Inactive

Sources Sought –Online Subscription Offering Mission-Critical Digitized Online Congressional Documents. RFI Number: 2032H325N00006 Notice Type: Sources Sought SYNOPSIS The Treasury Library provides co... Sources Sought –Online Subscription Offering Mission-Critical Digitized Online Congressional Documents. RFI Number: 2032H325N00006 Notice Type: Sources Sought SYNOPSIS The Treasury Library provides convenient access to mission-critical information required by Departmental Offices, Treasury bureaus, and the public. Established in 1817, the Treasury Library is the second oldest federal library. The staff answer on-demand reference questions, assist with research projects, provide specialized training and orientations, maintain subscription access, curate alerts, and facilitate outreach programs, all while cataloging and caring for Treasury’s physical and electronic collections. Their work provides Treasury Departmental Offices and bureaus with pertinent information and sources to allow the Department to fulfill its mission to maintain a strong economy and create economic and job opportunities by promoting the conditions that enable economic growth and stability at home and abroad, strengthen national security by combating threats and protecting the integrity of the financial system, and manage the U.S. Government’s finances and resources effectively. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this request may likely include: 519290 – Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND. Include whether or not you are a small business; 8(a) small business; HUB Zone small business; service-disabled veteran-owned or veteran-owned small businesses; women-owned or economically disadvantaged women-owned small business; or small disadvantaged business in order to assist the Treasury in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. GENERAL PURPOSE 1.0 Purpose The Treasury may have an opportunity for an online subscription offering mission-critical digitized online congressional documents. This platform must provide all requirements listed in Section 2.1 of this Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to gather information that will assist the Departmental Offices in planning, formulating, and evaluating contractor capability to provide the service described in the Technical Requirements. The Treasury Departmental Offices are also open to alternative ideas and respondents are encouraged to provide information about alternative solutions that may assist in better meeting future needs. Acquisition Approach The Treasury has not determined the acquisition approach. Any results of this Sources Sought will assist the Treasury Departmental Offices and the Office of Business Solutions Acquisition (OBSA) Treasury Operations Branch (TOB) Procurement Office in determining an acquisition strategy about how to proceed. SOURCES SOUGHT REQUIREMENTS 2.0 Description of Information Requested OBSA TOB is requesting information regarding the respondents’ capabilities in providing the aforementioned required. Provide company information, to include: Company name and address; Size of company (number of personnel, total revenue, ownership, parent corporation, etc.); Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Company point(s) of contact including name, phone number, address, and email; length of time in business; Geographic presence; Company experience in providing valuation services to government or commercial entities; Provide any pertinent information that will assist us in this assessment. Contract Number and value/capacity; and Available Strategic Contracts (e.g., GSA, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract allowing decentralized ordering, etc.). Please identify type of “ordering” contract (e.g., GSA Multiple Award Schedule, GSA Professional Service Schedule, etc.). 2.1 Technical Requirements/Scope The purpose of this requirement is to provide an online service that contains committee reports, journals, manuals, and administrative reports for both the Senate and House of Representatives from 1789-1969. Documents must be indexed and searchable for a variety of fields, including body text, subject, title, source, witness, author, and petitioner. Access must available twenty-four hours a day to assist with research to ensure Treasury’s compliance with federal law and to help patrons from the Departmental Offices and other Treasury Agencies formulate national economic policies. INSTRUCTIONS AND RESPONSE GUIDELINES Responses to this Sources Sought may be provided through a capabilities statement which shall include the information listed in 2.0 and 2.1. This Sources Sought is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Treasury to issue a request for proposal or award a contract. Treasury does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Contractors responding to this Sources Sought should submit the information necessary for the Treasury to make a determination that the source is capable of satisfying the Government’s anticipated need. Treasury reserves the right to contact individual companies for additional information. This notice does not obligate the Treasury to provide acknowledgment or receipt of all responses received resulting from this notice. Should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against the Treasury shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought or the Government's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. Responses should be identified with Sources Sought #2032H524N00006 and are due no later than Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST. All interested parties must submit their responses via email to: Angela Gallo, Contracting Officer via email at Angela.C.Gallo@irs.gov. Questions (oral or written) regarding this Sources Sought will NOT be accepted, nor responses to such questions provided. This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only and does not commit the government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time.