This is a Sources Sought Request notice (hereinafter Notice). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, request for bids or quotations, nor, a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. The purpose of this Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. Responses to this Notice will assist the government in determining the appropriate acquisition method and determining interest and capability of potential vendors for this type of requirement. The IRS is looking to determine if small businesses can meet this requirement and identify any barriers to entry. See attached a draft performance work statement (PWS).
The Internal Revenue Service has a critical need to acquire contractor support to assist with development, testing, and implementation of the enterprise certificate management automation software including performing comprehensive PKI and CLM review, alongside with engineering study, to identifying processes and integration needs to consolidate secure certificate management.
The following key features are required by the software product to satisfy all necessary requirements and the draft PWS (see key features and draft PWS in the Attachments/Link section).
Responses to this Notice should include the following:
a) Organization Name (if organization has experienced name changes, please list all previous names used) and CAGE Code.
b) Company's technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses.
c) Industry (NAICS) Codes (North American Industry Classification System) and business size for each NAICS code.
d) Business Classification/Socio-Economic Status (e.g., large, small, 8(a), women owned, hub-zone, SDB, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned);
e) Identification of any Best In Class contract vehicles including Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC) (e.g. GSA schedule, NASA SWEP, etc.) the company may possess or are aware of that would support this possible requirement.
f) Statement regarding Section 508 compliancy;
g) Any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the requirements.
This Notice does not obligate the government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. All costs associated with responding to this Notice are solely at the responding party's expense. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this notice or the government use of such information. This notice does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the government to form a binding contract or agreement. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The IRS will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this notice. Responses to the notice will not be returned.
The government reserves the right to use information provided in response to this notice by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Interested parties are solely responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in developing its acquisition strategy and Statement of Work/Statement of Objectives and performance specifications. Further, the government may contact the vendor for additional information regarding the information submitted as part of this market research effort. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work.
Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation if one is issued.
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. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
Responses are due no later than November 19, 2024, 3:30 PM EST. Responses should be submitted by email to michele.d.johnson@irs.gov. E-mail file sizes shall not exceed 6MBs.
