SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure the Brand Name Webinator Search Appliance Software on a small business set-aside basis, provided two or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if two or more small businesses do not respond accordingly. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Businesses), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code is: 511210 Software Publishers. The size standard is $38,500,000.00. The salient characteristics in support of the Webinator Search Appliance Software are as follows: 1. Administrator Capabilities: • Fully customizable search interface with XML and SOAP support • Detailed verification and logging of document linkages • Index/update documents while search is in use • SQL query interface to the database for maintenance and reports • Multiple index engines run concurrently against a common database • Adobe Acrobat/PDF file support, with highlighting of hits within AcrobatReader, plus Adobe Shockwave/Flash file support • 100+ word processor and file formats 2. Users: • Simple navigation, spelling suggestions and as-you-type query completions • Query syntax for Natural language o Set logic o Special pattern matchers (regular expressions, quantities, fuzzy patterns) o Relevance ranking o Proximity controls • Document similarity searches (Doc Surfing) • Link reference reports • In-context result listings 3. General Information: • Web index and retrieval system software • Built on Txis platform • Coded in Vortex (Texis Web Script) • Single installation solution for multiple searches on different websites • Customizable thesaurus or synonym file In response to this sources sought, please email the below information to Contract Specialist, Deborah R. Randall at
[email protected]. This sources sought will be posted for 3 days to end at 11:00 am (est) 28 March 2019. 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 4. Information to help determine if the requirement for Webinator Search Appliance Software is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc. 5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at
[email protected] or 210-466-2269, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.