Long Range Identification Tracking National Data Services

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION NOTICE INFORMATION SOUGHT REGARDING THE LONG RANGE IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING DATA SERVICES REQUIREMENT DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. RESPONDANTS ARE ADVISED THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY INFORMATION OR COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION NOTICE. NO BASIS FOR CLAIM AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT SHALL ARISE AS A RESULT FROM A RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE NOR GOVERNMENT USE OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED. ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST WILL BE SOLELY AT THE RESPONDING PARTY'S EXPENSE. PURPOSE The purpose of this request for information notice is solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes, that may be of interest to the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The result of this market research will contribute in determining viable sources who can meet the requirements of the procurement. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purposes of this notice is to: (1) determine if source's capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exist; (2) determine if the source is currently recognized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as a registered Applications Services Provider (ASP) on the behalf of the U.S. or could be by February 2020; (3) determine if the source has a minimum of 5 years National Data Center (NDC) support experience; (4) determine if the source utilizes a - blended feed (5) determine the company's commercial practices when providing the needed service; (6) determine the source's current utilization of FEDRAMP Cloud environment capabilities and U.S. data hosting; (7) determine the source's ability for data integration; and (8) determine the company's small business status for small business programs. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this request does not preclude participation in any further request for proposals (RFP), if any is issued. In accordance with FAR 15.201 (e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the United States (U.S.) Government to form a binding contract. Pursuant to set-aside decisions may be based on the results of market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. After the review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, if the USCG plan to proceed with the acquisition competitively, a solicitation announcement will be published in the beta.SAM.gov website. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the beta.SAM.gov website. A response to this RFI notice is not adequate response to any future solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to any solicitation in addition to responding to this notice. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose determined appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. No solicitation exists at this time; therefore, any request for a copy of the solicitation is premature. REQUIREMENT The USCG has a need for a NDC/ASP and associated LRIT/ Vessel Data Services. The services shall include providing: (1) NDC/ASP User Interface (UI); (2) conformance testing for all U.S. flagged vessels subject to the LRIT regulation; (3) integration of vessels into a hosted FEDRAMP certified cloud environment U.S. NDC; (4) data services (position reports) for all vessels subject to carriage requirements; (5) 24-hour, 7-day a week MDA/NDC watch and customer support to vessels and the USCG, to include position transmission failure reporting, LRIT system / equipment troubleshooting, and a phone number where the U.S. vessel(s) may call; and (6) management of all receipt and reconciliation of Data Center to Data Center (DC to DC) data agreements on behalf of the U.S. for foreign flag position purchases, capabilities, and invoicing. The USCG requests all respondents please provide the following information and answer the following questions: Company name, address, phone number and point of contact. Company's DUNS number and socioeconomic status. Can your company provide the services listed in this RFI and the attached draft statement of work (SOW)? Is your company a registered Applications Services Provider (ASP) on the behalf of the U.S.? Is your company currently hosting a U.S FEDRAMP compliant certified NDC? If so, can you submit a copy of your FEDRAMP Security Policy? What are your company's commercial practices when providing the service listed in this RFI and draft SOW? How would your company utilize - FEDRAMP Cloud capabilities for this requirement? Responses to this notice along with any capability statements, company literature, brochures should be emailed to the Contracting Officer, Allen A. Tillman II at contact@example.gov in the subject line, please insert the following ("Your Company name" - 70Z02320IMLQ00100). Telephone responses will not be accepted. The USCG respectfully requests that written responses be limited to 10 pages or less. This 10 page limit does not include commercial brochures or product literature. Written responses are requested by 27 February 2020 to help expedite this market research for a strategy decision.