REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) - PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY SURVEY

N00164-18-S-NB35- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) - PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY SURVEY - FSC 5961 - NAICS 334413 Issue Date: 03 JANUARY 2018 - Closing Date: 02 FEBRUARY 2018 - 2:00 PM EDT 1. SCOPE The Government is issuing this RFI in an effort to understand the availability, technical characteristics, maturity, and functionality of technologies that are capable of being used in system designs for the purpose of preventing and/or detecting reverse engineering. Any information submitted by respondents to this request is strictly voluntary. This is not a request for proposal, request for quotation, or invitation for bid, nor does its issuance obligate or restrict the Government to an eventual acquisition approach. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses from this RFI or pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for the use of such information. All information received from this RFI will be used for market research purposes only. To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-proprietary information. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such and will be properly protected from disclosure. The Government shall not be liable for damages related to proprietary information that is not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for informational purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested parties' expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the interested vendor to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. 2. PURPOSE The purpose of this RFI is to gather information on the protection technology categories listed in Attachment 1 that facilitates secure system architectures. The information provided will be incorporated into a portfolio of products and distributed to Department of Navy (DoN) Program Management Offices (PMOs) and their contractors for inputs into system design trade studies. The portfolio will be marked "UNCLASSIFED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY" with a Distribution "D" statement. Submittal of information does not guarantee incorporation into the portfolio. Questions with regard to this RFI are requested to be submitted by e-mail to: Steven Junkins, Contract Specialist, at contact@example.gov Verbal questions will not be accepted. All questions will be answered by e-mail or FedBizOpps; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain trade secrets or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after the due date will be answered. 3. RESPONSES Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI using the 2-page template for their products or family of products (Attachment 2 & Attachment 3). Each company is limited to ten (10) 2-page Quad Chart submissions. Use Attachment 4 to assign a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) for products that are not currently fielded in a Department of Defense (DoD) system. The responses shall conform to the following guidelines and be submitted via e-mail only to: Steven Junkins, Contract Specialist, at contact@example.gov Responses due NLT 30 calendar days commencing with the posting of this announcement. All quad chart submissions in response to this RFI must be delivered electronically to the e-mail address above using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 or earlier format (.ppt or .pptx). Multiple responses are accepted, but individual responses shall not exceed 10 MB. Each quad chart of your package shall be printable on 8" x 11" paper. It is the respondent's responsibility to verify receipt. Proprietary information, if any, must be clearly marked. No Classified submittals will be accepted. To aid the Government with this request, please clearly identify and segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Any response submitted by respondents to this request constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by the Government. The responses may be forwarded to other Government entities in consideration for applicability to other programs. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback with respect to any information submitted. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All personnel reviewing RFI responses understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosures.