THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.

RESPONSE DATE: September 20, 2011

NAICS Code:   541519

POINT OF CONTACT: [email protected]

This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is not a Request for Proposals, no solicitation document exits.   Responses to this sources sought notice will not serve as proposals, bids or offers, which could be accepted by the government to form a binding contract.   Any information provided to the Government is strictly voluntary and will be provided at no cost to the Government.  Responses are due no later than 9:00 a.m. (ET) September 20, 2011.

Information is being sought to assist the Government in determining the availability of the brand name COTS product Concordance Software License and maintenance to meet the Government's requirement for the Criminal investigations division of the Internal Revenue Service.  The Concordance product will serve as a foundational solution to support the U.S Attorneys Office

Responses to this synopsis shall be in writing and shall not exceed 3 pages.  Responses shall not contain any brochures, advertising or any other type of extraneous, graphic literature or documents that have not been requested and are not relevant or essential in demonstrating the company's ability to perform the required services.  Vendors may include references to accessible websites that provide the requested information or contain other relevant data.

All products/services must be in compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.  The appropriate Section 508 provisions for the supplies being procured is 1194.1121(a-l), 1194.31(a-f) and 1194.41 (a-c). Supplies delivered as a result of this solicitation should be accepted based in part on satisfaction of 1194.31(a-f) and 1194.41 (a-c) requirements for accessibility.  The following standards and provisions apply for Section 508 Determination:  IRSAP 1052.239-9008 - Section 508 Information, Documentation, and Support (Sept 2006) and IRSAP 1052.239-9009 - Section 508 Conformance (Sep 2006). 

Project Background:

LexisNexis Web Concordance software will be used to index, search, and manage all the scanned documents from search warrants, subpoenas, and/or agent generated reports that have investigative value.  This software has been used in a large investigation, to great success, and requires little network traffic over our enterprise network, and only a very small "plug-in" application on the CI Technical Operations Center workstations of the investigating agents. These applications have been previously examined and approved by the CI TOC for use on our network machines. Web Concordance is completely compatible with the software being used by the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is providing all the scanned documents that will be placed in this server application.

All responses to this Request for Information (RFI) shall include Company Name and address, business size and type (1) small business; 2) 8(a) business; 3) HUBZone small business; 4) small disadvantaged business; 5) woman-owned small business; (6) veteran-owned small business; (7) service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or (8) large business), business and technical points of contact including e-mail addresses and telephone numbers, and whether the offeror/s product/service conforms to Section 508 Access Board standards. Registration in the Central Contracting Registration database www.ccr.gov is required.

This notice is to assist the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Procurement in determining potential sources on a future request. This sources sought announcement is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. The responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be in writing and are to be forwarded via email to [email protected] on or before 9:00 a.m. (ET) September 20, 2011.  No telephonic inquiries will be accepted.