Digital Asset Management System (DAMS)

THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE, BUT RATHER A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) from industry that will allow the Government to identify interested sources capable of meeting the requirement. The information sought herein is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for quote (RFQ), request for proposal (RFP), invitation for bid (IFB), or as an obligation or commitment on the part of the Government to acquire any product or service. The Government will not pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of information submitted in response to the RFI. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI, or otherwise pay for any information submitted by respondents to this request. This notice is for market research purposes only and is not indicative of a full requirement. Should a requirement arise, the full requirement will be detailed in the solicitation. The United States Army Special Operations Command, on behalf of the Office of the Command Historian is seeking to identify sources to procure a digital asset management system (DAMS) for the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Historian Office. The contractor shall provide software, installation, initial training and configuration required to accomplish technical and administrative support for the DAM. The Statement of Objective (SOO) for the DAM System Support is provided. Interested parties must demonstrate their capability to provide all the requested supplies/services. Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement that clearly demonstrates their company's capabilities. The capabilities statement should not exceed 15 pages and must provide a summary of relevant experience and knowledge that addresses the entire scope of the Government's SOO. Key elements to consider in the submission should be the technical approach and concept for providing all of the required services/supplies, as well as, prior experience/examples of similar work to include preparation and execution timeline. The statement should also include substantive current and/or recent past performance references that identify similar work to include period of performance, brief description of services, email address and phone number. Documentation provided must address all required elements listed within the SOO. Interested parties should also identify their company's socio-economic status in the capability statement. Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to contact@example.gov. All responses shall be submitted no later than 1:00 p.m. on 28 October 2011. For information regarding this notice, contact Mr. Scott Phelps via email. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated request for quotations that may be issued. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results. If the Government decides to issue a solicitation, an RFP will be available via the FedBizOpps web page at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. It will be the respondent's responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps web page for the release of any RFP, and to download the RFP and all attachments. To be eligible for any future contract, prospective offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov. Respondents are cautioned that due to file size limitations and e-mail security protocol, there is a risk that not all correspondence will be received. It is the respondent's responsibility to ensure that all e-mails have been received. If receipt has not been acknowledged within 48 hours, please contact contact@example.gov with a follow up e-mail.