Annual Cloud Maintenance, Management and Subscription Fees for Beacon/SOFie/Edie Suite of Applications

Title: Annual Cloud Maintenance, Management and Subscription Fees for Beacon/SOFie/Edie Suite of Applications: NC-A12L003 Beacon Cloud Access License (12); NC-A12M001 EDIE Cloud Module--Base Annual Maintenance Fee (1); NC-A12L001 EDIE Cloud Module--Single User License (12); NC-A12M002 SOFIE Cloud Module--Base Annual Maintenance Fee (1); NC-A12L002 SOFIE Cloud Module - Single User License (12). Type of Notice: This is a Sources Sought/Presolicitation notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources for the Supply requirement. Background: The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), formerly the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science; educating and training researchers; and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals. To fulfill its mission, NCCIH supports a broad-based portfolio of research, research training, and educational grants and contracts, as well as various outreach mechanisms to disseminate information. Purpose and Objectives: The vendor will provide ongoing annual Cloud Maintenance, Management and Subscription Fees for the Beacon/SOFIE/EDIE suite of applications: Annual Cloud Maintenance, Management and Subscription Fees for Beacon/SOFIE/EDIE Suite of Applications: NC-A12L003 Beacon Cloud Access License; NC-A12M001 EDIE Cloud Module--Base Annual Maintenance Fee; NC-A12L001 EDIE Cloud Module--Single User License; NC-A12M002 SOFIE Cloud Module--Base Annual Maintenance Fee; NC-A12L002 SOFIE Cloud Module - Single User License Project Requirements: This acquisition is necessary for the ongoing licensing requirement of the Beacon/SOFIE/EDIE suite -- annual Cloud Maintenance, Management and Subscription Fees as follows: 1. Maintain a seamless interface of its applications with other NIH systems, including but not limited to SOFIE, Data Warehouse, HRDB and NED. 2. Provide customer support for the Beacon Suite Applications. 3. Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, furnish all of the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, and facilities not otherwise provided by the Government, as needed to perform the specific tasks delineated below. 4. Independently perform all work and furnish all labor, materials, supplies, equipment, and services (except as otherwise specified in the contract). 5. Have an understanding of Federal Government policies and procedures and demonstrated ability to meet fast turnaround deadlines. 6. Have an understanding of Federal Government contracting and billing processes along with experience in cost control management. 7. Have prior experience working with the Federal Government. Period of Performance: The period of performance is from date of award for one calendar year. Capability Statement/Information Sought: We encourage all responsible sources, particularly small businesses, to submit a capability statement which will be considered by the agency. Organizations that submit capability statements in response to this notice will be evaluated against the following criteria: Documented ability to meet all specifications in the statement of work. Interested qualified organizations should submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement, not to exceed 20 single-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.) presented in single-space using a 12-point font size minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement, as well as the eligible small business concern's name, point of contact, address and DUNS number. All capability statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Carol Rimel, Contracting Specialist, at RimelC@mail.nih.gov in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by August 25, 2016, 2:00PM, EDT. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. No collect calls or facsimile transmissions will be accepted. Disclaimer and Important Notes: Red River Computer Company, Inc is the only responsible source and no other will satisfy agency requirements. The Red River Computer Company, Inc is the only vendor that offers the licensing for the annual Cloud Maintenance, Management and Subscription Fees of their Beacon/SOFIE/EDIE suite of applications for this Statement of Work. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, the Red River Computer Company, Inc under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to continue with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. 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. 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. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation.