Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) GLOBAL ANALYTICS PLATFORM (GAP) RFI NUMBER H92442-20-RFI-GAP (REVISION 1.0) 1. Purpose. This announcement constitut... REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) GLOBAL ANALYTICS PLATFORM (GAP) RFI NUMBER H92442-20-RFI-GAP (REVISION 1.0) 1. Purpose. This announcement constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) for informational and planning purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information requested will be used within United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) as market research to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside the Government. Please note that USSOCOM will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this RFI. The Government is seeking to identify potential small business concerns capable of satisfying this complete requirement at the prime contractor level under NAICS code 518210 – “Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services”, with a small business size standard of $32.5M. Small business concerns are requested to complete the following information below. 2. Background. USSOCOM is a Unified Combatant Command that oversees Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Joint Special Operations Component Commands. USSOCOM is part of the Department of Defense and is the only Unified Combatant Command created by an Act of Congress. USSOCOM develops and employs fully capable Special Operations Forces to conduct global special operations and activities as part of the Joint Force to support persistent, networked and distributed Combatant Command operations and campaigns against state and non-state actors to protect and advance U.S. policies and objectives. USSOCOM is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. USSOCOM released a RFI (H92442-20-RFI-GAP) on 16 Jun 2020 and held an Industry Day event on 5 Oct 2020. During that time, the GAP was undergoing extensive changes to its requirement. In late fall 2020, cybersecurity events resulting from Solarwinds and Microsoft 365 made USSOCOM re-evaluate security concerns with specifying certain requirements and details necessary for Industry to understand the requirement in a competitive environment. USSOCOM is collecting information from this RFI Supplement to determine the method of procurement. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions; however, the Government reserves the right to follow up on a one-on-one basis with RFI respondents to gain additional information or clarity about information submitted. 3. Submission Information Responses to this RFI Supplement must be submitted via the web form by the appropriate company representative at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddnE8a-gZhgWCSt8n9u2-6O7oowmqim8ek5dY6RiJX1bQdyQ/viewform?usp=sf_link The web form will open for responses on 6 Apr 2021 and will close at 0900 EST 20 Apr 2021. Any questions about the form can be submitted to SOCOM.GAP.RFP.SHDMBX@socom.mil prior to 0900 EST 19 Apr 2021. Points of Contact (POC): Alicia Rasich Charles Weiner Contract Specialist Contracting Officer