This is a sources sought notice only; the purpose of this notice is to acquire knowledge about potential qualified sources that can provide the U.S. Department of Education with a Microsoft Enterprise License Agreement, as well as receive feedback on the attached draft Performance Work Statements (PWS). Responses to this notice are requested to include the following: a) Company name: b) Address: c) Point of contact: d) Number of employees: e) Gross annual receipts f) Previous contract(s) performing same or similar services as identified in this notice, to include contract type (FFP,T&M,etc.);overall contract value; Agency/Business Entity contracted with; brief overview of services performed: g) Capability statement that addresses the organizations' qualifications and ability to perform as a prime contractor for the work described in the attached PWS'. Please include a page break before addressing each PWS, as each one have a distinct end-user. Documents with cross referencing may not be received as favorably. h) GSA Holder? If yes, GSA Contract number: i) Are you a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business (Yes/No): j) Are you a certified HubZone Small Business (Yes/No): Please also address the following question (limited to no more than five (5), single spaced, response submission): 1. How do we stay flexible, pricing wise, to account for the software manufacturer(s) restructuring the ETLA pricing models? 2. As new and/or changed products are introduced into the market place, what is the pricing impact on the ETLA, if the Department wants to take advantage of these product(s)? Is an ETLA re-structuring always required? 3. Does the ETLA allow the Government to take advantage of downward adjustments in the market price of software licenses? How do vendors account for upward adjustments in license pricing? 4. Do you have the ability to report on multiple EAs underneath on base contract? 5. Do you have the ability to restrict downloading products not on an authorized buying list? 6. Is there an established True-up processes and when to execute yearly true-ups (i.e. 3 months prior to end of PoP)? Information submitted in response to this sources sought notice is to be used for planning purposes only. This notice shall not be construed as a request for proposal. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, it does not restrict the Government in its ultimate acquisition approach, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the government will accrue as a result of a submission or of a response or use of such information. Please submit all responses by 10:00 a.m., EST on 27 January 2014. Please submit all questions/comments/responses via email. The Department does not intend to post a Question and Answers amendment to this notice. Instead, the Department intends to take those questions as items that will be utilized to strengthen the Department's RFP/Solicitation documents. Respondents may be contacted for additional information. A letter stating your interest or requesting a copy of the solicitation is NOT sufficient to determine contractor capability. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME and no date has been established for the RFP issuance. Point of Contract for this notice is Jeremy Cook, Contracting Specialist, e-mail:
[email protected]. Please courtesy copy Ryan Battad, Contracting Officer, at
[email protected], with all electronic correspondence. In addition, please request a reply email to confirm receipt of electronic correspondence.