EMC Maintenance

This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZone small businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. The maintenance renewal request is for Legato Systems. The maintenance will include receiving software updates and technical support for existing Legato software for one year. The EMC maintenance needs stated below: AEM ID EMC Priority Maintenance 1956015 NETWORKER SERVER NETWORK EDITION LINUX 130671 NETWORKER CLIENTPAK FOR UNIX 130676 NETWORKER CLIENTPAK FOR LINUX 130677 NETWORKER CLIENTPAK FOR MAC OS-X 130685 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 5 130664 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 5 130670 NETWORKER ARCHIVE MODULE UNIX 130666 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 25 130667 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 25 130686 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 25 130687 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 25 128373 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 5 130682 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 25 130669 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 25 130683 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 25 130668 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 25 610684 NETWORKER AUTOCHANGER SOFTWARE 1-64 SLOTS 130662 NETWORKER AUTOCHANGER SOFTWARE 1-64 SLOTS 130689 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 100 130688 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 100 130675 NETWORKER AUTOCHANGER SOFTWARE MOD UNLMTD SLOTS 130681 NETWORKER AUTOCHANGER SOFTWARE MOD 1-128 SLOTS 128376 NETWORKER CLIENTPAK FOR WINDOWS 130678 NETWORKER AUTOCHANGER SOFTWARE 1-9 SLOTS 128245 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 25 130672 NETWORKER CLIENTPAK FOR PC DESKTOPS 130663 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 5 130665 NETWORKER CLIENT CONNECTIONS QTY 5 1302081 NETWORKER CLIENT 1302079 NETWORKER CLIENT 1302080 NETWORKER CLIENT 1959776 NETWORKER AUTOCHNGR SLOT UPGRD FROM 1-128 TO 1-256 1959778 NETWORKER AUTOCHANGER BUNDLE FOR VTL 10TB 1959775 NETWORKER AUTOCHNGR SLOT UPGRD FROM 1-128 TO 1-256 1959779 NETWORKER VIRTUAL TAPE LIBRARY 25TB CAPACITY ADDON 1959780 AUTOCHNGR SLOT UPGRD FROM 1-256 TO 1-400 1959777 NETWORKER AUTOCHNGR SLOT UPGRD FROM 1-64 TO 1-128 The proposed acquisition will be procured under FAR Part 13.5. The period of performance will be for one year from the date of the award plus four option years. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. This Sources Sought notice is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available. Interested firms responding to this sources sought notice must adhere to the following: (a) Provide a capability statement demonstrating relevant experience, skills and ability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement should contain enough sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities; however, the statement should not exceed 10 pages. (b) The capability statement must identify the responder's small business type and size. (c) All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 1:00pm eastern standard time on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 to Dionne Hopson hopsond@nih.gov Disclaimer and Important Notes: 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(s). Contracting Office Address: National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 105 Bethesda, MD 20894-5488 (301) 435-4378 - Phone (301) 402-8169 Point of Contact(s): Dionne Hopson - hopsond@mail.nih.gov