This is NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) to determine the availability and capability of firms to provide a social media monitoring tool to identify and monitor public conversations related to tobacco trends, emerging products, regulatory actions and activities, and adverse events. The FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) oversees the implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to protect public health and to reduce tobacco use by youth. To inform tobacco regulation, CTP’s Office of Science implements and supports various internal and external research activities designed to expand the science base for tobacco regulation. One of these research activities is social media monitoring. CTP is conducting market research to identify Contractors that can provide subscription access to its existing, social media monitoring software (also known as a social media monitoring tool or social listening platform) and provide technical assistance in setting up and maintaining the software so that it can be used by CTP for research purposes, including extracting real-time nicotine- and tobacco-related social media data to identify and monitor public conversations. CTP does not plan to use the software for posting its own social media content. However, CTP may publish results based on research conducted using the software. The purpose of this SSN is to assist FDA in identifying the capabilities of companies in the industry. In addition, this SSN will help identify any small businesses (i.e., Small Businesses, SBA Certified 8(a) Small Businesses, Woman-owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Businesses, and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)) that are capable of providing the full range of services described in this SSN. FDA does not anticipate setting aside this requirement for small businesses. The Government anticipates a single-award purchase order with a period or performance of 12 months, plus four additional option years. The anticipated NAICS Code for this requirement is 519130 – Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals and the associated size standard is 1,000 employees. INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: The Government will not review general capability statements. Please ensure capability statement submissions are tailored to this requirement and contains all information requested below. Contractors are encouraged to provide concise responses specifically demonstrating that the proposed tool meets the requirements in the Draft Statement of Work (SOW). Responses shall be submitted in PDF or MS Word format. All pages shall be numbered appropriately. The cover page shall include the following information: - Contractor Name: - Mailing Address: - Point of Contact (POC): - Title: - POC Phone: - POC E-mail: - DUNS: - Business Size under NAICS Code 519130 (Small or Large): - Business Socio-economic Status (i.e. 8(a), SDB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, and/or WOSB): - Statement certifying Company’s www.beta.SAM.gov registration (including representations and certifications) is current to date - Contract number, end date and ordering instructions of any existing Federal contract vehicle(s) (e.g. GSA Schedules, Government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACS including SEWP or NITAAC), agency-specific acquisition contracts (IDIQ or BPAs)) that the FDA may utilize for the requirement To achieve a thorough understanding of the capability and capacity to perform this work, please provide a short but detailed explanation that demonstrates the proposed software platform has the ability to meet all requirements in the Draft SOW. Capable offerors shall submit responses or inquiries regarding this SSN to Robin Goon, Contract Specialist via email at
[email protected]. The subject of the email must include your company’s legal name, state the nature of your email and include the SSN# ( FDA-20-SSN-1224161 ). Please forward all responses to this SSN by the Response Date of this notice. Responses received after the due date may not be considered. Disclaimer This information is being sought for in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10, Market Research and is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as an Invitation for Bids, a Request for Proposals, Request for Quotes, or an indication the Government will contract for the items or services herein. 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 notice. The Government does not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with the submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred by interested parties for responses to this SSN. Responses received will not be used as a proposal. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market research review. No solicitation currently exists in connection to this SSN. If in the future an official solicitation is released, there is no guarantee that sources responding to this notice will be included on the source list. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor www.beta.sam.gov for additional information, including future information pertaining to this requirement. Incumbent Information: New requirement