In support of the NIH mission, the Contractor shall provide access to Atlas which will include licenses for each of the following (Science Logic SL1; LogicVein NetLine Dancer; and Cisco Perspica). While SL1, Netline Dancer, and Perspica are all developed by different companies, Atlas provides the unique benefit of integrating multiple software into a single dashboard which allows users to save time and effort by monitoring network traffic and incidents via one unified system. Currently the Network Services devices are monitored by various systems that are nearing end of life or don't integrate well with each other. Network engineers must use multiple tools to troubleshoot issues as each tool only sees one segment of the environment. Additionally, the current systems are nearing end of life, and the vendors have stopped developing software to integrate newer technology being deployed by CIT which creates a complicated situation because custom drivers/APIs must be created which do not allow for optimal monitoring. The current system has no automated intelligence for determining root cause or how to resolve known issues, it is a very manual process that slows recovery time. The new system will have automated intelligence that can help to quickly determine the root cause and speed the time to recovery. Many manual tasks that are currently being performed now can be automated thus freeing up the engineers' time to address more complex issues. Procuring the Atlas license bundle will also allow Network Services to eventually sunset some of the tools currently in use. Performancenet Management Group is the only vendor known to the Government as having authorization to sell the Atlas software.

In addition to the Atlas suite, Science Logic training is required for Network Service engineers. SL1 software is used across other service areas of CIT. Deploying SL1 to monitor Network Service devices via the Atlas suite will allow the incorporation of information from the other Service Areas and create a better picture of the entire CIT IT environment. It will also allow true monitoring of the CIT enterprise services from end to end.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government, and information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

The Government/NIH/NLM will not be responsible for paying for any of the costs incurred and associated with the development of any responses submitted to this posting. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541519 and the small business size standard is 150 employees for Information Technology Value Added Resellers. Questions or documents submitted in consideration of this announcement must be submitted in writing by email no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Time, February 8, 2019. All responsible sources having the ability to provide the software or services provided by this notification should submit a comprehensive capability statement that shall be considered by the agency in determining if alternative procurement methods are appropriate.

All Capability Statements to be considered by the agency must be emailed to LaDonna Stewart, Contract Specialist at [email protected] referencing "NLM-75N97019Q00024 - Atlas Suite" in the subject line. Capability statements must also include the vendors DUNS and business size for the proposed NAICS.

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