SOURCES SOUGHT: SOFTWARE LICENSING UNDER ACADEMIC VOLUME LICENSE AGREEMENT

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. This is a Request for Information only. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. 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 businesses serving the needs identified below in their entirety. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; small disadvantaged businesses or large businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: Project Title SOFTWARE LICENSING UNDER ACADEMIC VOLUME LICENSE AGREEMENT Requirement The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is in search for contractors who can offer academic licenses and product updates for PC operating systems and desktop productivity application within an Academic Enterprise Agreement which provides Microsoft academic software licenses for at substantially lower rates than available through other academic licensing programs. The NLM seeks academic site licensing of software to enable us to update and maintain current Microsoft operating system (OS), applications, client access licenses (CALs), and server-side products. Licensing is needed for all of the National Library of Medicine's Windows-based small systems and Windows servers, including CALs required for communication between these small systems and servers, essential to meet the current and emerging IT needs of the NLM. The NLM also requires that such licensing be available with common volume license keys, or similar strategies, which enable a relatively labor-free automated and seamless deployment, installation and use of these products. This requirement includes ready access to the administrative environments needed to sustain these licenses, warn of expiration dates, and provide administrative access to volume license management sites. The agreement will be acquired in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The North American Industry Classification System code for this acquisition is 423430. Confidentiality of Information In accordance with FAR 52.227-14(b), the contractor shall guarantee strict confidentiality of the information/data that it is provided by the Government during the performance of the contract. The Government has determined that the information/data that the Contractor will be provided during the performance of the contract is of a sensitive nature and cannot be disclosed in any manner. The Contractor, in whole or in part, can only make disclosure of the information/data, after the Contractor receives prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. Whenever the Contractor is uncertain with regard to the proper handling of information/data under the contract, the Contractor shall obtain a written determination from the Contracting Officer. 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 business type and size. (c ) The capability statement must provide company name and address, point of contact, phone/fax/email and NAICS Code(s). (d) All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 12:00 pm eastern standard time on Thursday, July 23, 2015 to Ryan Singletary ryan.singletary@nih.gov. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. 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). NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.