Synopsis for Open Source Internet Data

*****A new synopsis has been posted for this requirement. The synopsis is located under HC1047-16-R-0003. Going forward, please refer to HC1047-16-R-0003 for all information pertaining to this requirement. ***** The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) National Capitol Region (NCR) anticipates the release of a solicitation under FAR 13.5 "Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial items" procedures for the acquisition of Open Source Internet Data. The Open Source Internet Data is to be pushed into DISA's existing data discovery service, Information Volume & Velocity (IV2). Open source Internet data includes all requested data or information that is found on the Internet from Surface and Deep Web sources. Sources for this data or information include but are not limited to: news sites, social media sites, micro-blogs, aggregation sites for news, blogs and forums, pictures, video, and images. DISA-DITCO NCR anticipates the issuance of a Request For Proposal (RFP) on or after December 14, 2015. The proposed procurement will be a single award, one-year, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with no option periods. A one-time guaranteed minimum will be provided on the first task order which will be issued at the time of contract award. The guaranteed minimum will be announced when the RFP is posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. The proposed IDIQ contract will have an estimated contract ceiling. The estimated ceiling will be announced when the RFP is posted to the FedBizOpps website. The proposed procurement will be a 100% total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this proposed procurement is 518210. The service code for this proposed procurement is D303. This synopsis is provided for informational purposes and it IS NOT to be considered an RFP. Upon issuance of the RFP, all responsible small businesses may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. This solicitation will be available ONLY via the Internet for viewing and downloading on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at the following address: https://www.fbo.gov. For information on how to register your company on FBO, or to view or receive updates and notifications to the solicitation, please reference the FBOVendor Guide located on the right side of the FBO web site home page. Offerors must register on the site in order to receive notification of changes to the solicitation. No paper copies of the solicitation will be furnished. The offeror is responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any subsequent addendum(s).