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Intel Apps Weather Services Request for Information (RFI) November 2020 1.0 Introduction This is a Request for Information (RFI), as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e). Army Con... Intel Apps Weather Services Request for Information (RFI) November 2020 1.0 Introduction This is a Request for Information (RFI), as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e). Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) in support of the Program Manager (PM) Intelligence Systems and Analytics (IS&A) Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), is conducting market research to identify commercial items to satisfy Intelligence Applications capabilities as defined in Background Section 2.0 below with additional supporting Draft Requirements Checklist available upon request. The Government invites all business and academic organizations to respond to this RFI notice. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor a promise to issue an RFP in the future. The Government may request additional information in the future; there is no intent to proceed with a procurement. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. This RFI is not an authorization to begin work, and the Government will not pay any costs that contractors may incur in response to this RFI. Contractors are not required to respond to this announcement, but may do so at its own cost. The United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. 2.0 Background The Weather Services application will enable a user to quickly discover and access current and historical climatology data to feed the weather portion of the analysis of the area of operations, as well as provide real-time weather-related operational effects and subsequent implications for both friendly and threat warfighting capabilities, with weather-related operational effects, friendly and threat warfighting capabilities supporting Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield steps 1 and 2. For details, reference supporting Draft Requirements Checklist available upon request. 3.0 White Paper and Supporting Documentation The supporting documents for this RFI are marked as For Official Use Only (FOUO). To obtain a copy of the supporting documents (Draft Requirements Checklist), send an email with your organization name, address, and CAGE Code to usarmy.apg.peo-iews.mbx.pm-isa-intel-apps-vendor-responses@mail.mil. Responses to this RFI are due no later than 1700 EDT on 8 January 2021 in the form of a white paper, and must address the following information requests listed below and requested attachments. The white paper shall not exceed 3 pages, not including cover sheet or cover letter, plus the Requirements Checklist and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate. Section 1: Draft Requirements Checklist Respondents must submit the following information: a. Complete the draft Requirements Checklist, annotating which requirements are satisfied by the proposed solution. b. Using a narrative not to exceed 100 words describe how the vendor product meets each item in the checklist c. Using a narrative not to exceed 100 words, describe any operational history implementing that solution with the Government or Commercial (Software in Production), and/or any history demonstrating the requirements. . Section 2: System Description Describe the software packages and hardware platform(s) on which the proposed solution is hosted, to include CPU, RAM, and Storage specifications. This information can be provided in the white paper. Section 3: Commerciality In the white paper, describe how the proposed solution meets, or has the potential to meet through minor modifications, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101 Definition of a "commercial item." If minor modifications are required, describe those modifications and the time frame required to implement them, also describing how the solutions meets the FAR commercial item definition. Section 4: Costs (A) Provide a ROM estimate of applicable costs for the proposed solution. The ROM should include licensing costs for the following: Term (with durations and price ranges), Annual subscription and/or Perpetual, at the quantities and number of users indicated, as well as Unlimited Enterprise and any cost for hardware and cloud service providers if any. If the proposed solution does not offer any of these licensing methods, provide one applicable to you. In addition, provide a ROM estimate for follow-on maintenance/sustainment support (yearly). (B) If applicable, provide a ROM estimate of itemized costs for "Development" to meet each item marked "No" or "Partially" in the Checklist completed in Section 1. If "Development" costs are included with the license at no additional cost, state such in ROM estimate. (C) Provide a ROM to support the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Accreditation of the proposed solution across the specified Networks. If RMF Accreditation costs are included with the license and/or maintenance/sustainment at no additional cost, state such in ROM estimate. This notice is part of Government Market Research, a continuous process for obtaining the latest information on the commercial status of the industry. This RFI is for planning purposes, and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will follow. The Government will use the information submitted in response to this notice at its discretion and will not provide comments to any submission; however, the Government reserves the right to contact any respondent to this notice for the sole purpose of enhancing understanding of the notice submission. Information received will not be considered confidential/proprietary unless marked accordingly. Company proprietary data will be reviewed by Government employees and authorized representatives only. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI, including any market research product demonstrations. Responses to this RFI are to be marked FOUO because of the Draft Requirements Checklist Spreadsheet and received no later than 1700 EDT 8 January 2021. All interested parties shall respond in as clear manner as possible to each of the areas listed above. Information shall be submitted via email in Microsoft Word/Excel and shall not exceed requirements set forth previously. Forward your responses to: usarmy.apg.peo-iews.mbx.pm-isa-intel-apps-vendor-responses@mail.mil Subject Line: "Intel Apps RFI- Weather Services". All information must be via email; telephone requests for additional information will not be honored. Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 21005, ATTN: SFAE-IEW-IA (Intel Apps RFI). Acknowledgement of receipt will be issued. If you choose to submit proprietary information, mark it accordingly.