Request for Information (RFI) for Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS) Support Services for the AIS Receive Satellite Coverage in Alaska

Requirement: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Command, Control, and Communications Engineering Center (C3CEN) has a requirement to obtain Automatic Identification System (AIS) satellite data and maintenance support services for designated regions/ports of Alaska for coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The AIS data will be used by the USCG and shared with Other Government Agencies (OGA). This effort entails providing the USCG with AIS satellite data in near real time, stored and forwarded, and archived from a constellation of polar orbiting satellites with AIS collection capability. The NAICS Code for this solicitation is 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. The size standard associated with NAICS 541990 is $14 Million. Contractors doing business with the Government are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database before they can be awarded a contract. A template containing the information for registration can be found at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Similar services for obtaining AIS Satellite Data for Alaska were previously acquired through Marine Exchange of Alaska. Submission of Information: Interested parties are encouraged to submit a response which supports the company's claim that it presently has the technology, qualifications, experience, and capabilities to satisfy the requirements. Specifically, any interested parties are requested to provide the following information: 1. Name of Company and DUNS number 2. Point of contact and phone number 3. Size of Business according to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541990. If small business, specify small business type (i.e. veteran-owned small business, service disabled veteran owned small business, Hubzone small business, 8(a), women-owned small business concern). 4. Positive statement of your interest in this procurement as a prime contractor 5. Description of your services that would fill this requirement: a. What type of services do you offer that would fill this requirement? b. Do you offer these services commercially? (Is this item under a current GSA Schedule or do you currently have a contract for this product/service with any other Federal Agency?) c. Do you offer quantity or other discounts to your customers? d. Do you have a commercial catalog for a related group of services? e. Provide a list of any proprietary data/components or embedded components for this product or data associated with this item? f. Existing technical documentation and brochures are welcome as attachments g. Provide information on prior Government and commercial purchases of the same type (pricing, performance, and customer satisfaction data) Responses must be no longer than fifteen pages in length. Technical documentation, brochures, if included, do not count in the fifteen page maximum. Submit your response by 2:00 PM EST on July 8, 2014 to the Contract Specialist, Heather Hirshman, via email at Heather.R.Hirshman@uscg.mil. Any questions regarding this RFI may be referred to Ms. Hirshman via e-mail. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This posting is a Request for Information (RFI) from interested vendors and is issued solely for informational and planning purposes. This posting is not a Request for Proposals or a Request for Quotations, and it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor is the Government responsible for any costs incurred in furnishing information provided under this RFI. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this RFI or Government use of any information provided. Further, the Coast Guard is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. Responses will assist the Government in determining the availability of potential solutions and commercial products in the market. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, Do Not Request a Copy of the Solicitation. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.