National Cyber Security Alliance found that 83 percent of small business respondents did not have a cybersecurity plan. However, little is known about the sources and types of small business cyberattacks, the protection readiness levels of small businesses, the unique cybersecurity challenges facing small businesses, and the costs of these attacks on small businesses and its economic implications. This research will increase the understanding of the economic costs of cyberattacks on small businesses to provide policymaking insight. Objective: The primary objectives of this research are to: • Review the literature and data available on cybersecurity and the economic impacts of cyberattacks on small businesses. • Utilize appropriate data to conduct a quantitative analysis of how cyberattacks affect small business economic outcomes such as business survival rates, and ability to grow and expand. • Provide policymaking insight based on the findings of the analysis. The contractor will be responsible for identifying and analyzing, in collaboration with Advocacy, existing economic data to develop insights into the risks and costs of cyberattacks on small businesses across different geographic areas, industries, and small businesses of different sizes. Capabilities: The Corporate Capabilities Statement shall address the capabilities necessary to accomplish the objective outlined above as well as the additional tasks and characteristics given below: • Knowledge and experience with data and related research on cyberattacks and cybersecurity. • Experience and expertise in analyzing the economic impacts of policies or events using federal government data sources such as the Current Population Survey, Business Dynamic Statistics, and Statistics of US Businesses. • Experience and expertise performing quantitative research methods, and writing technical research reports comparable with articles published in peer-reviewed academic journals. • Advanced technical training in applied economic analysis and econometrics, and demonstrated experience as subject matter experts, such as a Ph.D. in economics. Please provide resumes of proposed staff that demonstrate qualifications for key personnel. Submission requirements: Any interested qualified Small Business concern should submit a Corporate Capability Statement, which demonstrates the firm's expertise, past experience, and ability to fulfill the objective described above, to the identified point of contact listed herein. The submission should not exceed 20 pages, excluding resumes. Descriptions of past performance should include, where applicable, the contract name, the contracting agency or department, the total contract value, the period of performance, and a description of the project and how it relates to the work described herein. Responses shall also include the following information: - SBA Small Business Category (i.e. 8(a), HUBZONE, WOSB, Veteran-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned) - DUNS Number - Point(s) of Contact for your firm with e-mail and telephone number - Please identify if your company offers this requirement through the General Services Administration (GSA) and GSA Schedule Number - NAICS - Confirmation of being "Registered" and "Active" in www.sam.gov The submission must be received no later than 7 calendar days from the date of publication of this notice. Any proprietary information should be marked as such. All respondents are asked to certify that the type and size of their business organization is in line with the requirements of this notice. Any responses to this announcement shall be emailed only to the following contracting representative: John Babcock, john.babcock@sba.gov. ----------------------------------------------------- Verizon Enterprise, "2018 Data Breach Investigations Report," 11th edition, 2018, https://www.verizonenterprise.com/resources/reports/rp_DBIR_2018_Report_en_xg.pdf; National Cyber Security Alliance, "2012 NCSA / Symantec National Small Business Study," October 2012, available at https://staysafeonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2012-NCSA-Symantec-Small-Business-Study.pdf.
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