Enterprise Business Application Suite

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. On behalf of the Department of Defense Inspector General's office (DoDIG), the Department of the Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is seeking sources for a potential Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) competitive acquisition. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to obtain information on qualified and experienced contractors interested in providing proposals on an Enterprise Business Application Suite (EBAS). Work to be performed will be within the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 511210, Software Publishers RESPONSE GUIDELINES: If your firm has an interest in proposing on this notice, please prepare and transmit a Capability Statement to Mr. Eddie Tavares via email at [email protected], not later than 1:00 PM EST, 14 May 2015. Submissions cannot exceed 10-pages, single spaced, 12-point type with at least one-inch margins on 8 1/2" X 11" page size. The response should not exceed a 10 MB e-mail limit for all items associated with the response. Responses must specifically describe the contractor's capability to meet the requirements outlined in this notice. Oral communications are not permissible. FedBizOpps will be the sole repository for all information related to this notice. Request interested firms respond to this notice and include the following in their Capability Statement: (a) Firm's INFORMATION [name, address, phone number, CAGE Code]; (b) Firm's INTEREST to qualify [e.g., prime contractor, teaming partner, primary subcontractor]; (c) STATUS [e.g., HUBZone-certified small business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business, small business, large business, etc.]; (d) CAPABILITY STATEMENT [Interested contractors must identify and or demonstrate the following:] 1. Identify and demonstrate the ability to provide a Commercial off-the-shelf- IT solution (COTS) to fulfill the OIG requirements and objectives outlined in attachment one (1) (EBAS Requirement Objectives) of this notice. 2. Demonstrate experience with successfully implementing the identified COTS in a DoD agency. 3. Must provide high-level plan to demonstrate ability to provide working access to the COTS within 30 days potential purchase and full working requirements met within 6 months of potential purchase. 4. Must demonstrate that solution has successfully passed DOD Authority to Operate approvals. DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.