This is a FAR Part 13 solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a no other request for proposals will issued. This solicitation sets forth requirements for proposals for a contract to provide software services as described.

QUESTIONS
All questions shall be sent to [email protected] and [email protected] no later than 8/23/2019 2:00PM EST. Late questions may not be accepted.

DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS

All proposals shall be exclusively submitted in electronic format as specified below. The Government does not authorize submission of hard copy, telegraphic, or facsimile offers for this solicitation. The Offeror shall mark the electronic file with the solicitation number or name. Offerors shall deliver proposals electronically to [email protected]. The Government will not be responsible for any electronic delivery failure including any resulting in missing the submission deadline. It is the Offeror's responsibility to confirm receipt of submitted proposals. The email must include the name of the organization, along with the name and phone number of the individual submitting the proposal.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT

In accordance with the provision at 6.1 Brand Name or Equal, the Offeror must adequately prove that the proposed solution meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified as follows:
Software features include:
• Provided as a SaaS or self-hosted solution
• Allow users to build and view multiformat plans with topic cards for top-level stories and assignment cards for related tasks.
• Provide up-to-date day-of and future coverage activity across your organization, locally or globally.
• Provide notifications of new assignments and story developments through the iOS app, text or email.
• Provide a snapshot of daily and weekly work ahead and drag items to easily reschedule coverage throughout the week.
• View personal assignments, or use the slideshow view for a roundup of the day's plans across various areas.
• View location of stories and get directions on the go.
• Give assignment editors the ability to find out at a glance where field crews are located and who's available to deploy to a breaking news event.
• Easily search events and assignments using hashtags, key terms or team member usernames.
• Choose how to view your newsroom activity, whether by location, format, date, owner or other filters.
• Using an API, ingest feeds of events to create a view of newsworthy items for your schedule.
• Customize action buttons to create robust API integrations and workflows.
• Integrate single sign-on or multifactor authentication system.
• Allocate costs to each assignment to track individual and cumulative story expenses.
• Gain insight into how resources are being used across the newsroom.
• Create personal or team templates to maximize efficiency when planning story coverage.
• Set required fields to be completed before a story can be added to the system.
• Allow investigative teams to keep their work separate and secure until it's ready to be shared with the wider team.
• Browser based
• Mobile app
• Comprehensive security model
• Online help site (videos and text)
• Two-level hierarchy of parent Topics & child Assignments
• API integration via "Action Buttons"
• Unparalleled integration with ENPS via drag & drop
• Customizable schema and metadata for both Topics and Assignments
• Tagging
• Conditional visibility
• Integration with the Google Places API
• Attachments
• Templates (personal or enterprise)
• Mobile notifications
• SMS notifications
• Language support
• Customizable time zones
• Cost tracking
• Card, tile (calendar-like) and map views (personal or enterprise)
• Group data
• Sort data (ascending or descending)
• Search
• Filter
• Slideshow view for large monitor displays
• Manage user accounts
• SSO/MFA support (Microsoft Live, Microsoft Azure/Office 365, AzureAD, Okta and Google)
• Vendor is willing work with USAGM/VOA to obtain required authority to operate and implement required security controls (https://tailored.fedramp.gov/policy/)