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Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) requires contractor support to provide social media monitoring and analytics software for a period of one year plus four follow-on option year periods to begin on or ... Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) requires contractor support to provide social media monitoring and analytics software for a period of one year plus four follow-on option year periods to begin on or around July 21, 2023. As detailed within the draft Statement of Work (SOW), the Automated Notification Service will provide a platform where Communication Strategy Marines can search for keywords pertaining to civilian media products. The resulting feedback shall provide a baseline for research, analysis, and distribution of key military / civilian interaction. Further, it will provide a platform to create, publish, schedule, and queue posts across social media platforms. Vendor shall provide in-person training/onboarding at client’s facility; training/onboarding shall include how to use the system(s) and functionality for approximately 10 users within 30 days of period of performance start date and each follow-on option year if exercised. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and is issued in accordance with FAR Clause 52.215-3; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondees are advised that the U.S. 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 party’s expense. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The Government may issue a competitive solicitation for this requirement. To receive a contract award, the potential awardee must be registered with the System for Award (SAM) website - https://sam.gov – prior to award. INDUSTRY QUESTIONS and SUBMISSIONS: No phone calls will be accepted regarding this notice. ALL INDUSTRY QUESTIONS AND SUBMISSIONS shall be sent in writing via email to lizbeth.robles@usmc.mil . Responses to this notice should include responses to each of the following to the maximum extent practicable (verbal responses will not be accepted): (1) Provide a primary point of contact for your organization to include phone number and e-mail address; (2) Provide vendor business size. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services. A small business is a firm not exceeding 10,000 employees. Note: Responses to this notice will be used to determine the availability of small businesses in consideration of a small business set-aside. (3) Is your company able to provide the platform capabilities as explained in the attached SOW for the specified dates; (4) Provide an estimated price – an estimated price is not a formal quote and will be used by the Government for budgetary and market research purposes, only; (5) Are there questions or recommendations from industry that would enhance the quality and clarity of the SOW herein? Please provide a thorough explanation.