DESC: MARKET SURVEY AND BIDDERS LIST DEVELOPMENT - SOURCES SOUGHT REQUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN EMERGENCY MESSAGING APPLICATION (EMA). The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified industry sources or service providers of emergency messaging applications. The United States Senate, Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms (SAA) is looking for a cross platform application that provides the ability to centrally manage and then distribute lists of individuals to Blackberry 10, IOS, Android, and Windows Phone "smartphones" allowing the smartphone users to then send messages to these lists. Administrators shall also be able to send messages to these lists from a web-based application. The emergency messaging application may be utilized and integrated within various Legislative Branch organizations. The SAA is currently conducting market research to determine the existence of viable organizations capable of providing this type of application and follow on support. This is not a request for proposal and in no way obligates the Senate in an award of a contract. This sources sought synopsis contains the most currently available information. This information is subject to change at any time. Requirements are stated in terms of minimum capabilities and characteristics required by the Senate. REQUIREMENTS: The key functional areas under consideration include, but are not limited to, the stated requirements listed in " EMA SSN Requirement 11-10-14", included as Attachment A to this notification. SSN RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS: In responding to this SSN: 1) Complete the requirement matrix, Attachment A. (See "EMA SSN Requirement 11-10-14") 2) State your qualifications to perform each requirement as listed. Your response to each requirement must include paragraph numbering identifiable to requirements; 3) Provide past performance experience and information for a minimum of three (3) contracts, less than two (2) years old that involve use of capabilities and products relevant to those necessary for the Senate's requirements, include the contract number, customer name and address, and brief synopsis of work performed relevant to requirements; and 4) Organizational information including your Dun and Bradstreet number and point of contact with telephone, fax, and e-mail address. Responses to this Sources Sought request are due to the POC no later than January 30, 2015, at Noon and shall be submitted electronically via email only to the attention of Nicole A. Barnes at
[email protected]. The subject line of the email message shall be: "SSN 2015-S-029 Emergency Messaging Application". No other method of transmittal will be accepted. The response shall not exceed thirty-five (35) pages. Unnecessarily elaborate submissions are discouraged. Pages over the page limitation may be discarded. Access by the SAA to information in any files attached to the response is the responsibility of the submitting party. Neither the SAA nor the Senate is responsible for any failure to access vendor's information. The information contained in this notice will be the only information provided by the Senate during the Sources Sought process. All qualified sources should respond to this Sources Sought by submitting an information package in accordance with the instructions provided. Vendors responding to this sources sought notice and deemed qualified by the SAA may be requested to submit a proposal in response to a solicitation. Only firms deemed qualified will be permitted to submit proposals. If suitable responses are received from qualified sources, the SAA anticipates release of a solicitation in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2015. Neither the SAA nor the Senate will be responsible for any costs for the preparation of responses to this request. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES THE ENTIRE SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND IS THE ONLY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SAA OR SENATE. ANY REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE HONORED.